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Variety, New York, February 5, 1936.

John D. Disher (photographer), Rivoli, auditorium, New York,

circa 1987, rivolitheatre.wordpress.com

& Starting Thursday

      Charlie Chaplin

      in „Modern Times“

      Rivoli

Continuous from 9.30 A. M. – Midnite Shows

(...) Ad, Variety, Feb. 5, 1936

& Estimates for This Week

      Rivoli (2,092; 35-55-75-85-99) – „Ghost Goes West“ (UA)

(4th-final week). Out today (Wed.) after five days take

of $18,000 on fourth week of run and could have gone longer.

Third week $22,000. „Modern Times“ (Chaplin UA)

gets a $5 premiere tonight (Wed.), grind run thereafter.

(...) Variety, Feb. 5, 1936

& RIVOLI THEATRE (...)

      STARTS TODAY

      Continuous from 9 A. M.

      Popular Prices

The One and Only

CHARLIE CHAPLIN

in MODERN TIMES

      Midnite Shows Every Night

(...) Ad, Daily News, New York, Feb. 6, 1936

& CHAPLIN PREMIERE

      TO BE HELD TONIGHT

      Notables to See „Modern Times,“ Comedian‘s First

      Picture in Almost Five Years.

      Charlie Chaplin‘s „Modern Times,“ the comedian‘s first

picture in almost five years, will have its première

tonight at the Rivoli Theatre before an audience that will include

scores of persons prominent in the screen, theatrical

and newspaper worlds. Among them will be:

      Will Hays, John Otterson, Adolph Zukor, Nicholas Schenck,

Sidney Kent, Harry Warner, Major Albert Warner, Lee

Shubert, Lillian Hellman, Lord and Lady Plunkett, Edward G.

Robinson, Eddie Cantor, Burns and Allen, Douglas

Fairbanks and Mr. Fairbanks Jr., Ginger Rogers, Kitty Carlisle

and Evelyn Laye.

      Besides Mr. Chaplin, the cast of the film includes

Paulette Goddard – his new leading Lady – Henry Bergman,

Chester Conklin, Stanley Sandford, Hank Mann, Louis

Natheux and Allen Garcia – some of them veterans of the

earliest Chaplin films.

(...) New York Times, Feb. 5, 1936

& A long cold weather spell is holding down the maximum

grossing chances in New York.

(...) Variety, Feb. 5, 1936

& The Rivoli will be dark from Tuesday midnight to Wednesday evening, when the Chaplin film opens to a carriage

and press audience. This is one of he biggest events in film

business and everyone will be there.

(...) New York Tip-Off, Independent Exhibitors

Film Bulletin, Feb. 5, 1936

„For a minimum of 10 weeks“

Editorial content. (...) „In view of the fine manner

in which Ghost holds up at the Riv. house is sorry it scheduled

the Chaplin picture, Modern Times, for tomorrow (Thurs.).

Ghost might have gone another week. Times gets a special

premiere tonight (Wed.) at $5.50, but mostly invitations.

Riv is committed to play the Chaplin comedy for a minimum

of 10 weeks.“ (...)

     Modern Times world premiere is in New York Feb. 5, 1936

      at the Rivoli Theatre.

      Rivoli Theatre, Broadway at 49th Street, New York.

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