The Washington times., 1921-09-10
COMEDIAN
IsGREETED.
LIKE KING
aid of Dozen Policemen Neces-
sary to Rescue Charlie From
Admiring Throngs.

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LONDON. Sept. 1o.-A welcome
Exceeding anything ever given to
royalty was accorded Charlie Chap
lin, the famous American screen
comedian, when he arrived in Lon
don today from New York.
The screen star wept at the. cor
did, Of the tremendous ovation
@and finally had to be rescued from
the immense crowd by a detach-
ment Of police.
Amazed at Ovation.
Despite the large force Of police tho
crowd broke through the barriers
7 when Chaplain arrived at Waterloo
Thousands of men. women. and child
rem surged forward, attempting to en-
the hand. There were shouts Of
Hello. Charlie" and Don't throw any
pies" +. ..-.. ...I
Charlie was amazed, although he
had received an ovation at Cherbours
when the liner olympic touched that
port, which gave him q foretaste Of
what to expect In England-his native
land.
Charlie stood In the door Of the rail-
way car and smiled at his English ad-
imirers as they surged around him
with shouts and cries Of adulation.
Then his emotion overcame him ana
he wept. ".,
Rescued BY Police.
Eventually Q dozen policemen res.
cued the comedian from O crush
which rivaled anything ever seen
upon the screen. The policemen
! picked UP the diminutive comedian
| and bore him upon their shoulders
! through the crowd while the noise re.
doubled and Charlie waved his hat.
4 Charlie was finally placed in a
waiting limousine and was driven to
ithe Ritz Hotel between lanes Of
"It was the greatest thing I ever
saw" said Charlie. nopping his face
at the hotel.
The comedian win be entertained
by many fashionable families during
his stay.
Army Of Journalists. E
Chaplin's arrival was heraided BY q
special corps Of Newspaper correspon.
dents who went to Cherbourg to greet
him. They took the comedian by sur
prise. Instead Of finding q man full
OF antics and brimming with quips and
Jokes. they found q serious and con-
tempiative person.
After my stay in London I am
going to Russia" Chaplin told the
correspondent OF the Daily Express.
''You probably wonder why wish to
90 to Russia Of all countries. will
tell you. I am immensely interested
in that country. and the efforts OF the
Russians toward social reconstructton
after the chaos they have been
Asked especially as to his visit to
London Chaplin said:
"I don't want to be stared ut like q
freak. I Just want to be able to walk
the streets Of London like any other
citizen"
The interviews given by Chaplin at
Cherbourg were all played up" with
pictures.
Greeted By Mayor.
When Charlie disembarked from the
Olympic at Southampton he encounter
ed another demonstration, this one
having an official tinge. The mayor
Of Southampton and q delegation from
the municipal council met the screen
star at the White Star pier.
The mayor made q speech OF vel
come. addressing Chaplin as the king
ok nih tH'
Charlie must have felt right at home
as he began to reply. for a dozen
moving picture operators trained their
machines upon him and ground out
yard after yard Of film.
"I came to England to escape from
myself" said Chaplin. seriously. That
is impossible in the United States. I
want more or less seclusion."
Accustomed to Rain.
It was raining. and Chaplain re-
kerred to the weather. saying:
or have been away more than nine
years and am not surprised to find
Il raining when get back"
Some one asked the comedian II he
was going to leave his famous shoes
the turned.up ones:-to the British
Museum
NO" replied Charlie, reflectively.
s'I am going to leave them to q friend
OF mine in my will"