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Film Daily, New York, February 26, 1931.
Numéro consacré à CHARLIE CHAPLIN
et à City Lights
(...) Cover photo, Cinéa, Paris, Mars 1931
& KING & QUEEN King George and Queen Mary
(...) Time Cover, May 30, 1927
& Alfonso of Spain
(...) Time Cover, July 23, 1928
& La reina, Victoria Eugenia de Battenberg, paseando con Rey
Alfonso XIII por la Catedral, Sevilla, 1930, pinterest
& Chaplin‘s arrival at Quai d‘Orsay, Paris, March 23, 1931,
newsreel footage, detail
& Royalty-Honored Film Stars Get
Icy Snubs from L. A.‘s Iowa 400 –
Hollywood, March 3.
The society dowager here who stated that all persons
connected with the coming reception to the King
and Queen of Spain were „all socially prominent excepting,
of course, the motion picture people,“ sums
in a nutshell the attitude of the burg‘s codfish aristocracy
toward the picture crowd.
Pictures have been an institution here for around 20 years
and during that time some rather important men
and ladies, socially, intellectually and otherwise, have been
connected with the business. But so far as being
recognized as social equals with the 400 from the corn-belt,
it just hasn‘t been. (...)
Pickford and Fairbanks can be received
by royalty in Europe, Chaplin can be given the Legion
of Honor ribbon in France and be mentioned
for a knighthood in England, but in the so-called society
circles of Los Angeles they are „picture folk.“
(...) Variety, March 4, 1931
& Chaplin‘s Third Command
London – King George and Queen Mary saw Charlie
Chaplin‘s „Dog‘s Life“ and „Gold Rush“ at Sandringham recently,
their third command showing of Chaplin pictures.
The two previous ones were „City Lights“ and „The Gold Rush.“
(„The Gold Rush“ is mentioned twice.) The Prince
of Wales, the Duke and Duchess of York and the Duke
of Gloucester were among those in the audience
at the recent showing.
(...) Film Daily, Jan. 21, 1932
& Chaplin Did Not Spurn
Command Performance
Contrary to an opinion now existing, Charlie Chaplin
did not decline to give a performance at the command of the
King of England but instead refused to take part in a
benefit show for variety artists, said Carlyle Robinson, Chaplin‘s
representative, to The Film Daily yesterday.“ (...)
The King did not command Chaplin to appear before him,
Robinson stated.
(...) Film Daily, New York, May 12, 1931
„A knighthood“
Editorial content. „Honors for Chaplin
London – A knighthood for Charlie Chaplin has been
proposed by Joseph Toole, M. P., in a letter to Prime Minister
MacDonald. In Paris, Foreign Minister Briand has been
asked by french dramatic leaders to use his influence to have
Charlie Chaplin made a knight of the Legion of Honor.“
The London Premiere of City Lights takes place
at the Dominion February 27, 1931.
Dominion Theatre, Tottenham Court Road, London.
The Paris Premiere of City Lights takes place
at the Marigny Theatre April 8, 1931.
Thèâtre Marigny, Champs Elysées & Ave. Marigny, Paris.
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