Chaplin drank real booze on stage as Inebriate
This 1911 article also reveals a "peculiar incident" with a "Miss Someone" in London, and that Charlie was hailed as the clog dancer of England.Winnipeg Tribune, September 8th, 1911 (click to enlarge)A...
View ArticleChaplin with Nikita Balieff's "La Chauve-Souris," Los Angeles, 1928
Balieff, far right and with Chaplin below, was the creator and director of La Chauve-Souris ("bat" in French), an offshoot of the Moscow Art Theater. The show consisted of songs, dances, and sketches,...
View ArticleThe Chaplins arrive at Cherbourg en route to London, September 1952
L-R: Geraldine, Josephine, CC, Victoria, Michael, and Oona
View ArticleChaplin entertains Pavlova
On the evening of January 26th, 1922, Chaplin attended the opening of Anna Pavlova's (or Pavlowa's) Ballet Russe at the Philharmonic Auditorium in Los Angeles. He was accompanied by his date and femme...
View ArticleThe brothers arrive at the Excelsior Hotel in Rome, March 1932
See sound footage from this occasion here (Charlie talks directly to the camera, and do we hear Sydney's voice as well?)May Reeves is standing at far left (in a hat and fur coat, looking down). This...
View ArticleHappy birthday, Sophia (September 20th, 1934)
"Working with Chaplin was an unforgettable experience. He was a meticulous filmmaker, fussing over even the smallest details. He could spend hours on just one scene, suggesting intonations, gestures,...
View ArticlePortrait by Pach Bros., NYC, 1921
In connection with my Anna Pavlova post from last week, this photo was presented to ballerina Joan Van Wart, who toured with Pavlova's company, during their visit to the Chaplin Studio in January...
View ArticleSome "snapshots" from 1916 by Fred Goodwins
Photoplay, March 1918"Alfred" Austin = Albert Austin. Goodwins worked as an actor and press agent for Chaplin.
View ArticleTHE IDLE CLASS, released September 25th, 1921
"An absent-minded husband"In his autobiography, Chaplin mentions having a "slight accident" with the blowtorch in this scene. "The heat of it went through my asbestos pants, so we added another layer...
View ArticleEdna makes her debut as a star at the Los Angeles premiere of A WOMAN OF...
Crowds gather outside the Criterion for the premiere of A Woman Of Paris The premiere was the first attraction at the brand-new Criterion Theater (formerly the Kinema Theater) in Los Angeles. Chaplin...
View ArticleA fire destroys the set of The Circus, September 28th, 1926
The studio production report for September 28th read: "Were shooting scenes in entrance to dressing rooms on enclosed stage. Fire broke out and whole interior of stage was burned--burning sets, props,...
View Article#OTD in 1915
Corpus Christi Caller, September 30th, 1915 (Jess Willard was the heavyweight champion in 1915.)
View ArticleMaking headlines with Peggy Hopkins Joyce
In the late summer of 1922, director Marshall Neilan introduced Chaplin to the notorious Peggy, who had the term "gold digger" coined in her honor because she had married and divorced several...
View ArticleTHE PAWNSHOP, released October 2nd, 1916
This film marked Henry Bergman's debut with Chaplin--an associationthat would last for the next 30 years. There is a suspenseful moment when Chaplin teeters back and forth on a 10-foot ladder, and then...
View ArticleWith Arthur Letts (far left) and the Earl of Dunmore, 1918
More about the Earl's visit here.
View ArticleA few candid photos
With Leonard Bernstein, 1967At the Chaplin Studios, c.1921With journalist Margaret Buell Wilder, 1944With Edna, c.1917London, 1958
View ArticleAt a premiere with George K. Arthur and Anita Murray, 1929
I believe Anita was a niece of William Randolph Hearst.
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