Charlie Chaplin (1951)

Record Details:

Title:
Charlie Chaplin
Date:
1951
Publisher:
New York : Henry Schuman, Inc.
Volume:
Charlie Chaplin
Leaf #:
00036
Language:
English
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
{"Media History Digital Library","Richard Koszarski","Jeff Joseph"}
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
March 21, 2024
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I I I the Karno Company and tour of America As an apprentice in the Karno Company, Chaplin learned the traditional English pantomime together with sure-fire gags, comedy routines, and other time-honored devices. In Karno's acts all the forms and traditions of theatrical entertainment were preserved — acrobatics, juggling, tumbling, miming, broad slapstick, song, dance, and burlesque. The titles of some of the famous Karno music-hall skits give a clue to their type of comedy: "Hilarity," "Jail Birds," "Early Birds," "Mumming Birds" (called "A Night in an English Music Hall" in this country), "The New Woman's Club," "His Majesty's Guests," "A Tragedy of Errors," "The Dandy Thieves," "Home from Home," "The Thirsty First," "The Casuals," "Saturday to Monday." Their characters were drunks coming home, bicycle snatchers, poolroom sharks, punch-drunk boxers, music hall hams, magicians, and so on. English pantomime was famous for its rhythm even in knockabout action. The English clown was celebrated for his impassive style as well as his dexterity. It was a splendid training ground for Chaplin, and Karno took an interest in the little actor with the curly black hair and the sad eyes. Chaplin's first big part was in "The Football Match," in which he burlesqued a melodramatic villain. His costume was a slouch hat, a voluminous black cape in which