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The Gold Rush Clippings 241/363
Moving Picture World, New York, August 29, 1925
„Bursts of loud, prolonged and spontaneous applause“
Editorial content. „New York‘s ,First Nighters‘
Pay Homage to Charlie Chaplin and ,The Gold Rush‘
The Gold Rush Mark Strand Premiere, New York
Photos I to iV: ,Scenes in Charlie Chaplin‘s dramatic
comedy, The Gold Rush, which had its New York premiere
at the Mark Strand Theatre, upwards of 4,000
persons crowding the house for the midnight show, Saturday,
August 15. This is a United Artists picture.‘
Portrait ,Charles Spencer Chaplin‘
New York‘s theatre world, as well as hundreds
of persons representing the arts, sciences and industries,
paid homage to Charlie Chaplin and his dramatic
comedy, The Gold Rush, at a special midnight premiere.“ (...)
„On one of the hottest of August nights, toward
twelve o‘clock more than 3,000 persons – men and women
in formal evening dress – struggled through a jammed
lobby to seats or ,standing room.‘ Hundreds stood for almost
three hours. Thousands of onlookers and those who
had been unable to purchase tickets (all of which had been
reserved for this special performance) crowded
around Broadway and Forty-seventh Street, waiting, waiting
for a glimpse of Chaplin.“ (...)
„Mr. Chaplin Arrives
Chaplin appeared at the Strand at five minutes before
twelve. He motored directly from the Ritz-Carlton, accompanied
by his physician, Dr. James MacKenzie, of New York,
and A. C. Blumenthal, of Los Angeles. He entered the theatre
from the front, through the hundreds in the jammed lobby,
those who had bought standing room, and into the crowded aisles.
At the entrance of the lobby Mr. Chaplin and his party
were met by Edward Manson, of the star‘s organization, and
Joseph Plunkett, Managing Director of the Strand.
Broadway, between Forty-seventh and Forty-eight streets;
Forty-seventh street as far west as the stage door of the
Mark Strand, and the theater front and lobby was jammed with
humanity for the entire period between 11 p. m. and 12:30
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a.m., and fifty uniformed policemen were required to cope with
the milling throngs.“ (...)
„Overture and Prologue
It was just one minute after midnight when Carl Edouarde,
leader of the Mark Strand orchestra, raised his baton
for the first note that started the projection. First, the overture
(Dvorak‘s Carneval) and Mr. Plunkett‘s special prologue
to, The Monte Carlo Dance Hall. Then the picture.
At five minutes after two the showing was at an end. There
were many and frequent bursts of loud, prolonged and
spontaneous applause. As the last bit of the picture flickered
out on the screen, there came cries of ,Chaplin! Chaplin!‘
,Charlie! Charlie!‘ ,Speech! Speech!‘
And from his seat rose the Prince of Comedy. Down the
aisle he walked, through the orchestra pit and up onto
the stage. He stood, nervously, clasping his hands, running
them though his graying hair, stepping gingerly first
to one side, then to another, waiting for the welcome of
applause and outcries to die down. Then Chaplin
stepped forward and held up his hands.
,I‘m not accustomed to making speeches,‘ he said.
,I am much more capable at putting my story on the screen; and
much prefer it that way. However, I do want to tell you
I am made tremendously happy at the reception you have given
to my picture, and to myself. I thank you on behalf of
all those others who worked side by side with me for so many
months – my associates to whom much of the success
of The Gold Rush is due.‘
After the little speech, Mr. Plunkett invited Mr. Chaplin
and a number of friends to a reception to the star that had been
arranged to take place in the Strand Theatre studio.
There were some three hundred who attended this.“ (...)
The Gold Rush opens June 26, 1925
at Grauman‘s Egyptian, 6712 Hollywood Bld., Los Angeles.
The Gold Rush opens August 15, 1925
at Strand Theatre, B‘way at 47th St., New York.
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