The Washington times., 1915-12-24
PHOTOPLAYS AND
PHOTOPLAYERS
nv
DonkevS 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 Kathlyu Williams lavishes her
affections on, are common sights in
pictures of these actresses. Miss
Williams also has a few lions and
leopards as pets, and Lillian Glsh
believes Persian cats are the finest
things to have around the house.
One 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.
the former Vitagraph star, who is
now with the Universal forces and
doing rather big things In a big
way for the Universal Company,
to combine the desire for a pet
with something practiCal-even II not
handsome. Miss Gonzalez has two
donkeys that she has adopted into
her family.
She insists that donkeys are the
most affectionate OF animals. and
that they are Capable of becoming
the most faithful friends if 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 a
friend, but a protector and n COM
panion. Practically all OF Miss Con
znlcz's leisure time is now bcing
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
Stve me" said Miss Gonzalez the
other day. and when I am riding
one, the other trails behind waiting
Tor me TO dismount and take :! ride
with it."
Miss Gonzalez is training with two
mules with a view to having them
peaceably participate I'm a motion
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 1ll-fated Lusitania. and who was
talking with Charles Frohman when
the great steamer was torpedoed,
is due to arrive in England today so
that she can spend Christmas with
her family. She declares she Is a
living. breathing example of the al
lied powers. part French and part
English. She has a brother in the
English army and another in the
French army, and n home in each
country. 1t has been the custom for
all the memNGrs of the family to
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-lingual, and we still pass
half the year in London and half in
Dieppe The brother who was born
in France was called to the colors
at once, and the one born in England
volunteered just as promptly. One
has been wounded. but has returned
20 the front 7 am hoping that he
may soon have leave and that Is why
am going home. Our little circle
has shrunk considerably and I do
not want my place to he empty for
Christmas. What conversation We
shall have II both brothers get leave
togetheT!" =,