A Dog‘s Life Clippings 59/146
New York Tribune, New York, April 14, 1918.
Dog Show Number
Every Dog Has His Day and Every Day Has Its Dog This Week
Bridgeport Baby and his owner, F. C. Austin
(...) Photo, New York Tribune, Feb. 20, 1916
& A Dog‘s Life Scene
& Strand Theatre, exterior by night, marquee Charlie Chaplin
in A Dog‘s Life, New York – How the Strand Theatre
in New York expects to put over its Liberty Loan week, gross
receipts of which will be invested in Liberty Bonds.
(...) Motography, May 11, 1918
& New York‘s Strand Theatre‘s Setting for The Better ‘Ole
(...) Moving Picture World, March 8, 1919
& The Strand Symphony Orchestra, New York
(...) Moving Picture World, Sept. 1, 1917
& WE sure did have some time getting into the Strand theatre
Sunday. Charlie Chaplin had the house packed, the
immense lobby filled, and then a line of people a block long
in front of the house. For the people who had to wait
to buy tickets we were sorry, but we had to wait a half hour
ourselves before we could even get into the theatre.
And it was worth it to laugh and hear the thousands of others
laugh through the three reels of „A Dog‘s Life.“
This was presented, too, with specially arranged music
that added to the picture, the jazz effects being given
in the cafe scenes and „Only a Bird in a Gilded Cage“ being
used as the girl sings – on the screen.
„Roumanian Poem,“ which was used several weeks
ago is again the overture at the Strand, and this
is shown with lighting effects that are most effective. Church
bells announce the approach of the national fete,
then the night comes and with it the storm with the lighting,
thunder and rain cleverly shown, and then comes
the crowning of the roosters and the assembly of the people
for the fete, and finally the national anthem.
The Topical opens with Hearst-Pathe pictures
of an „American Camp,“ showing the final
preparations for the front, and then follow H.-P. pictures
of opening of the baseball season at San Francisco.
Paramount-Bray supplies training of police horses, and then
pictures of the Italian heroes. Then come pictures
of the visit of the King and Queen of England to the home
army and here „God Save the King“ is played.
But the big punch comes with the ending, Hearst-Pathe
pictures of the arrival of American soldiers on the
Picardy front. The audience simply goes wild, and there
is not only applause but continued shouting.
Patriotic selections, ending with „Over There“ are used.
Miss Dorothy South then follows singing
„The Star“ and „Love Is the Best of All,“ and then comes
the feature, Mae Marsh in „The Face in the Dark.“
Beautiful special Japanese settings are used in the next
musical number, the duet from „Madame Butterfly“
sung by Rosa Lind and Giovanni Cammello.
And then – the roar of laughter. The audience was just
at the right pitch for the Chaplin comedy. There had
been no comedy in the remainder of the bill, and every one
was keyed up for a good laugh – and none was
disappointed.
(...) This Week at the Strand, Motion Picture News, April 27, 1918
„Exclusively“
Advertisement. „Anniversary Week
Strand (...)
Harold Edel
Exclusively All This Week
Charlie Chaplin
in the First of his Million Dollar Comedy Series
,A Dog‘s Life‘
Goldwyn Presents the Winsome
Mae Marsh in ,The Face in the Dark‘
Dorothy South (Soprano)
Rosa Lind & Giovanni Cammelo
in Duet from Madame Butterfly
Review. Educational.
Strand Symphony Orchestra
Oscar Spirescu – Conductors – Carl Edouarde. Rendering The Roumanian Poem. Special Scenic & Electrical Effects“
Same advertisement in Sun, New York, April 14, 1918, and
New York Times, April 14, 1918.
Strand Theatre, Broadway at 47th Street, New York.
A Dog‘s Life is released by First National April 21, 1918.
The pre-release date is April 14, 1918.
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