A Dog‘s Life Clippings 73/146
Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Illinois, April 16, 1918.
A Dog‘s Life Scenes
& A Mighty Trio in Aid of Third Liberty Loan Drive.
Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford and Charlie Chaplin
will arrive in Chicago Thursday, April 4, at 11 o‘clock
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A.M., on their way from the Coast to Washington, where they
will open the Third Liberty Loan drive. During the stopover,
a luncheon will be given them at the Auditorium Hotel, in the
Gold Room, at which about 150 prominent Chicago
business men, bankers, members of the Paramount staff
and exhibitors will be present. After the luncheon
it is hinted that a parade on Michigan avenue will be made,
led by Charlie Chaplin in costume, to advertise
the big Drive.
The three celebrated photoplayers will return to Chicago
after visiting Washington, and will stimulate the good
work here. They will then separate and each will work in assigned territory for the Third Liberty Loan. They will devote their
entire time for three weeks to help make the Third Liberty Loan
the biggest drive yet made.
(...) Chicago News Letter By Jas. S. McQuade,
Moving Picture World, April 13, 1918
& Screen‘s Big Trio On to Washington.
Pickford, Charley Chaplin and Douglas Fairbanks came
breezing into the city from Los Angeles, Thursday
forenoon, April 4. The Northwestern station was crowded
with an eager host of admirers and sightseers, and
much ado was made over the members of the big trio. They
finally succeeded in getting to their automobiles
and were driven to the Blackstone.
They left for Washington in the forenoon and will be in
readiness to begin work on the ,Big Drive‘ Saturday,
April 6. It is understood that after their stay in Washington
Mary Pickford will travel through the west, Charley
Chaplin through the south and Doug. Fairbanks through
the east in support of the Third Liberty Loan, while
the drive lasts.
(...) Chicago News Letter By Jas. S. McQuade,
Moving Picture World, April 20, 1918
& Doug and Mary and Chas.
This morning at 11:30 Mary Pickford, Charles Chaplin,
and Douglas Fairbanks are due to arrive at the
Northwestern station. They will remain in Chicago for several
hours, and will then proceed to Washington.
(...) Chicago Tribune, April 4, 1918
„Worth a thousand times more cheering us up“
Editorial content. „MOVIE COMMENT“ (...)
„Yesterday afternoon at the La Salle theater, where Sergt.
George Nightingale spoke at the Liberty loan rally,
he mentioned the subject of the recent drafting of Charlie
Chaplin. He said:
„Just before I came over I was talking to one of the boys
about Charlie Chaplin. He said:
,I hear there‘s talk of drafting Chaplin. O, don‘t let them
send him over here. We want his pictures – not
Chaplin himself. He‘s worth a thousand times more cheering
us up than he would be in the trenches.‘“ (...)
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