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Washington Times, Washington, D. C., April 15, 1916.
CHARLES CHAPLIN
Casino –
(...) Photo, Washington Times, April 16, 1916
& CHAPLIN IN „CARMEN.“
Charlie Chaplin as he appears as „Darn Hosiery,“
in his film burlesque of „Carmen,“
to be seen here under V. L. S. E. auspices.
(...) Photo, Washington Times, April 10, 1916
& THE CASINO, WASHINGTON, D. C.
The new vaudeville house just opened at the capital.
(...) Photo, Billboard, Feb. 26, 1910
& Shubert-Garrick (before Casino) Theatre,
exterior by day, Washington, D. C. –
Cooperation which resulted in matinees for school children
at special admission prices brought this crowd
to the Shubert-Garrick theatre, Washington, D. C., to see
„The Last of the Mohicans.“
(...) Photo, Moving Picture World, Feb. 5, 1921
& CRANDALL‘S – Feature films – (...) Charlie Chaplin, in his latest picture, „Carmen,“ a burlesque on the films
in which Geraldine Farrar and Theda Bara starred.
(...) Washington Post, Washington, D. C., Dec. 12, 1915.
Crandall‘s Theater, 9th and E, Northwest, Washington, D. C.
Charlie Chaplin‘s Burlesque on Carmen
is not shown at the Crandall‘s in December 1915.
& ESSANAY WINS SUIT
BROUGHT BY CHAPLIN
Injunction Sought to Prohibit Showing of „Carmen“
Denied by Court
Justice Hotchkiss, of the New York Supreme Court, has
denied the motion of Charles Chaplin for an injunction
against the Essanay Film Company in connection with the
exhibition of the burlesque of „Carmen,“ and has
dismissed the case.
The suit against the Essanay Company was brought by
Chaplin on the ground that the picture of „Carmen,“
as exhibited by Essanay, is a „garbled“ edition of the film
he made of the subject. He claims to have prepared
a two-reel burlesque, and the product that has been shown
is in four reels. The Essanay company added other
matter to the film he had prepared.
The answer of the Essanay company is to the effect
that 16,000 feet of film was made for the „Carmen“
burlesque, of which Chaplin prepared but 2,000 feet for
issue as the finished play. The manufacturers
thought this was too short, and did not present the whole
story, and so they selected 2,000 feet of film from
the total quantity made by Chaplin, and added it to the play.
(...) Washington Times, May 27, 1916.
& The Casino theater on F street
near Seventh street, Northwest, in which motion
pictures have of late been shown, is again
dark. The theater has been operated by a Mr. Faulkner.
(...) Capital City Items,
Moving Picture World, April 22, 1916.
& Chaplin‘s Carmen at Casino.
Washington, D. C. – Marcus Notes, of the Empress theater,
has taken over the Casino theater, on F street, near
Seventh street, Northwest, for a showing of Chaplin‘s Carmen.
He is making many alterations to the house, a description
of which will appear in a future issue of the Moving Picture World.
Mr. Notes has booked this production for fourteen
days at a price said to set the record for so long a period. From
the comments heard prior to the exhibition it is expected
that another record will be made in the point of attendance.
(...) Moving Picture World, New York, April 29, 1916
& Chaplin Combines Burlesque and Art
Film Comedian Does Some Extraordinary Work in Newest
Production of „Carmen“
Charlie Chaplin‘s burlesque of Carmen, presented
here at the Casino Theater yesterday, combines the
broadest burlesque with some fine touches of artistic work by
the star, the whole livened by an unusually handsome
Carmen in the person of Edna Purviance – a very pronounced
blonde!
The production of the tragedy of the Spanish gypsy
by Chaplin has been locked for with considerable interest by the
friends of the comedian, and some extraordinary work was
expected. Chaplin does not disappoint his friends.
The character is very much like, and then at times
entirely unlike, the things that have made him famous. There
are times when the burlesque is forgotten, and the play
becomes really serious. And then there are times when the
play is entirely forgotten and the scenes become
Charlie Chaplin as the patrons of motion pictures have
come to know him.
Follows Text of Story
The production follows closely the text of the story, which
was used for the Geraldine Farrar picture play of
Carmen, of which it was supposed to be a burlesque.
Some of the scenes are said to have been taken
in the same places where the Farrar production was made.
Chaplin is seen in the part of ,Darn Hosiery,‘
which is the way the comedian has translated Don Jose.
He falls victim to Carmen‘s wiles, and permits the
smugglers to pass him unmolested.
There is much Chaplin comedy in the meeting between
Darn Hoslery and Carmen. In the fight in the tavern,
where Carmen is taken after the fight with her fellow-worker
in the cigarette factory, the entire scene is a burlesque
of the broadest type and was greeted with uproars by the
audience.
The final scene, where Carmen is stabbed, begins
in the most serious fashion and works out seriously until the
entrance of the toreador.
When Escamillo appears and hands over the bodies
of his rival and Carmen he receives a kick under the chin that
that sends him flying through the gates of the bull
ring and both the ,dead‘ burst out laughing. Darn Horslery
exhibiting the trick with which he did the stabbing
and then gathering Carmen in his arms for the final picture.
Carmen will be presented at the Casino every
day this week from 11 o‘clock in the morning until 11 o‘clock
at night.
(...) Washington Times, Washington D. C., April 16, 1916.
Chaplin kombiniert Burleske mit Kunst
Film Comedian liefert in neuester Produktion von „Carmen“
extraordinäres Werk ab.
& Casino.
Charlie Chaplin‘s „A Burlesque on Carmen,“
a V. L. S. E.-Essanay production, is the
feature photoplay at the Casino today and all this week. (...)
Aside from the ludicrous element, the wonderful
scenery, which was taken on the California coast, is not the least
interesting part of the production. The smugglers
stronghold on the cliff, from which they sally forth to ship
contrabands goods, is laid just where the foothills
of the coast dip close to the Pacific and provides a location
of unusual grandeur.
(...) Washington Times, April 16, 1916
„In Four Great Reels“
Advertisement. „Casino“ (...)
„First Time Shown
Charlie Chaplin
In His Great Burlesque On
,Carmen‘
A Paroxysm of Mirth
Laugh
As You Have Never Laughed Before
A V. L. S. E. – Essanay-Chaplin
In Four Great Reels“
Casino Theater, F Street Near 7th, Washington, D. C.
Anzeige. Die Anzeige mit dem Tramp als Eye Catcher hat‘s
in sich. „Heute, morgen und die ganze nächste Woche
zeigen wir erstmals Charlie Chaplin in seiner großartigen
Burlesque On Carmen.“
„Eine Heiterkeitsattacke. Lachen Sie, wie Sie nie
zuvor gelacht haben. Essanay Chaplin. In vier großartigen
Akten. 11 Uhr morgens bis elf Uhr nachts.“
Und, von Hand Charlie auf den Leib geschrieben:
„In Carmen. Der lustigste Film, der je gemacht wurde.“
Gezeigt wird aber nicht Chaplins Fassung von Carmen
in zwei Akten, sondern die Fassung von Essanay
in vier Akten. Gegen diese, von ihm nicht autorisierte Fassung
von Carmen geht Chaplin gerichtlich vor. Einen
Monat später verliert er allerdings. Am 27. Mai 1916 meldet
die Washington Times, das Gericht hätte die Klage
von Chaplin gegen Essanay abgewiesen.
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