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Variety, New York, September 25, 1940.

Capitol Theatre, exterior by day, New York, 1935-1941,

Works Progress Administration

& Capitol Theatre, exterior by night, marquee Clark

Gable, Jean Harlow, Myrna Loy „Wife vs. Secretary,“ New York

(...) Photo, International Photographer, May 1936

& Capitol Theatre, exterior by night, marquee „Pretty Ladies,“

New York, 1925 

& „Dictator“ Getting

      Unusual Publicity

      Despite the publicity clampdown until recently on Charles

Chaplin‘s „The Great Dictator,“ breaks in the last

weeks are comparable only to those on „Gone With the Wind.“

In New York alone on a recent weekend, the

Herald-Trib carried a six-column art layout, the News

a three-column layout, and the World-Telegram

a seven-column spread.

      Ten pages of pictures by PM some weeks ago have

been picked up 41 papers. Roto breaks included

New York Times, Chicago News, Cleveland Plain Dealer

and Kansas City Star. Mags which carried pic

layouts included Life, Look, McCall‘s, Ladies Home Journal

and Red Book. All were set by Lynn Farnol, United

Artists pub-ad chief.

      Series of cartoon drawings has been made for the

pub-ad department by Harry Hirschfield, Otto Soglow and

Sam Berman.

(...) Variety, Sept. 25, 1940

      Harry Hirschfield, Al Hirschfeld.

„The Capitol may be the house“

Editorial content. „Chaplin Into 4 Brandt Houses

      Or N.Y. Capitol?

      Leading contenders in United Artists‘ maneuvring

for Broadway theatres to preem Charles Chaplin‘s

The Great Dictator appear to be the Capitol, in combination

with another Loew house, probably the Criterion,

and four Brandt houses.“ (...)

      „Contributing to the idea the Capitol may be the house

into which Chaplin‘s going is the fact it has cancelled

out Wyoming, which was supposed to go in Thursday (26)

and will open Strike Up the Band on Saturday (28)

instead. It was said at Loew‘s, however, this was merely to get

pix in line with national release dates. Astor, which was

teamed with Cap on Wind, is said to still be doing strong enough

biz with it to run until the end of the year.“

      The Great Dictator world premiere is in New York Oct. 15, 1940

      at the Capitol and Astor Theatres.

      Capitol Theatre, 1645 Broadway (at 51st Street), New York. 

      Astor Theatre, 1531 Broadway (at 45th Street), New York.  

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