1. Debuts with Fred Karno at the Coliseum

    · London Coliseum, London, England, United Kingdom

    Debuts with Fred Karno at the Coliseum
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    Chaplin's successful trial performance at the London Coliseum led Fred Karno to sign him, a decisive step toward international vaudeville work. Wikipedia dates the two-week trial to February 1908 but does not give the exact performance day.

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