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Hollywood Reporter, Los Angeles, January 26, 1934.

Kono Toraichi, Chaplin‘s butler (far left),  on the set

of „City Lights,“ circa 1930. Mei Ushiyama and her husband, Harry

(far right), are Chaplin‘s guests; Discovering Chaplin

& Charlie Chaplin

      „Even greater off the screen . . .“

(...) Photo by News Syndicate Co., Inc., Daily News,

New York, Jan. 1, 1934

& One of the best yarns I ever heard about Charlie Chaplin

is related by Konrad Bercovici in a grand article

in Good Housekeeping . . . Chaplin was in a good mood and

started to give imitations of everybody for Bercovici

and his daughter.

      Chaplin imitated writers, actors, managers, publishers.

He imitated men, women, children, his secretaries,

his Japanese servants, his chauffeur, etc. . . . All this took

place in Bercovici‘s room . . .  The mimicry for which

Chaplin has become famous on the screen was child‘s play

compared to the mimicry he now exhibited.

      He was still doing his impersonations when they were

in the auto riding to a restaurant . . . it was past

midnight when they left the restaurant . . . Charlie was still

imitating people . . . Suddenly, on the street, while

his car drew up to the curb, he sang at the top of his voice

an aria from an Italian opera. And he sang it superbly.

      „Why Charlie,“ Bercovici‘s daughter exclaimed, „I never

knew you could sing so beautifully.“ . . .  „I can‘t

sing at all,“ Charlie rejoined. „I was only imitating Caruso.“

(...) Hollywood By SIDNEY SKOLSKY, The Gossipel

Truth, Daily News, New York, Jan. 1, 1934

& TERRY RAMSAYE IN HOLLYWOOD

(...) Photo, Motion Picture Herald, Dec. 30, 1933

& THERE‘S NORMAL LIFE

      ON „ISLAND“ HOMES

      Some among those of lofty fame in Hollywood are almost

recluses. Mr. Charles Chaplin, once so much the life

of the big parties, is now rarely to be seen. His Japanese

major domo, „Kono,“ answers the telephone and relays

messages, but Mr. Chaplin sits by the fireside and plays the fiddle.

It was a matter of no little comment when Chaplin

appeared at Darryl Zanuck‘s ,Bowery party‘ at the Vendome

cafe. He brought along Paulette Goddard, of whom

perhaps more later on the screen, if, when and as there

is another Chaplin production. The „Bowery“ party

was enlivened with considerable of the jollity of the make-believers

of Hollywood.“ (...)

(...) The Life as Hollywood Lives It by Terry Ramsaye

Written in Hollywood, Motion Picture Herald, Jan. 20, 1934

& Charlie Chaplin, with Paulette Goddard, of course,

entered the Brown Derby for dinner. The crowd left and went

to the fights and the preview . . . They returned and

Chaplin was still there talking to friends . . . After the crowd

left again Charlie still remained chatting. He‘s got

a great restaurant routine and Goddard is a good audience.

(...) Hollywood By SIDNEY SKOLSKY, The

Gossipel Truth, Daily News, New York, Jan. 8, 1934

„Abandoned the idea of making a talkie“

Editorial content. „Chaplin Set on All

      Silent For Next

      Latest from the Charlie Chaplin front is that the comedian

has decided to make his new picture entirely silent, with

synchronized music and effects.

      Chaplin has abandoned the idea of making a talkie

in which he would himself play the role of a deaf

mute. Principal reason for the change of plans is the impressive

foreign figures totaled by Chaplin in silent pictures,

without the handicaps of dubbing.“

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