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Winnipeg Tribune, Winnipeg, Canada, March 5, 1912.

CHARLES CHAPLIN

„The inebriated Swell,“ as he appears off the stage.

(...) Photo, WinnipegTribune, March 6, 1912

& Dominion (Empress) Theatre, exterior by day, facade The Home

of John Holden Players, Winnipeg, Canada, undated

& AT THE Empress.

      Although he is a confirmed teetotaler, having „fallen from

grace“ only once, Charles Chaplin, who so vividly

plays the inebriated swell in A Night in an English Music Hall

at the Empress this week, is, strangely enough,

in full sympathy with those who imbibe not wisely but too well.

(...) WinnipegTribune, March 6, 1912

„Hysterical with laughter“

Editorial content. „AT THE Empress.

      A practical demonstration of cause and effect was

given at the Empress theatre yesterday.

      The Cause was the return of Karno‘s company of English

players in A Night in an English Music Hall.

      The Effect was packed houses, causing F. W. H. Green,

the expert dispenser of tickets, to put forth his

best efforts, making Superintendent Logan perspire freely

in a successful effort to instill a semblance

of orderliness in the crowd and filling the heart of Manager

Cooke with joy.“ (...)

      „The English comedians were just the same as ever –

which is as pretty a compliment as could be

awarded. Charles Chaplin as ,The Inebriated Swell‘ kept

his audience hysterical with laughter:“ (...)

      Empress, 175 Portage Ave. East at Main, Winnipeg,    

      A Night in an English Music Hall, March 4, 1912.

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