El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-07-24
DOUG AND NARY
MAKE LONDON
SIT UP
They Are More Like Them
selves Than Public
Expected.
OTHER CELEBRITIES
TAKE BACK SEAT

7 oNDON. Eng July 24.-Mary and
Il Doug were more like Mary and
Doug than anybody expected.
That seems 10 be England's verdict
During their Whiriwind visit to Eng
land lot OF people ranked with the
gentleman OF poetic fame who went
20 scott and remained to pray.
Except when they escaped to the
country, 'llr. and Mrs. Fairbanks
fairly stumbled over reporters and
photographers at every turn, and they
were forced finally to move quickly
and secretly II they were to see any
OF the. England they had come to see.
During their visit Theda Bara, the
best known vamp, was among the
distinguished visitors. Her sister en-
gagged herself 70 an American CORE
spondeut following a Whirlwind
courtship- Even then. Theda managed
TO hit the Sunday papers oniy-that
is, with any real display OF type.
Col House Neglected.
Colonel House Eumshoed into town
and despite the fact that some ma
tionsl conventions back home made
his visit q deep and silent mystery,
the colonel managed only to land in
the newspapers TO the extent Of q
Few briefs on inside pages
There were a few more OF less no
table sportsmen from across the At
lantic among Us. such men as Tilden.
Johnstone- Hagen and the ike OF
course. they landed page one now and
then. but for the most part the sport
pages held them
But the worlds sweetheart" TO
quote the London press, and the man
who married her, and who has other
claims TO fame as Well-they stumbled
over reporters at every turn It was
that kind Of a reception They didn't
exactly 90 out Of their way 70 pre-
sure. but the tremendous Interest dis
played IN them wasn't the result OF
press agenting-
Both Mighty Popular.
Several more or less prominent-in-
England journalists went into the
presence" without the proper spirit
OF awe due TO the royalty Of movie
land. They admitted as much when
they cane away They wrote as much
when they told their stories OF their
Interviews. They didn't expect to find
Mary as pretty and sweet as they'd
seen her on the film, they admitted
And they didn't expect to find Doug
such an irrepressible regular fellow
Es he's painted by the camera men,
Then they saw and listened and
told the British public that the pair
were more like themselves than any
one could believe possible
Mary had a little Jam, was one
playful heading over the story OF the
mobbinst Of the famous visitor at the
theatrical garden party
Another English journalist told
how Doug sought quiet and seclu-
sion BY straddlinE the halustrade on
q balcony at the Ritz. And how the
pair OF them sought to escape recog-
milton at the horse show by wearing
the clothes they'd been photographed
IN the day before.
Irony Il Wasted.
There was an fronic note now and
then In the accounts OF the Piclrford
and Fairbanks visit. But these notes
were wasted The great general pub
lie was interested 10 the point OF
fighting It's way forward 70 see them Z
The women who fought for auto
graphs didn't care whether the Fair
banks family we're seeking a quiet
honeymoon by walking out into the
glare Of the spotlight They only
hoped that the film idols would keep [
4 up
as they could Then they escaped TO I
the quiet OF the country. Lord North ]
cliffe. Publisher and cabinet-maker. ]
first gave them safe haven Then the I
duke and duchess OF Sutherland
Dozens OF columns OF quotes from 4
Mary Pickford and Douglas Fair /
banks were printed during their short 4
visit. but the one that seemed to hit /
off thefr situation the best was voiced /
BY Fairbanks
rTeethsart." he said, but I didn't 1
know I was going on honeymoon 1
with the whole world"