Modern Times 1935 1936 1937 next previous
Modern Times Clippings 233/382
Variety, New York, January 29, 1936.
PREMIERE Wed Eve FEB. 12
CHARLIE Chaplin
MODERN TIMES
Seat Sale Now! (...)
Grauman‘s CHINESE
(...) Ad, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Cal., Feb. 4, 1936
& Chinese Theatre, exterior by night, electric sign
Noah‘s Ark, Los Angeles
(...) Photo, Motion Picture News, November 3, 1928
& Grauman‘s Chinese Theatre Hollywood (...)
Wurlitzer Organ
(...) Ad, Motion Picture News, Feb. 25, 1928
& Chinese Theater, auditorium with curtained stage, Los Angeles, undated, Big Orange Landmarks
& Jesse Crawford, Chicago NBC‘s poet of the
organ, remembers his early days when he used
to play in Grauman‘s Chinese Theater on the West Coast.
At midnight, after the day‘s shows were over,
Grauman used to hear the tryouts of talent aspiring to play
his house. (...) Douglas Fairbanks, Sr., Mary Pickford
and Charles Chaplin would drop in from time to time. Sometime
even after the tryouts they‘d stick around just
to hear Crawford‘s organ music. Chaplin, as Jesse remembers
it, was a sucker for the more dramatic opera music.
Among those who came over for the tryouts was a couple
named Coogan, professionals of the theater for
whom things were plenty tough just then. Because of financial
reasons they had to bring their young boy along.
Many a night, as Jesse recalls it, the Coogan kid would sleep
on the first row seats right behind the console while
he played for the aspirants. One night Chaplin happened
to notice the tousle-headed child sleeping peacefully.
As is often Charles Chaplin‘s wont, he made a sudden decision
based upon a thought which struck him at that moment
as he gazed at the sleeping boy. Chaplin would make a picture
with that kid. „The Kid,“ that was the name for it.
(...) Radio Mirror, Feb. 1936
& Ed Fisher from Gotham to handle exploitation on
Chaplin‘s „Modern Times“ opening at Chinese.
(...) Hollywood, Variety, Feb. 5, 1936
& Set Chaplin Openings for Coast and London
United Artists has set two more important „Modern Times“
openings, with the Los Angeles premiere planed
for the Chinese Theater on Feb. 12 and the London opening
at the Tivoli on Feb. 11. The Charlie Chaplin picture
will generally play key city engagements on Feb. 14, following
its world premiere at the Rivoli, New York, Wednesday.
(...) Film Daily, Feb. 1, 1936
& No Chaplin Air Bally
Hollywood, Feb. 4.
Both networks turned down the trans-continental broadcast
of Charlie Chaplin‘s „Modern Times“ premiere from
Grauman‘s Chinese theatre, Feb 12. It was rejected both
as sustainer and commercial when Chaplin refused
to guarantee his appearance.
(...) Variety, Feb. 5, 1936
„$5 a toss“
Editorial content. „Chaplin‘s $5 L. A. Preem
Hollywood, Jan. 28. Preview splash at $5 a toss
will be given Charlie Chaplin‘s Modern Times when it opens
at Grauman‘s Chinese, Feb. 12.
Picture then will day-and-date in Chinese and Loew‘s
State at regular prices.“
Modern Times world premiere is in New York Feb. 5, 1936
at the Rivoli Theatre.
Rivoli Theatre, Broadway at 49th Street, New York.
Redaktioneller Inhalt
Modern Times 1935 1936 1937 next previous
