The Immigrant Clippings 51/72
Motography, Chicago, June 30, 1917.
Pathé
Photo. Shrapnel Bursting Above Kills Men Right and Left
They played to over 90,000 persons in one week
with thousands turned away –
The Tanks at the Battle of the Ancre
(Official Government Pictures of the War)
These wonderful pictures of war as it is,
proved conclusively by breaking all house records of New York‘s
famous Strand Theatre that they are the
Greatest box office attraction ever filmed
(...) Moving Picture World, June 30, 1917
& British Tars Will See All of Chaplin‘s Pictures
(...) HOW PICTURES ARE BOOKING,
Motion Picture News, June 30, 1917
„When the screen is raised the fore deck is jammed“
Editorial content. „,Dogs of War‘ to Devour Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin will entertain the sailors of one division
of his Majesty‘s dreadnaughts as they wait impatiently
,somewhere in the North Sea‘ for the German fleet to venture
through the Bight of Heligoland. His Royal Highness,
Prince George of Battenberg, has placed an order for the
entire series of Mutual-Chaplins for the men of his
command.
The rental fee for the Films has been handed over
to Lady Beatty‘s fund for wounded soldiers and
sailors. Lady Beatty is the wife of the first lord of the British
admiralty and the widow of Marshall Field II of Chicago,
son of the American merchant prince.
A British publication, commenting upon the matter,
says:
,It will be a source of great pleasure to everyone to know
that the inimitable antics of our greatest of all
English cinema comedians will be thus used for cheering
and heartening the many dull hours that our brave
Jack Tars must necessarily endure during the time that they
guarding our interests in all parts of the world.‘
Chaplin‘s Mutual comedies are booked on virtually every
American battleship and news that Chaplin is to be on
the evening‘s program brings a wholesale cancellation of shore
liberty and when the screen is raised the fore deck is
jammed with officers and seamen. The ,skipper‘ himself
is invariably present.“
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