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Motography, Chicago, February 16, 1918.
SCREEN CELEBRITIES AT JEANIE MACPHERSON‘S PARTY
Left to Right – Mrs. Allen Dwan, Charlie Chaplin,
Mrs. Douglas Fairbanks, John Browne, Mrs. O‘Neil, Jeanie
Macpherson, Ottaway Treen, Allen Dwan, Mrs. Renwick
Knox, Douglas Fairbanks.
(...) Photo, Moving Picture World, Feb. 23, 1918
& WHISPERS
by the Village Pest.
Charlie Chaplin has decided the ways of the genus chorus girls
are past finding out, and the jury is out yet as to whether
the call of the crowd of Winter Garden girls from the Mason, who
visited Chaplin‘s studio last Tuesday, was a visit
or a visitation.
„The girls are coming out,“ said Charlie to Brother Sid,
in a fine spirit of hospitality, „and as some of them
have never been in a picture studio before, it may be a bit
bewildering. I‘d like you to be sure to make them
feel at home.“
The girls came. And surprising as it may seem, they weren‘t
bewildered a bit. They made straight for Charlie. They
rumpled his hair, they relayed in patting his cheeks, and they
took turns holding his hand. It is not at all on authority
that the comedian was ill-pleased at their attentions, in fact,
there are pictures showing him registering great joy,
though Brother Sid says he was overwhelmed.
„Well, what did you think of the party?“ asked Brother Sid,
after the insurrection was over.
„Very nice,“ quoth Charlie, „and do you know, I suspect – of
course I don‘t know, but I suspect – that they did really
feel at home!“
(...) Los Angeles Times, Feb. 28, 1918
& EARL SAID „HAH.“
Chaplin Kidded and Bergman Growled.
By Grace Kingsley.
That laughter is one of the touches of nature which makes
the whole world kin is proven by the fact that one
of Charlie Chaplin‘s visitors this week was no less a person
than the Earl of Dunmore, himself.
But earl or no earl, Charlie never can resist kidding a bit.
His grace looked about the studio, expressed his
interest and delight in everything he saw, and graciously
applauded the famous little comedian‘s efforts
before the camera.
Then the visitor looked about him, noted the number
of British accents which floated to his gratified ears,
and said: „I see – hah – I‘m pleased to note – hah! – that
you have a great many British subjects about you.
Fine – hah! – fine, I‘m sure!“
Over against the wall sat Henry Bergman,
citizen of Vienna, who speaks English with
an accents as thick as a sausage. Charlie pointed him out.
„Yes, there‘s a good old Cockney!“ he said.
And all Bergman could do was emit a German growl
that you could hear clear out at the front gate!
(...) FLASHES, Here and There, Los Angeles Times,
March 1, 1918
& For the first time since the early days of his screen career
when he was with Sennett, Charles Chaplin last week
worked nights at the new studio. The reason for this was that
he wished to get the picture out on schedule, and not
because of any particular effects possible only at night were
being made.
Mr. Chaplin and his studio manager, John Jasper, have
selected their entire staff and stock company. The
regular players will be Edna Purviance, leading woman:
Zasu Pitts, ingenue characters; Henry Bergman,
Fred Starr, Albert Austin, James Kelly, Thomas Riley and
Tom Wilson. The photographers were Rollie
Totheroh and „Happy“ DePue. Alf. Reeves, who was technical
director for Karno Attractions, in which Chaplin did
his first stage work of consequence, recently arrived from London,
and will serve as a co-director. Danny Hall
is technical director, and Charles Reisner and Melville
Brown constitute the scenario staff. Carlyle
Robinson will continue as publicity director, and Charles
Lappworth, formerly editor of Lord Nordcliffe‘s
London Times, and Sid Chaplin, will look after the personal
affairs of Mr. Chaplin.
(...) In and Out of West Coast Studios, By J. C. Jessen, Here and There, Motion Picture News, March 2, 1918
„Prohibiting the admittance of any outsiders“
Editorial content. „Foil Plot to Steal Chaplin Plans
An attempt to steal the plot and plans for several of the
scenes of Charlie Chaplin‘s initial First National
Exhibitors‘ Circuit production was foiled last week when
the comedian detected a man and a woman
engaged in spy work at the new Chaplin plant in Hollywood.
Eight sketches of the completed ,sets‘ and
a book containing stenographic notes explanatory of portions
of the story were rescued. The spies had even
taken the trouble to make notations of the various characters
surrounding Chaplin and had also carefully recorded
descriptions of the various costumes used.
Due to the uncovering of the plot a new rule has been
established a the Chaplin plant, prohibiting the
admittance of any outsiders during the hours in which the star
is engaged before the camera.“
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