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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1629, 26 October 1916, Page 2 (Supplement)

, - OH, IF WE HAD CHARLIE CHAPLIN’S SALARY I C HARLIE CHAPLIN, according to reports will receive £167,000 for his antiqs during the coming year. Ten years ago Charles says he was making 35/- a week, or about £go a year. All he will need to make this additional money is : A Unpenriy moustache: A carve : A brok n pair of extra-sizel sho s: A tightfitting coat: A pair of baggy troussrs: A batlersd derby. Chaplin says he learnt his movie walk from an old man who used to stand in front of saloons in London and earn tips by holding the horses of cabmen who went in to get drinks. He always walked as if his feet werejore. he stl , ck an eyebrow on his upper lip, strutted across the room a lathe old cabman style, and as he passed in fron t of a larce mirror he knew his future was assured. Chaplin is now twenty-six years old. Were he to attempt to attend a movie show every night, it would take him about 18,356 years to spend a year's salary in seeing himself at 6d a show. He makes just about £SOO a day What would we do If we had that 'much money 7 ’Sh! There’s a customer looking ! „ i>ji have to kill you another time I”