While Charlie was on a tour as a theatrical actor in the Northern provinces of England, his brother, Sydney, lived in London and worked as a bartender. In the described life phase, the two brothers always lived in two different places.

In his autobiography, Charlie Chaplin described a situation that made this insight obvious. This holds for siblings as well who usually spend their whole childhood and adolescence together but once they grow up, it is solely up to them whether they organize themselves in a way that keeps their mutual attachment alive or not. When it comes to friendships, a common past marked by meaningful interaction does not necessarily lead to a similar present and future. But Mother always stood outside her environment and kept an alert ear on the way we talked, correcting our grammar and making us feel that we were distinguished.” p. “Living as we did in the lower strata, it was very easy to fall into the habit of not caring about our diction. It is remarkable that despite their economic poverty, their mother insisted on keeping the richness of their language probably because she was an actress herself. Consequently, she lost her job as a theater actress and their income fell off dramatically as from that moment on, she earned their living through dress-making for church members They moved from a three-room apartment to a two- and then one-room apartment and occasionally, they even lived in the workhouse. In fact, this was the first evening when Charlie Chaplin stood on the theater stage to distract the annoyed audience, and it was his mother’s last as her voice cracked and transformed into a whisper. Scarce Exhibitors' Campaign book only issued to.At the age of five years, his mom’s voice disappeared and she never regained it.

Charlie Chaplin The Great Dictator USA campaign/ exhibitors’ book for 1958 re-release £125.00 10 pages including covers - Approx 28cm x 43cm.

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