Entertainment in the 1920's
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There were many entertainers during the 1920's. Charlie Chaplin is known as one of the best comedians ever. He did many silent movies that made everyone get a good laugh. Harry Houdini on the other hand amazed everyone with his spell binding tricks and stunts. Read more about them below.
Charlie Chaplin
One of Chaplin's famous movie Another success in his role as Hitler The Hobo was his most famous character
Charlie Chaplin was a great Comedian/ Actor. He pleased audiences world wide and performed excellently in the 1920’s as well. As a child he played small roles on stage and was appreciated sufficiently. During 1912, Chaplin came to the America where he was noticed by Mack Sennett, head of the Keystone Studios, and signed a contract with them.
Chaplin went into many other studios, but Keystone studios was his was his break as an actor. The public loved him as a comedian and an actor. He had many fans and audiences. His nickname was the little tramp. Some of his movies were “The Immigrant,” “Easy Street,” “The Kid” (the picture in the upper right corner) and “The Birth of a Nation.” These comedies are still accepted as the best ever created.
Charlie Chaplin was given many awards and even Oscars. He was written about in many magazines, one such is the “Modern Times.” He continued his career into the sound era as well, when he starred in “A King in New York” and “Limelight.” He is still known as the best comedian ever.
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Harry Houdini
Houdini was a master escape artists. He thrilled his audiences with his impossible escapes!
Harry Houdini is known today as a famous magician of the 1920’s. He performed many amazing magic tricks that left many people amazed. In 1922, Harry Houdini formed his own production company called the Houdini Picture Corporation. He also started to write a book called, "The Man from Beyond". He went on a vacation with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. He met with Lady Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's wife, who said that she channeled automatic-writing from his mother. He didn't believe her and so their friendship ended.
In 1924, Harry Houdini met Mina Crandon, also known as "Margery". He was convinced that she was a fake and tried to let people know. In 1925, he challenged Margery to appear with him at Boston’s Symphony Hall. She said no to his offer and he doesn’t get a chance to reveal that she was a fake, but the "Scientific American", a magazine, voted to not give Margery a prize for her performances. Harry Houdini died on Halloween in 1926 because he had been hit in the stomach a few days earlier.
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