His New Job Clippings 4/38
Mae Tinee, Chicago Sunday Tribune, Chicago, January 10, 1915.
State Street, Chicago, circa 1912, shorpy, detail
On State Street, that great street, I just want to say
They do things they don't do on Broadway.
They have a time, the time of their life --
I saw a man who danced with his wife
In Chicago, Chicago my hometown.
Sammy Cahn, 1964
& State and Madison Streets, „Busiest Corner in the World“,
Chicago, undated, postcard in color, CardCow, detail
„Charlie Chaplin, 25 and unmarried, girls“
Editorial content. „Charles Chaplin, a Modest Violet,
Scared to Death of Publicity.
By Mae Tinee.
I THOUGHT you‘d be awfully interested to hear about
Charles Chaplin, so I went to the Essanay company studios the
other day to interview him for you.“ (...)
„In the projection room of the Essanay there are two rows
of seats facing the screen.“ (...)
Over in the corner was a little man. And the little man
in the corner was Charles Chaplin!“ (...)
„,Mr. Chaplin?‘ I said. And he answered: ,I guess
there‘s no use denying it. Glad to meet you. Now where shall
we go for our talk?‘
Said my guide: ,Right upstairs to my office.‘
So right upstairs to his office we went, and Mr. Chaplin
told me the story of his life.
,Why,‘ I asked him at the start, ,don‘t you like to be
interviewed –‘“ (...)
,You write and produce all your own comedies?‘
,I have,‘ he said, ,for the last nine months. When I first
went to the Keystone I didn‘t, but my ideas of comedy
and those of the directors were always clashing, so, finally,
it was decided to let me do my own work. So,
I went ahead.‘
―
,How did you happen to leave the Keystone?‘
,Contract ran out. I had several other offers,
but Mr. Anderson‘s was the most promising, so I accepted.
I think I‘m going to like it here – nice people, nice
studio, etc. With conditions favorable a man can do so much
better work, you know. I‘ll miss California
and the old Keystone bunch, though!‘ He sighed.“ (...)
„He‘s a nice as well as a funny Charlie Chaplin,
25 and unmarried, girls.“
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