"THE GOLD RUSH."

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18552, 30 November 1925, Page 7

"THE GOLD RUSH."

A DRAMATIC COMEDY. "The Gold Bush," Charlie Chaplin's newscreen feature coming next Friday to the Liberty Theatre, under a United Artists' Corporation release, is a symbolical autobiography by Chaplin himself. With that genius which is peculiarly his own, and against the background of old Klondike gold rush days of Chaplinesque conception, the greatest screen comedian has depicted with subtly tender and delicate masterstrokes the struggle of man's eternal hunt, for happiness, its heartbreaks and tears, and its laughter and joy. Charlie Chaplin of the derby,' cane, baggy trousers, funny moustache, and waddling walk, who has made the whole world laugh more than any other mere comedian that ever lived, has built in "The Gold Rush" a delightful structure of fun and laughter. On the tragedy and misery suffered by the pioneers who first journeyed to the icebound Alaska, and on the drama of the soul sufferings of the sourdough who braved mountains, ice, snow, and starvation and death in their mad rush for gold, Chaplin has built the funniest . and most hilarious comedy of his career. He has clad himself in the role of a hard-luck sourdough who chases rainbows of the soul and heart in the midst of a mob that chases one thing only—gold, and nothing but gold. Pathos and suffering are converted into comedy and laughter—there is a laugh in every one of the eight thousand or so feet of "The Gold Bush." Patrons should remember that a record booking is anticipated, therefore, in order to save disappointment, seats should be reserved well ahead. The box plans open tomorrow at The Bristol.