Lot 104
Charles Chaplin created Charlot at the beginning of 1914 for a film called Mabels Strange Predicament (this one was released after the next one he made, called Kids Auto Races). Chaplin told how the character was born: I had no idea what makeup to put on. I did not like my getup as the press reporter. However, on the way to the wardrobe, I thought I would dress in baggy pants, big shoes, a cane, and a derby hat. I wanted everything a contradiction: the pants baggy, the coat tight; the hat small, and the shoes large. I was undecided whether to look old or young, but remembering Sennett had expected me to be a much older man, I added a small mustache, which, I reasoned, would add age without hiding my expression. I had no idea of the character. But the moment I was dressed, the clothes and the makeup made me feel the person he was. I began to know him, and by the time I walked on to the stage he was fully born. Charlot is a tramp that makes the audience laugh out loud and moves it at the same time. There is also a key point in his stories that is usually common in physical comedy or slapstick (the physical, gestural humor that silent films imposed), which is social criticism: both the powerful, embodied in rich people who despise their surroundings, and the agents of order who unjustly persecute the humble, are always ridiculed and beaten. And working-class audiences loved that. Chaplin says: An old man slips on a banana and falls slowly and stumbles and we dont laugh. But if it is done with a pompous, well-to-do gentleman who has exaggerated pride, then we laugh. Please ask specific questions on details, condition, and shipping prior to bidding, ALL ITEMS ARE SOLD AS IS, and the bidder will be responsible for payment. We box and ship what we can to keep costs low, and use USPS and UPS. Large items, extremely fragile, and high value items will be packed by UPS. Quotes available on request
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