Chaplin's "e;Limelight"e; and the Music Hall Tradition
Charles Spencer Chaplin was a stage performer before he was a filmmaker, and it was in English music hall that he learned the rudiments of his art. The last film he made in the United States, Limelight, was a tribute to the music hall days of his youth. As a parallel to Chaplin''s past, the film was set in 1914, the year he left the stage for a Hollywood career.
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Charles Spencer Chaplin was a stage performer before he was a filmmaker, and it was in English music hall that he learned the rudiments of his art. The last film he made in the United States, Limelight, was a tribute to the music hall days of his youth. As a parallel to Chaplin''s past, the film was set in 1914, the year he left the stage for a Hollywood career.
This collection of essays exam...