A Night in the Show

A Night in the Show
Theatrical poster to A Night in the Show
Directed by	Charlie Chaplin
Produced by	Jess Robbins
Written by	Charlie Chaplin
Starring	Charles Chaplin Charlotte Mineau Dee Lampton Edna Purviance Leo White
Cinematography	Harry Ensign
Edited by	Charlie Chaplin
Distributed by	Essanay Studios General Film Company Warner Bros. (re-release)
Release dates	November 20, 1915 1919 (re-release)
Running time	30 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent film English (original intertitles)

A Night in the Show

A Night in the Show was Charlie Chaplin's 12th film for Essanay. It was made at Majestic Studio in Los Angeles the fall of 1915. Chaplin played two roles: one as Mr. Pest and one as Mr. Rowdy. The film was created from Chaplin's stage work from a play called Mumming Birds (aka A Night at an English Music Hall in the USA) with the Karno Company from London. Chaplin performed this play during his U.S. tours with Fred Karno company and decided to bring some of this play to his film work. Edna Purviance played a minor role as a lady in the audience.

Synopsis

Mr. Pest tries several theatre seats before winding up in front in a fight with the conductor and, eventually, the entire cast of an evening variety show.

Cast

Charles Chaplin - Mr. Pest and Mr. Rowdy
Edna Purviance - Lady in the Stalls with Beads
Charlotte Mineau - Lady in the Stalls
Dee Lampton - Fat Boy
Leo White - Frenchman/Negro in Balcony
Wesley Ruggles - Second Man in Balcony Front Row
John Rand - Orchestra Conductor
James T. Kelley - Trombone Player and Singer
Paddy McGuire - Feather Duster/Clarinet Player
May White - Fat Lady and Snake Charmer
Phyllis Allen - Lady in Audience
Fred Goodwins - Gentleman in Audience
Charles Inslee - Tuba Player

External links

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Films directed by Charlie Chaplin

Keystone Studios (1914)	Twenty Minutes of Love Caught in the Rain A Busy Day Her Friend the Bandit Mabel's Married Life Laughing Gas The Face on the Bar Room Floor Recreation The Masquerader His New Profession The Rounders The Property Man The New Janitor Those Love Pangs Dough and Dynamite Gentlemen of Nerve His Musical Career His Trysting Place Getting Acquainted His Prehistoric Past

Essanay Studios (1915)	His New Job A Night Out The Champion In the Park A Jitney Elopement The Tramp By the Sea His Regeneration Work A Woman The Bank Shanghaied A Night in the Show A Burlesque on Carmen Police Triple Trouble

Mutual Film Corp (1916–17)	The Floorwalker The Fireman The Vagabond One A.M. The Count The Pawnshop Behind the Screen The Rink Easy Street The Cure The Immigrant The Adventurer

First National (1918–23)	A Dog's Life The Bond Shoulder Arms Sunnyside A Day's Pleasure The Professor The Kid The Idle Class Pay Day The Pilgrim

United Artists (1923–52)	A Woman of Paris The Gold Rush The Circus City Lights Modern Times The Great Dictator Monsieur Verdoux Limelight

Later productions	A King in New York A Countess from Hong Kong

See also	The Chaplin Revue The Freak

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