Word: chaplins
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Henry Chaplin, 82, Viscount, typical English squire, personal friend of Edward VII, former Cabinet Minister, for 48 years a member of the House of Commons, died at London...
...Cecilia Paget. One day, as they were on a shopping tour, she walked out of the door, slipped into a cab that the Marquis of Hastings had ready, drove directly to church, married the Marquis. About three years later, at the Derby of 1867, Hastings' horse was favorite. Chaplin's horse, Hermit, broke a blood vessel about a month before the race and went to the stake at odds of: 100 to 1. Just before the race Chaplin took every bet that was, offered. The race was run in a snow-storm and Hermit won, netting his master...
MERTON OF THE MOVIES? "How To Be a Successful Movie Star," keenly and amusingly satirized, in the person of Merton Gill who learned the technique of Valentino by correspondence and became a new Charlie Chaplin against his will...
Alexander Woollcott: " Barton . . . you should mention him in the great company of Nijinski and Charles Chaplin...
Everyone can profit by President Hopkins's "movie" prescriptions. Apparently, there are nothing but comedies; Harold Lloyd for "high" comedy--Ben Turpin for "low" comedy, and Charlie Chaplin for general "brilliance". One can see that nothing was omitted which could help produce "more cultured minds". From Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, the shameless man, came an invitation to call and talk the matter over in person. Chancellor Brown of New York University offered the assistance of an English instructor; as yet, nothing has been heard from President Lowell...