The Washington times., 1915-12-24
PHOTOPLAYS AND
PHOTOPLAYERS
Donkeys the Finest
Animals For Pets
the Opinion Of
Miss Gonzales
By GARDNER MACK.

Photoplay actors and actresses de-
velop peculiar ideas as to pets. They
mostly run TO dogs. Large dogs,
like that OF Dorothy Gish; small
dogs, like the little one Mary Pick
ford uses. or ugly dogs. like the
ones kathly.. williams lavishcs her
affections on, are common sights in
pictures of these actresses. Miss
Williams also has few lions and
icopards as pets, and Lillian Gish
believes Persian cats are the finest
things to have around the house.
ono actress Is reported TO have
adopted an orphan snake, and still
another is supposed to spend all her
spare change in paying for damages
done in the neighborhood by her
monkey.
1t has been left to Myrtle Gonzalez.
tho former Vitagraph star. who is
now with the Universal forces and
doing rather big things in big
way for the Universal Company.
to combine the desire for a pet
with something practiCal-cven il not
handsome. Miss Gonzalez has two
donkeys that she has adopted into
her family
She insists that donkevs are the
most affectionate oC animals. and
that they arc capable of becoming
the most faithful friends ir one will
only try to gain their affections. \
donkey's heart, she declares. is
larger than that of any animal ex-
tant-even larger than an elephant
and a donkey will not only be
friend. but protector and COM
psnion. Practically all of Miss Con
zalcz's leisure time is now bcins
spent in company with her donkeys
She can ride either Of them. although
they Will permit no one else to
ride them
ITS great exercise these animals
SlNc me. said Miss Gonzalez the
other day. and when an ridinc
one, the other trails behind. waiting
for me 10 dismount and take =: ride
with it."
Miss Gonzalez is training with two
mules with view to having them
"eaceahly participate in lrot!on
picture, not as some have alleged.
to protect her from kidnapping and
robbery. For Miss Gonzalez had =
terrifying experience with two hold
UP men in Los Angeles on the night
of September %.
Rita Jolivet, the young actress
who was one of the passengers on
the lll-fatcd Lusitania and who was
talking with Charles Frohman when
the great steamer was torpodoed,
is due TO arrive in England today so
that she can spend Christmas with
her family. She declares she Is \
living. breathing example of the AL
lied powers. part French and par.
English. She has a brother in the
English army and another in the
French army, and home in each
country. 1t has been the custom for
all the mem%-rs of the family t."
meet either in Paris or London Tor
Christmas every year. This year they
will meet in London. and the two
brothers in the army have secured
leave to attend the gathering.
"YOu see" explained Miss Jolivet
"half of us were born in one coun-
try and half in the other. We are
really bi-linSual and we still pass
half tho year in London and half in
Deppe. Tho brother who was born
in France was called to the Colors
Mt once. and tho one born in England
volunteered just as promptly. Ono
has been wounded. but has returned
20 the front. am hoping that II"
may soon have leave and that is why
7 am going home. Our little circle
has shrunk considerably and 7 do
not want my place to hc cmpty for
Christmas. What conversation w"
shall have II both brothers got l"aN"
togotheg"" ,