The Lincoln Art Theatre was the Manhattan venue for the theatrical re-release of Charlie Chaplin’s greatest films in the early 1970’s. Chaplin’s films, such as “The Kid,” “City Lights,” “Modern Times,” and “The Great Dictator,” were very popular at the Lincoln Art. The interest generated by these film showings helped pave the way for Chaplin’s return to the United States in 1972, after many years of exile in Switzerland. Chaplin was honored in Hollywood with a special Academy Award, and here in Manhattan at Lincoln Center, but it was the Lincoln Art Theatre which honored Chaplin best by extensively showing his great films.
One question: Does anyone know what has happened to the bust of Lincoln prominently displayed in the Lincoln Art’s lobby?
The Lincoln Art Theatre was the Manhattan venue for the theatrical re-release of Charlie Chaplin’s greatest films in the early 1970’s. Chaplin’s films, such as “The Kid,” “City Lights,” “Modern Times,” and “The Great Dictator,” were very popular at the Lincoln Art. The interest generated by these film showings helped pave the way for Chaplin’s return to the United States in 1972, after many years of exile in Switzerland. Chaplin was honored in Hollywood with a special Academy Award, and here in Manhattan at Lincoln Center, but it was the Lincoln Art Theatre which honored Chaplin best by extensively showing his great films.
One question: Does anyone know what has happened to the bust of Lincoln prominently displayed in the Lincoln Art’s lobby?