The sun., 1916-02-28
CHAPLIN SIGNS TO ACT
FOR $4,000 A WEEK
Bonus of Is Given to the Film Comedian Before
He Places Name to Contract With the Mutual
Corporation-Soon to Go West.

hereby intimating that mere money
doesn't mean THAT TO Mr.. Chaplin.
tCUT IN HERE: Charles signs the
Papers")
"'Sign here and here and here.
brother explained Sidney Chaplin. in
diCating the neat and beckoning dotted
lines on the last page of the ponderous
10000 word contract evolved by the
Mutuars astonishingly industrious legal
department Amid an impressive 81
lence. broken only by the clicking of the
motion picture camera. the faint buzzing
of a battery of arc lamps. grooming like
the wings Of some poor butterfly i'm
prisoned under glass on tho first fair
day of spring. and the deeply bated
breathing Of the tense group gathered
about. MIR. Chaplin wrote his name out.
''The deed WAS done.
Take IL, brother. take IL" cried
Charles Chaplin to Sidney. passing the
bonus check on gingerly after looking
II over critically. Take II away from
me, Sidney---my eyes hurt II gives
me such a headache. such a sickness!
Comedians Life Insured.
There is much more to Director OF
Publicity Ramsaye's typewriter reel.
such. for instance. as the fact that
President Freuler has insured Charlie
Mr.. Chaplin's life for s250.000; that the
new Mutual Chaplins will be produced
in studios now being built in Los An
geles. where Mr.. Chaplin will begin to
pack his dinner pail by March 20 at the
latest. and that one two part comedy
will he released each month.
Details of what Mr.. Chaplin did after
signing The Papers are lacking. II was
rumorcd around town. however. that af-
ter spillng the rest of the ink in the
bottle over President Freuler's head he
turned two somersaults over the desk
skidded to the door on his right ear
fell down all the flights OF steps to the
street. paused in the lobby of the build
ing only long enough to turn the faucet
to which a roll of fire hose was attached
and then after Kicking a policeman in
the middle of the block the great artist
ran over Twenty-third street. turned into
broadway on one foot that skidded and
! then ran UP broadway to his apartments
at the Astor with four of the funniest
cops in town chasing him
IL the light holds good to-day il is said
| that the publicity reel Charles Chaplin
signing The Papers" will be- finished on
with ON" of two contemplated situations
! Mr.. Chaplin to-day may complete ;hc
=
/ ing through Fifty-fourth street. whore
/ he Will pause IN front OF the home Of
John II. Rockefeller and smile "a, the
! front door iudulgently and then turn
about and face the house OF John d., Jr..
across the street and laugh right out
! loud
On the other hand he may call taxi
| IN IongaCre Square aud direct the
chauffeur to drive him to 1902 Spring
| Garden street. Philadelphia There he
may climb out Of the machine AT the
| foot of the steps leading up to the
! United States Mint. pose rigidly with
eyes toward the mint, and as the las.
Of the reel begins to fade from view he
/ may place his right thuNb IN jux,aposi-
] tion TO his nose. four fingers spread wide
/ and all his mobile features registering
scorn. Then he may go TO the Girard
| Trust Company and have himself locked
up in the valuts for safe keeping and
turn in for the night.
End Of n Round Of Fun.
! With the signing OF the Mutual con-
| tract Saturday night the series of social
I fuuctiOps in Mr. t'buplip's hn,nr u.y,i,b