Two disruptive theater patrons, the wealthy drunk Mr. Pest (played by Charlie Chaplin) and the rowdy working-class Mr. Rowdy (also played by Chaplin), attend a live vaudeville theater production. Their constant antics, seat-hopping, and physical altercations quickly overshadow the acts on stage and plunge the entire theater into absolutely hilarious chaos.
November 20, 1915
The Essanay Film Manufacturing Company
11 people
Charlie Chaplin
Mr. Pest / Mr. Rowdy
Acting
Edna Purviance
Lady in the Stalls with Beads
Acting
Charlotte Mineau
Lady in the Stalls
Acting
Dee Lampton
Fat Boy
Acting
Leo White
Frenchman / Negro in Balcony
Acting
Wesley Ruggles
Second Man in Balcony Front Row
Directing
John Rand
Orchestra Conductor
Acting
James T. Kelley
Trombone Player and Singer
Acting
Paddy McGuire
Feather Duster / Clarinet Player
Acting
Lloyd Bacon
Man in Balcony
Directing
Bud Jamison
Man in Balcony
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