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Wid´s Daily, New York, January 17, 1921.
Randolph Theatre, lobby, Chicago
(...) Photo, Motion Picture News, April 17, 1920
& The Randolph street lobby of the Randolph theatre,
Chicago, approximately 40 feet square and
of proportionate height, has been entirely lined with
especially painted drops representing a typical
scene in the slums of a big city. Charles Chaplin‘s First
National attraction, The Kid, now in its second
week, is the reason for the unusual display.
(...) Exhibitors Herald, Feb. 5, 1921
& „The Kid“ Smashing All Records in Chicago
CHICAGO, Jan. 18 – The world premier
of Charlie Chaplin‘s „The Kid,“ at the Randolph theatre
in Chicago‘s „loop,“ proved that the Chicago public
agree with the reviewers of all the City papers that it is a great
picture. On the first day of the run, the Randolph‘s
best previous attendance records were surpassed by fifty
per cent, according to Messrs. Jones, Linick and
Schaefer, although the temperature on Sunday war near zero.
(...) Motion Picture News, Jan. 29, 1921
& Chicago Runs Start Monday
(Special to Wid‘s Daily)
Chicago – When The Kid becomes available for general
release on Monday, it will play 20 theatres at the same time.
It has just closed a seven weeks´ run at the
Randoph theater.
(...) Wid´s Daily, New York, March 8, 1921
& Chaplin In ,The Kid‘ Beats Chicago Box
Office Records 100 per cent.
Randolph Theatre Profits 50% Higher First Day;
60% Second Day; 100% Third Day –
Picture Held for Indefinite Run – Newspapers Go Wild
With Praise.
SIX REELS LIKE ONE
(...) Chicago Herald and Examiner.
ALL TOO SHORT
(...) Chicago Daily Tribune.
WORDS ARE INADEQUATE
(...) Chicago Daily Journal.
MOST NOVEL AND ORIGINAL
(...) Chicago American.
GREATEST ARTIST IN WORLD
(...) Chicago Daily News.
A SUPER COMEDY
(...) Chicago Evening Post.
A First National Attraction
(...) Wid´s Daily, Jan. 25, 1921
Ad with same quotations in Exhibitors Herald, Feb. 5, 1921,
and Motion Picture News, Feb. 5, 1921.
& Just as the public complains because the boards are too
strict, so do the extremists complain because they
are too lax. As I have said, Ohio is considering stricter
supervision. In Chicago a strong plea is being
made for more drastic censorship. A gentleman named Timothy
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D.Hurley tried to keep „The Kid“ from the screens
of Chicago because he complained, it taught small boys
to break windows! He also said that he would like
to do away with all pictures presenting stars who had figured
in divorce suits.
(...) The World, the Flesh – and the Censor
By Agnes Smith, Picture-Play, June 1921
„Will be taken off to await his regular showing at the Strand“
Editorial content. „Have Censor Cure
So National Board of Review Thinks – Wants Funds for
Special Matinees for Minors“ (...)
„The special benefit performance to be held on Friday
has been arranged with Associated First National,
who will show Passion and The Kid, the latter for the first time
in the East. After the showing the Chaplin film will
be taken off to await his regular showing at the Strand. S. L.
Rothafel is cooperating in arranging the rest of the
program.“
Randolph Theatre, 14-16 West Randolph Street, Chicago.
The Kid is pre-released by First National
in Chicago January 16, 1921.
Strand, 47th Street and Broadway, New York.
The Kid is released by First National
in Chicago February 7, 1921.
After an eight weeks´ run at the Randolph theatre
The Kid is released by First National
in Chicago March 14, 1921 in over 20 other houses
as the Orpheum, Rose, Boston, Riviera, Covent
Garden, Biograph, Vitagraph, Knickerbocker, Pershing.
Windsor, Dearborn, Chateau, Linden, Michigan,
Peoples, New Park, Tivoli, Jackson Park, West Englewood,
Cosmopolitan and Metropolitan theatre.
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