charlie chaplin broke into show business at age five be－cause his mother， a music－hall performer， lost her voice duringthe performance and had to leave the stage，and charile went onand sang a well-known song.halfway through the song a showerof money poured onto the stage.charlie stopped singing and toldthe audience he would pick up the money first and then finish thesong.the audience laughed.this was the first of millions oflaughs in charlie chaplin's fabulous career .
in the 1920s and 1930s，charlie chaplin was probably themost celebrated man in the world.on a visit to his nativelondon， the motion－picture comedian received，73，000lettersin just two days.几百万次笑声中的第一次
查理·卓别林5岁时偶然开始了他的表演生涯。他的母亲是音乐厅演员，一次演出中失了声，不得不离开舞台。查理上台唱了一首名曲。歌唱到一半，雨点般的钱就扔到了台上。查理停下来，对观众说，他先要拣一下钱，然后再把歌唱完。观众笑了。这是卓别林神话般生涯中赢得的几百万次笑声中的一次。
在20世纪20年代至30年代，查理·卓别林大概是世界上最有名的人。有一次这位电影喜剧明星访问故乡伦敦，在两天之内就收到73，000封信。