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Charles Chaplin Sr. born
Louis F. Gottschalk born
The composer was born in St. Louis, Missouri. Chaplin worked with Gottschalk on the scores for A WOMAN OF PARIS.
Hannah Harriet Pedlingham Hill born
Chaplin’s mother was born in Walworth, London. Known as Lily Harley on stage, Chaplin described her in his autobiography as “a mignonne in her late twenties, with fair complexion, violet-blue eyes and long light-brown hair that she could sit upon. … Though she was not an exceptional beauty, [my brother Syd and I] thought her divine-looking.”
Kate Hill born
Born in Walworth, London, Chaplin’s aunt was also a music hall performer by the name of Kitty Fairdale. Hannah wrote songs like “My Lady Friend” and “The Lady Judge” for her younger sister.
Carl Edouarde born
The longtime musical director at the Strand Theatre in New York was born in Cleveland, Ohio. Edouarde helped compile the score and conducted the premiere of THE KID in 1921.
Adolf Tandler born
Born in Vienna, the former director of the Los Angeles Symphony Orchestra conducted the LA premiere of A WOMAN OF PARIS at the new Criterion (formerly the Kinema) Theatre—completely from memory.
Frederick Stahlberg born
Born in Ketzin, Germany, Stahlberg emigrated to the US at age 22 as the protégé of Victor Herbert, who appointed him the first violinist of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Stahlberg later adapted Louis F. Gottshalk’s revised A WOMAN OF PARIS compilation score for print.
Arthur Kay born
Kay had studied composition with Max Bruch and orchestrations with Engelbert Humperdinck at the Royal Conservatory in his hometown of Berlin. He was part of Victor Herbert’s musical staff for 12 years before becoming Musical-Director-General of the Grauman Theatres. Also a composer for silent films, Kay helped Chaplin compile the score for THE CIRCUS and conducted its Los Angeles premiere.
Wedding Bells
Charles Chaplin, Sr., and Hannah Hill marry.
Gus Kahn born
Born in Koblenz, Germany, the popular Tin Pan Alley lyricist (“On the Sunny Side of the Street,” “Yesterdays,” “Ain’t We Got Fun,” “My Buddy,” “I’ll See You In My Dreams,” “It Had To Be You”) copyrighted a lyric in 1925 titled “I Like That Little One” to a melody composed by Chaplin and bandleader Abe Lyman. Though Chaplin didn’t use the lyric, he released a song with the same melody—“Sing a Song.”
