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Motography, Chicago, November 20, 1915.

Shoulder Arms Scenes

& World War One, German bridge train, 1910s,

Bain Collection, Library of Congress

„The cheer that went up“

Editorial content. „Chaplin With The Allies

      Famous Essanay Comedian Goes to the Front in France and   

      Entertains Troops With His Celluloid Antics

      Charles Chaplin has been to the front, ,Somewhere in France,‘

and has served as a target in the British trenches.

Of course, he was wrapped up in film, but his visit was

appreciated much more by the troops than were

those of the literary ladies and gentlemen who have been turning

out reams of sob-stuff and descriptions of the warring

troops in the trenches.

      The Essanay company‘s London office received an order

and sent several reels of Chaplin comedies to France

for the entertainment of the entrenched troops. A letter received

by the company from an officer in the 6th Divisional

Supply Column of the British Army at the front, tells of the

reception accorded to the comedian by the British

troops. Says the writer:

      Gentlemen: I have to thank you for the letter of September

11, forwarded to me today, and for the gift of films.

      It is impossible to make you realize how they appreciated,

and I truly wish you could have heard the cheer

that went up when Chaplin appeared on the screen.

      The posters, i. e., cardboard figures of Chaplin,

were carried off during the night to the trenches, and have

been made the subject of great attention by the

opposing factions.

                                               W. Murphy, Major, A. S. C.“

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