Chaplin Invents Himself

de bene esse: literally, of well-being, morally acceptable but subject to future validation or exception

"I had no idea what makeup to put on. I did not like my getup as the press reporter. However, on the way to the wardrobe, I thought I would dress in baggy pants, big shoes, a cane, and a derby hat.

I added a small mustache, which, I reasoned, would add age without hiding my expression."

Charlie Chaplin Invents Himself

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Mack Sennett was away on location with Mabel Normand as well as the Ford Sterling Company, so there was hardly anyone left in the studio. Mr. Henry Lehrman, Keystone’s top director after Sennett, was to start a new picture