Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Monday, December 19, 2011
Pantomime troupe, circa 1920
I believe this is british pantomime troupe 'Leon Dodd's Super Entertainers', circa 1915-1920. Female impersonator John Armstrong Ryles is behind the Chaplin look-alike's right shoulder.
Thursday, December 15, 2011
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Back on Monday, Nov 28th!
On a bit of a hiatus until after Thanksgiving, but we will return with new Charlies very soon! Thanks for visiting!
Thursday, November 3, 2011
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Thursday, October 13, 2011
The Littlest Chaplin...
A big congratulations to fellow Chaplin impersonator and well known magician Paul Rohmany! Thank you, Paul, for contributing this photo of your new son.
For more information on Paul, visit his website.
Monday, October 10, 2011
Friday, October 7, 2011
Actor John Mills, 1960
Noted actor of stage and screen, and father of Haley Mills. Onstage as Chaplin with daughter Juliet.
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Monday, October 3, 2011
Actor Paul Lewis, Orlando FL
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Arnold Goodwin publicity photo
From the Aukland Little Theater archive, 1920-1929. Actor Arnold F. Goodwin.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Monday, September 19, 2011
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Harry McCoy
'Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition' is a 1915 silent short comedy film, directed by Fatty Arbuckle and starring Arbuckle and Mabel Normand. There is a brief scene of a Chaplin impersonator (Harry McCoy) in the crowd.
Arbuckle and Normand followed the Keystone tradition of showing up at an actual event and using that as background for a largely improvised film. The event in this case was the Panama-California Exposition, held in Balboa Park in San Diego, California in 1915-1916.
You can view this fascinating footage on Youtube right here:
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Aliki Dictator, 1972
Greek film 'I Aliki diktator (Aliki Dictator)'.
'Young Aliki, after the death of her father, Mr. Nestoras, who was the general administrator of a theatrical company, takes the road to Athens with her sole companion Arapis, her dog. The orphaned girl, who successfully imitates Charlot (The little tramp), stays at the house of Mrs. Amalia. The latter already has five children and is expecting the sixth, getting by with great difficulty because her never-do-well husband is in and out of prison all the time. Aliki, in order to survive and help Mrs. Amalia, tries to find a job. She doesn't succeed, however, and so is forced to give performances on the street, impersonating Charlot from the film The Great Dictator. In the meantime, she meets a blind law student, Petros, who is heartlessly abandoned by his girlfriend, who didn't really love him. The death of her dog, Arapis, brings the two young people closer and an innocent love blooms between them.'
Written by Greek Film Archive
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
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