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Sidney Skolsky, Daily News, New York, Feb. 15, 1936.

WHEN Chaplin‘s latest opus opened in Hollywood –

at $5 a head, incidentally – the comedian himself and his

leading lady were among the early arrivals at the

theater. Here they are, passing the velvet ropes into the lobby

and apparently pleased with the evening‘s prospects.

(...) Photo, Evening Sun, Baltimore, Maryland, Feb. 19, 1936

& Chaplin at Premiere of His Film

      Charles Chaplin, comedian, and Paulette Goddard,

his leading lady, as they arrived at theater in Los Angeles

for premiere of Chaplin‘s new picture, „Modern Times.“

(...) Acme Photo, Chicago Tribune, Feb. 15, 1936

„I came here to see another comedian who doesn‘t talk“

Editorial content. „Hollywood

      By SIDNEY SKOLSKY.

      Chaplin vs. „Modern Times“

                                                         Hollywood, Feb. 14.

      THE GALA Hollywood movie premiere now belongs to New

York. The Metropolitan City appears to go for it bigger

than the movie town. Certainly, from the photographs published,

there was a larger crowd gathered outside the Rivoli Theatre

than the one which massed for the opening at Grauman‘s Chinese

Theatre. And from the news reports, there was rioting

on the New York sidewalks, while in front of the Chinese,

the only commotion was made by the celebrities.

      It was a big evening for the picture people; actors, directors

and executives. They came to honor Chaplin and see his

work. As the man who broadcast the affair over the radio said:

,This is the first Charlie Chaplin picture in five years,

Charlie‘s first since he gave us City Streets,‘ Such is fame,

Chaplin‘s own town gathers to pay homage and they

can‘t name his last picture correctly,

      They gathered in Grauman‘s forecourt, the supreme justices

      of Hollywood, to render a verdict on Charlie Chaplin.

      Chaplin of the silent flickers represents the Old Deal. Is the

      Old Deal constitutional? The Hollywood Supreme

      Court was to review the case.“ (...)

      „The funniest remark of the evening was made by

Groucho Marx who said: ,I came here to see another comedian

who doesn‘t talk.‘“  

      Also in Evening Citizen-News, Hollywood, L. A.,

      Cal., Feb. 14, 1936.  

      The title of Chaplin‘s last film is City Lights,

      not City Streets.

     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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