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Washington Times, Washington D. C., February 19, 1916.

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& TRIES TO KIDNAP A CHILD ACTOR (...)

                                                PORTLAND, Me., March 21.

      A bold attempt at kidnapping was made in this

city at 11.30 o‘clock this morning when an unidentified man,

of whom the police have a good description, seized

„Jingles“ Keaton, the year and a half old son of Joseph H.

Keaton, the vaudeville performer, almost under the

eyes of his father. (...)

      Photo. THE KEATON FAMILY

      „Jingles,“ Who is Bigger Now Than When This Picture

      Was Taken, Is Shown In His Mother‘s Arms.

(...) New York Morning Telegraph, March 22, 1906

„The favorite performer“

Editorial content. „Chaplin A Hero In European Trenches

      Soldiers of the Allies Acclaim Eccentric Comedian

      as Their Favorite.

      Charlie Chaplin has made his appearance as a factor in the European war, according to latest advices from the front.

      The films of the eccentric comedian have become one of the

most popular amusement features on the battle fronts,

according to Steve King, the correspondent of the New York Morning

Telegraph. Behind the trenches, the correspondent

writes, the troops enjoy all sorts of amusements by the

best sort of talent. The French and English armies

are both full of actors and singers and professional entertainers

who commanded great sums for their appearance in

public before the war.

      And motion picture also enter into the entertainment

programs. That is where Chaplin comes in. He has

been adjudged the favorite performer on the screen for

the great mass of the soldiers. Chaplin is in New

York just now, dallying with several of the big producers

who want to secure his name to a contract for

film plays.“

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