Broadway All Agog! Wichita Beauty May Become Charlie Chaplin's Leading Lady

This noteworthy article, "Broadway All Agog! Wichita Beauty May Become Charlie Chaplin's Leading Lady," appeared on the front page of the Wichita Daily Eagle 98 years ago today --  on October 15, 1925. It is a reprint of an article which appeared in the New York Daily Mirror the day before. I don't think I have ever seen it before.

Years ago, when I went to New York City to research Louise Brooks, I made a point of scouring every New York newspaper, especially those which were printed in 1924 and 1925. New York then had seven, English-language daily newspapers, as well as a handful of other non-English language papers. I was in search of articles and reviews relating to Brooks appearance in the George White Scandals and Ziegfeld Follies, as well as other mentions of the actress not related to those stage shows. I recall the Daily Mirror, a tabloid, was difficult to get at, as a complete run of it has not survived. Thankfully, this particular article has come down through time by having been syndicated to and reprinted in another newspaper with a particular interest.

Almost a couple of months later, the Wichita Daily Eagle ran another article about Louise Brooks. With so much water then under the bridge, and having realized the fallout her brief dalliance with Chaplin had caused, the young actress distanced herself from "that Chaplin person." Years later, both parties spoke positively of one another.

 

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