The Vagabond Clippings 35/55
Motography, Chicago, August 5, 1916.
The Vagabond Scenes
„Stranded in London“
Editorial content. „MORE ABOUT CHARLIE
Charles Chaplin, the Mutual comedian who receives
so much money for his services that editorials
galore have been written about the vast emolument, sermons
by the score preached on it and mathematicians
have used countless sheets of papers figuring his income
to the fraction of a second, delights in relating
his first experience in earning money.
While in reminiscent mood at his studios recently, the
famous fun maker amused his company by
telling of his first and only venture in the marts of trade.
„Misfortune struck our family when I was
about nine years old,“ said Chaplin, „and it looked mighty
bad for us for a little while. We were stranded
in London and the well known wolf was howling outside
the door when I conceived the child idea of
wanting to earn money to support the members of the family.
I had observed the street merchants in Petticoat
Lane raking in the shekels so I ransacked the house for all
the discarded garments I could find and hurried
to the famous street and mounting a box began in a thin boyish
voice to auction off my wares.
„The pedestrians stopped in amazement and watched
me for a short time and then out of kindness
purchased my meagre stock. I returned home that night with
a shilling and sixpence for the afternoon‘s work,
but small as the sum was it helped out.“
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