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Winnipeg Tribune, Winnipeg, Canada, August 1, 1913.

„Dominion“ (1911 becomes the Empress) „Theatre,

Winnipeg, Man,.“ exterior by day, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, undated, postcard in color, Rob McInnnes Collection

„Well played, sir!“

Editorial content. „ WHEN „CHAWLES“ CHAPLIN

      SAW A BALL GAME

      Great Little English Comedian‘s ,Remawks‘ Made

      ,Yankee‘ Fans Split Sides With Laughter

      ,I have had many funny and humorous experiences with

European acts and actors,‘ said Chris Brown, general

booking manager for the Sullivan & Considine circuit, recently,

,but I think that the one that amused me the most

was when I took several of the English members of the Karno

London Comedy company to see the New York

Giants play baseball with the Philadelphia team one day

last summer.

      ;The season having just opened, I thought it would

be a treat for them to see a big league game.

I did not realize what was in store for me, or I would have

turned back at the gate. As soon as we were seated

one of the Britishers said: ;I say, where are the wickets?‘

I explained that we were witnessing baseball,

not cricket. With much pains and in a deliberate manner

I described the game to the best of my ability,

and in words of one syllable.

      ,Mathewson swatted the ball early in the game,

and was neatly put out at first. Charles Chaplin

(who is always a booster) yelled: ,Well played, sir!‘ Laugh?

I thought the crowd would burst its collective sides.“ (...)

      Empress, 125 Portage Ave. East at Main, Winnipeg,

      A Night in a London Club, August 4, 1913.

      Groucho Marx meets Charles Chaplin.  

   

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