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Harrison‘s Reports, New York, October 12, 1940.

London Closes Italian Restaurants (...) The Spaghetti House

on Old Compton Street in the famous Soho district

of London is a British restaurant and has put two signs

up to tell the British eating public so.

(...) Photo, Life, July 1940

& CALAMITOUS RAID – High-flying elusive Nazi

raiders slipped over London yesterday, dropped bombs

on crowded streets. This cable photo shows

stretcher bearers picking up dead and rescuing wounded

following surprise attack.

(...) Photo, Los Angeles Times, Oct. 9, 1940

& ACCORDING TO AN EDITORIAL (...)

      In a recent issue of HARRISON‘S REPORTS, I expressed

the belief that, if the profitable showing of Mr. Chaplin‘s

„The Great Dictator“ is now possible, it is owed solely to the

British Royal Air Force, which has prevented the

invasion of England. Had the invasion taken place, Mr. Chaplin

would never have been able to release it for exhibition.

In that issue, I suggested that Mr. Chaplin devote a certain

percentage of the receipts from the British Dominions‘

theatres to buy little luxuries for the members of the Royal

Air Force.

(...) Harrison‘s Reports, Nov. 2, 1940

„A fund with which to buy cigarettes“

Editorial content. „,The Great Dictator,‘ Charles Chaplin‘s

latest picture, is to open in this city the coming week.

      In May, no one would give even a cent for the whole

production; today, The Great Dictator is a valuable

piece of property. Such are the human affairs.

      If the picture is a valuable piece of property now,

Mr. Chaplin owes it to a few determined young

men – the Royal Air Force, whose number is so little, but

whose accomplishments are so great.     

      Mr. Chaplin should devote a large share of his profits

from the picture in the English market in create

a fund with which to buy cigarettes and other little luxuries

for those ,determined‘ young man.“

      The Great Dictator European premiere is Dec. 11, 1940

      in London at the Prince of Wales Theatre.

      Prince of Wales Theatre, Coventry Street, London.

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