The Adventurer Clippings 63/84
Edward Weitzel, Moving Picture World, New York, Nov. 10, 1917
ISIS Great Double Bill Beginning Today
The Million $ Comedian‘s Very Latest
CHAS. CHAPLIN
In The Adventurer
Photo. Charlie escapes from the „pen“ and the harrowing
experiences he undergoes while hiding from big
Eric Campbell and a flock of guards constitute the most
laughable assortment of Chaplin stunts ever
screened. The comedian and his associates worked many
weeks on this picture and the results can be
said to have more than justified their strenuous efforts
(...) Motion Picture News, Nov. 10, 1917
& But easily the best Chaplin advertisement is that of the Isis
theatre, Indianapolis. While we are not fond of heavy
black type, the Isis brings out the fact that there is a big double
bill, and features Chaplin, together with a scene from
the production. The Virginia Pearson feature is announced
in a way that does not conflict. The only criticism
is too much small type under the line „The Adventurer.“
It stands out as the work of a man who had
something to say and said it in as few words as possible. The
reader gets what he wanted to know and no more.
(...) Stars Won‘t Draw If You Dim Their Brilliance In Your Ads,
Motion Picture News, Nov. 10, 1917
„Upward in Grade“
Editorial content. „The Adventurer
Latest Mutual-Chaplin Comedy Moves Upward in Grade
But Loses None of Comedian‘s Usual Amount of Laughs.
Reviewed by Edward Weitzel.
Before starting to make The Adventurer, the latest
Mutual-Chaplin comedy, the famous comedian must
have dropped his stick during one of his strolls and neglected
to pick it up again.“ (...)
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