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Abel Green, Variety, New York, February 12, 1936.

The Comedy King‘s Queen

      PAULETTE GODDARD, who plays film queen to the king

of comedy, Charlie Chaplin, in „Modern Times.“ The

picture will have a gala western premiere tomorrow night

at Grauman‘s Chinese Theatre.

(...) Photo, Hollywood Citizen-News, Hollywood,

Cal., Feb. 11, 1936

& Modern Times Scenes

& Modern Times Lobby Card

& PREMIERE TONIGHT!

Grauman‘s Chinese Theatre Only

CHARLES CHAPLIN and all the Stars will be there!

All Seats $5.50

Tonight Only – Latest „March of Time“

      and TOMORROW(

      Both Theatres

Loew‘s State

Opens 9 A. M.

Chinese

9:30 A. M.     

      The TOWN CRIER speaks:

      „I am going every day to see Chaplin in Modern Times

and I have no doubt in the world that a year from now

and even two years from now, I will be chasing it up side

streets in far corners of the earth, for it is, I think, far

and away the best job he has ever done.“

                                                         – Alexander Woolcott

      CHARLIE Chaplin in

      MODERN TIMES (...)

Loew‘s STATE   Grauman‘s CHINESE

(...) Ad, Los Angeles Times, Feb. 12, 1936

„Every comicality is born of a legitimate situation“

Editorial content. „Modern Times“ (...)

      Charlie Chaplin, in anything, is b. o., and in Modern

Times, his first self-starring production in five years, it´s box

office with a capital B. The picture is grand fun and

sound entertainment, though silent. It‘s the old Chaplin at his

best, looking at his best – young, pathetic and a very

funny guy. He remains the world‘s No. 1 pantomimist, and the

greatest panto artist since the Frenchman Severin.

      Whatever sociological meanings some will elect to read into

Modern Times, there‘s no denying that as a cinematic

entertainment it‘s wholesomely funny. Every whimsy, every

humorous turn, every comicality is born of a legitimate

situation.

      The pathos of the machine worker who suffers temporary

derangement, as he tightens the bolts on a factory

treadmill to a clocklike tempo, gives way to a series of similarly

winning situations.“ (...)

      „The fun in a department store (when Chaplin almost

miraculously inherits a night watchman‘s job) would formerly have served as enough meat for an entire twin-reeler.“ (...)

                                                                                     „Abel.“

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

      at the Rivoli Theatre.

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

     Modern Times premiere is in Los Angeles Feb. 12, 1936

      at the Chinese Theatre.

      Chinese Theatre, 6925 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles.

   

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