Happy Birthday, Charlie Chaplin!
Today, April 16th 2020, marks the 131st anniversary of Chaplin’s birth. We hope you are all safe and well.
Today, April 16th 2020, marks the 131st anniversary of Chaplin’s birth. We hope you are all safe and well.
We’ve uploaded a new video to our Youtube channel, TheChaplinFilms, with rare footage of bantamweight boxer Harry Mansell visiting Charlie Chaplin studios, circa 1919. Charles “Chuck” Riesner plays the referee. Don’t forget to subscribe to our channel to stay updated on new videos!
Every day, we’re publishing a new track or two from the Charlie Chaplin Film Music Anthology on Youtube. Subscribe to our Youtube channel here
We’ve just uploaded a new video to our Youtube channel - Chaplin scholar, Lisa Stein Haven, talks about “A Comedian Sees the World”.
• Find Haven’s annotated edition of “A Comedian Sees the World” on Amazon
• Find “A Comedian Sees the World” on the Chaplin Archives website
Orchestra I Pomeriggi Musicali in Milan, Italy presents the Charlie Chaplin Festival, featuring six Chaplin films with live orchestral accompaniment at Teatro Dal Verme from 16 February to 24 May 2020.
16 Feb - Modern Times conducted by Timothy Brock
15 Mar - The Gold Rush conducted by Helmut Imig
05 Apr - City Lights conducted by Frank Strobel
26 Apr - The Circus conducted by Adrian Prabava
24 May - A Dog’s Life conducted by Adrian Prabava
24 May - Shoulder Arms conducted by Adrian Prabava
Tickets available on Teatro Dal Verme’s website.
La Paternelle, a Swiss nonprofit mutual insurance company supporting orphans, has organized a children’s play for 125 years. This year, the children’s troupe will be performing a show based on Charlie Chaplin which will take place inside a circus tent set up for the occasion in Lausanne.
More information on La Paternelle’s website.
In December 2019 the Japan Arts Council National Theatre in Tokyo will stage a revival of the 1931 kabuki show KOMORI NO YASUSAN, written by Kimura Kinka in 1931 and based on Chaplin’s City Lights. The show has been revived and revised by Ono Hiroyuki in collaboration with Matsumoto Koshiro the 10th, who will perform in the show. Here are the first photographs of Matsumoto Koshiro the 10th in costume for the performance: