Chaplin twelfth film for Essanay is based on Fred Karno’s music hall sketch “Mumming Birds” (known as “A Night In An English Music Hall” in the States) in which Chaplin played “The Inebriated Swell." In this film version, Chaplin plays two roles, the tipsy tuxedo-clad, Mr. Pest, and the drunken bum, Mr. Rowdy, who wreak havoc on a theater during a vaudeville performance.
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