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Moving Picture World, New York, April 22, 1916.

Charlie Chaplin‘s Burlesque on Carmen Scenes

& Charlie Chaplin‘s Burlesque on Carmen Title

& The Year‘s Greatest Laugh Producer!

      Charlie Chaplin‘s

      Burlesque on Carmen

      4 Acts   The Only Chaplin Feature to Be Had   4 Acts

      An Essanay–Chaplin Comedy.

      The Funniest Ever Produced.

      Book it at once

      through all the V–L–S–E Offices

(...) Moving Picture World, April 22, 1916

„The play ends with a laugh“

Editorial content. „Charlie Chaplin‘s Burlesque on ,Carmen‘

(Essanay – Four parts – Apr. 10). – The cast: Darn Hoslery Don

Jose (Charles Chaplin); Carmen (Edna Purviance);

Toreador (John Rand); Second Officer (Feo“ Leo. „White);

The Uncle (Jack Henderson); Smuggler (Ben Turpin);

Chiquita (May White); Tramp (Wesley Ruggles).

      Lieutenant Darn Hoslery Don Jose in the opera is sent

to a province in Spain to stop smuggling. The smugglers

try to bribe him, but he steals their money so that they have

nothing to bribe with.

      Carmen tempts him. He falls prey to her blandishments.

A fellow officer also loves Carmen and he and Don

Jose fight a duel in which the latter is victor. The other

officer is killed, but shortly afterwards decides

to come back to life.

      Don Jose flees, and inasmuch as he is no more

in authority, Carmen runs away with a popular toreador. Don

Jose follows her, stabs her, and then himself with

a knife. While they are lying on the ground dead, the toreador

makes Don Jose feel the toe of his boot, which quickly

brings him to life, and the play ends with a laugh instead

of the wonted tears.“

      Essanay‘s Carmen Fake.

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