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Moving Picture World, New York, January 2, 1926.

Car on the road to Hollywood Hills and „Hollywoodland,“

Los Angeles, 1920s

& Charles Chaplin sitting on a curb with the

Hollywood Hills and „Hollywoodland“ sign in the background,

Los Angeles, 1926, Water and Power

& Sterling Theatre, exterior  by day, marquee „Carnival

In Costa Rica,“ Greeley, Colorado, Cinema Treasures courtesy

of Bob Sanderson

& Mr. Charlie Chaplin Himself – Charlie Chaplin,

Famous Cinema Star Series, undated, Louise Brooks Society,

three cards

& CHARLIE CHAPLIN is back in Hollywood after his trip

to New York for the opening of „The Gold Rush.“

But he asserts he isn‘t going to stay long. The doctors, he says,

have told him that he has a very bad heart, and that

he must retire from the screen for at least a year and take

a complete rest, or else the consequences will be

fatal. So Charlie is planning to go to Canada for a year or so.

(...) Speaking of Pictures, Photoplay, Jan. 1926

„All of the boys went in to see the swing show“

Editorial content. „Chaplin Race

      Gold Rush Idea

      Figuring that the Chaplin impersonation contest

is a little to old, C. T. Perrin figured a new angle for The Gold

Rush at the Sterling Theatre, Greeley, Col.

      He held to the impersonation, but the boys had to take

it on the run. The boys had to be under twelve and

to come dressed as Chaplin in the baggy trousers and overlarge

shoes. They gathered at the theatre at half past four

the opening day.

      Permission had been gained to stop traffic for a moment,

and after it had been explained to the boys that the

first one around the block got a five dollar gold piece, they were

started off. A policeman at each corner held the traffic

in check to make it safe and the boys had only to watch their

speed.

      In addition to the first prize, the second boy home got

a pass for his father and mother and the next four

got a single apiece. Of course all of the boys went in to see

the swing show.

      It got more newspaper notice because it was novel,

and it drew a larger crowd. It had been advertised

the previous week when The Freshman had them packed in. With

The Freshman and The Gold Rush on successive weeks

Greeley must be suffering from sore sides.“ 

      Sterling Theatre, 915 Tenth Street, Greeley, Col.

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