Editing Charlie Chaplin (section)

===Influences===
Chaplin believed his first influence to be his mother, who entertained him as a child by sitting at the window and mimicking passers-by: "it was through watching her that I learned not only how to express emotions with my hands and face, but also how to observe and study people."{{sfn|Robinson|p=18}} Chaplin's early years in music hall allowed him to see stage comedians at work; he also attended the Christmas pantomimes at [[Theatre Royal, Drury Lane|Drury Lane]], where he studied the art of clowning through performers like [[Dan Leno]].{{sfnm|1a1=Robinson|1pp=71–72|2a1=Chaplin|2pp=47–48|3a1=Weissman |3y=2009|3pp=82–83, 88}} Chaplin's years with the Fred Karno company had a formative effect on him as an actor and filmmaker. Simon Louvish writes that the company was his "training ground",{{sfn|Louvish|p=38}} and it was here that Chaplin learned to vary the pace of his comedy.{{sfn|Robinson|pp=86–87}} The concept of mixing pathos with slapstick was learnt from Karno,{{efn|[[Stan Laurel]], Chaplin's co-performer at the company, remembered that Karno's sketches regularly inserted "a bit of sentiment right in the middle of a funny music hall turn".{{sfn|Robinson|pp=86–87}}}} who also used elements of absurdity that became familiar in Chaplin's gags.{{sfn|Robinson|pp=86–87}}<ref>A round-table [http://www.nrk.no/skole/?page=search&mediaId=14092 Chaplin Interview] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160828075402/https://www.nrk.no/skole/?page=search&mediaId=14092 |date=28 August 2016 }} in 1952, first broadcast on BBC Radio on 15 October 1952. (In Norwegian)</ref> From the film industry, Chaplin drew upon the work of the French comedian [[Max Linder]], whose films he greatly admired.{{sfnm|1a1=Lynn|1pp=99–100|2a1=Brownlow|2p=22|3a1=Louvish|3p=122}} In developing the Tramp costume and persona, he was likely inspired by the American vaudeville scene, where tramp characters were common.{{sfn|Louvish|pp=48–49}}