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Wid´s Daily, New York, August 28, 1918.

Shoulder Arms Scenes

& Crowd to buy Opera tickets, Met, exterior by day, New York,

1910s, Bain News Service, Library of Congress

& $1,500 FOR CHAPLIN PRE-RIGHTS.

      William Brandt, the Brooklyn exhibitor, has been in active

negotiation with the First National Exhibitors‘ Circuit

for a four weeks‘ pre-release of Charles Chaplin‘s five-reel

propaganda feature, for which he is willing to pay

$15,000 for the rights to Greater New York. The only thing

to interfere with the consummation of this arrangement

is the 40 per cent interest the Strand theatre people hold in the

New York franchise.

      Brandt‘s idea is to hire a theatre on Broadway and put

the picture for a four weeks‘ run.

(...) Variety, Aug.30, 1918.

      Shoulder Arms is not a propaganda feature.

      Chaplin‘s comedy is in three reels.

      William Brandt offers $15,000, not $1,500.

„Turned him down“

Editorial content. „Don‘t Want Chaplin

      Metropolitan Directors Say ,No´ – Broadway Theatre

      a Probability

      The directorate board of the Metropolitan Opera House

refused to consider the possibility of having Charlie

Chaplin play that house for four weeks in his newest film

comedy Shoulder Arms. William Brandt, the Brooklyn

exhibitor who made the offer of 15,000 to the First National

Exhibitors‘ Circuit, approached the Metropolitan

directors, who turned him down.“ (...)

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