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Educational Screen, Chicago, Ill., March 1924.
„Hollywood“ McCosker, who gives the radio audience reviews
and gossip of the screen each week from WOR –
Alfred J. McCosker Photo by International Newsreel
(...) Motion Picture News, March 1, 1924, detail
& Brunswick For Dancing With You,
Dear, In Bombay – Fox Trot, Charlie Chaplin, Guest Conductor
With Abe Lyman‘s California Orchestra, 1925
& Brunswick For Dancing Sing A Song – Fox Trot – Cante Ud.
– Charlie Chaplin – Charlie Chaplin, Guest
Conductor With Abe Lyman‘s California Orchestra, 1925
& The Listeners‘ Point of View (...)
(...) Cover by Henry J. Peck,
Radio Broadcast, Garden City, N. Y., Nov. 1924
& May Murray in Jazzmania
(...) Motion Picture News, April 28, 1923
& Irvin Berlin, Mr. Jazz Himself,
score, 1917
& Paul Whitman And His Band In King of Jazz
(...) Film Daily, May 12, 1920
& SHOWING that comedy „gags“ can be worked
over the radio, (as well as on the screen. Alfred J. McCocker,
who recently wrote an article for the NEWS on this
subject, tells an amusing anecdote regarding Chaplin‘s
wireless „appearance“, according to the New York
American. The incident is as follows: When Chaplin was in New
York for the opening of A Woman of Paris,
he broadcasted from WOR, the Newark, N. J., station.
A complete jazz orchestra was assembled
for the stunt, and Chaplin began: „You know only one
of my abilities – a mediocre one – my screen
acting. But did you now that I also play beautifully
every instrument in the orchestra?“ Then, one
by one, the various members of the orchestra performed
on their assorted instruments, while the hearers
presumably listened in astonishment at the comedian‘s
versatility. Then Chaplin added: „Now I‘ll play them
all at once!“ and the orchestra went into the latest dance tune.
There is no way of telling, but it seems likely that there
were was more simultaneous laughter at this point than had
ever occurred at any one time when Mr. Chaplin was
performing in his more familiar medium.
(...) Motion Picture News, March 29, 1924
& Chaplin‘s radio work was typical. He went on the air
and told the fans that they knew of only one of his
abilities, ,a mediocre one, my screen acting.‘ ,Do you know,‘
he continued, ,I play beautifully every instrument
of a jazz orchestra?‘
It had been previously arranged to have a complete
jazz aggregation in the studio and one by one these artists
did their stuff. Chaplin meanwhile with short comments
spoken into the microphone put over the impression that it was
he who was playing the various musical instruments.
He appeared to be greatly enthused as the radio act was
closing and he burst forth with, ,By Golly, I‘ll play
them all at once.‘ Then followed a selection by the orchestra
and Chaplin tucked in a closing word to the effect
that ,it was all in fun.‘ This went over big and in addition
to bringing him advance publicity and a big mail was
also the occasion for the metropolitan dailies and photo news
services sending cameramen for pictures which later
were widely printed.
(...) Motion Pictures and the Radio By Alfred J. McCosker,
Motion Picture News, March 1, 1924.
More about WOR see Radio Digest, Oct. 27, 1923.
„Will probably go to Alaska“
Editorial content. „REPORTS FROM THE CHAPLIN STUDIO
say that the comedy which Charlie is busy on will be
his greatest yet. The story as outlined will afford Chaplin his
first real opportunity for dramatic expression. Of course
it will be a rapid-fire comedy, a burlesque of the mining camps
of the early gold strike in Alaska, with Charlie in his
famous comedy character of old. Chaplin will probably
go to Alaska for the correct atmosphere.“
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