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The New York herald., 1921-09-11

'Follies. Fannie Brice is a wonder as
comedian when she says, I'm feelin' terri
ble tank God; that's gem. But the rest
OF the production didn't move me. Even
the pretty girls didn't stir me, and usually
when | see them on the stage it puts me in
quite romantic futter. | say to myself,
You might meet one Of them and marry
her. There, that girl on the end-maybe
she'll be your wife. Who knows?
Every time | sit down in front at q
musical comedy I'm a potential husband.
II excites me tremendously. and | like 1t.
Eut at the 'Follies' I was struck with an
impression of straining for effect. ! was
oppressed, as l often am, with a sense of
the futility of human effort. That ovation
given to Mary and Douglas the other nsght
at the theatre was immense--but at bottom
IL amounted to nothing! When you come
The New York herald., 1921-09-11

right down to 1t nothing in the world
really means anything.
when | go to the theatre, so often
say to myself, Look at all this noise and
hustle going on inside here, while outside
real things are happening! Isn't it terri
BILE? Look at that man there. striving so
hard to please. He thinks he is important.
Isn't human nature fruitless and depress-
ing?'
my mouth is drawn further and further
down. | grow dismal and despairing. |
realize what perfectly good time I'm hav-
ing with my emotions. Then I'm happy"
And the comedian laughed
"Of course he went on, the reaction
from such moods is pronounced. and be
come quite gay. But | am always inn
pressed with the fact that you can call
nothing in life truly great The best pic
The New York herald., 1921-09-11

WHAT is the purpose of existence? don't know.
accept il as Il ia. It's enough here
What does IL matter what comes tomorrow?
I'm satisfied with the world l find IL.
There things in il I'D like to change mean
political and conditions. When such misery
that the East Side IL emotions, but It
doesn't make m sentimental.
used TO play my violin great deal, but do not
I've composed my music I'm ashamed confess Were
they bright, tunes7 Not at alvery sentimental ball
lads, almost wecpy.
OF it's impossible maintain the quality OF in
spiraon all through You cant really act except
possible.
Every time ! sit down in front Of musical comedy am
potential husband. Usually when the pretty girls
on the stage IL puts in quite . romantic huttcr
Nothing in life 10 lasting important If God were to
The New York herald., 1921-09-11
Other Side of Chaplin
Revealed in His Own Word

All this came out in a talk in his suite
at the hotel the other day in which he IL
Illuminated for virtually the first time the
serious side Of his nature, and all but
psychoanalyzed himself. AS he talked
readily and pungently. he drank copious
draughts OF hot water with pinch of salt.
for he has suffered from indigestion and
neuritis OF late. lie curled about the
earthenware pots holding this stimulating
beverage on the table exactly like kit
ten around saucer of milk. and drank
with his left hand--though he gestured
mainly with his right.
Those hands OF his hardly seem in the
flesh to have the delicacy and dexterity
they possess on the films, until he moves
them in a deft gesture. and then the in
stinctive grace shows. AS he talks lie
clasps them around his knee, or digs them
In his trousers or vest pockets, or thumbs
them under his armpits and on the rare
occasions when he is at loss for word.
he waves the right hand slowly in circle
to one side. His favorite motion would
seem to be to consist OF brushing the
curly locks back from his forehead, or
rumpling the gray hair in back. For al
ready though he is only 32. the SHOWS of
time are creeping through his dark hair.
Meanwhile, his legs are behaving in an
interesting and eccentric fashion, quite
The New York herald., 1921-09-11
OUTSTANDING FEATURES IN THE CHAPLIN INTERVIEW,

along pick up the Statue of Liberty the world
would really 60 right on If nothing had happened
Few intelligent persons write fan letters And the letters
do look a them, do anything Those who
feel in the indispensable.
hope o meet H. C. Wells, Bernard Shaw-all the big
Of that Referrng to his trip abroad What
places shall visit in Londen? Oh just spots. shall
take Dickcnsisn prow But to the Remington
Road; that's where l lived a boy.
express freely Most Of life I've been
suppressed. Whenever l who dared express
conventional ideasideas thought held only by
self thought he a
thing that do appreciate about is that
enables to do as please and think as please
That's largely the why don't much about read
ing Udon be feered by other persons thoughts
like history Bit, also rather enjoy modern biogra
that close human personalities The
biography OF Oscar Wilde fascinated me.
The New York herald., 1921-09-11
Has Dropped the Violin,
But Composed Own Music

II don't go to concerts and that sort of
thing. used to play my violin great
deal up to couple of years ago. but since
then I've hardly touched it. | seem to
have lost interest in such things. Yes, I've
composed my own music, I'm ashamed to
confess Were they bright, gay tunes?
Not at all-very sentimental ballads. Al
most weepy. Some time ago / used to
think 1t would be fine to be the leader OF
an orchestra The grace as he waved his
baton attracted me, the sense of command.
felt that way when conducted the Hip
podrome orchestra. But somehow | don't
seem to care so much about 1t any more.
Usually. I'm hard put to IL till set to
work and amuse myself. | hate to think
The New York herald., 1921-09-11
Would Hate Perfect Picture,
Fearing 1t Machine Made

but | don't want perfection of detail
in the acting. I'd hate picture that was
perfect-it would seem machine made.
l want the human touch, so that you love
the picture for its imperfections."
1t may be guessed from all this that
Chaplin is something of an epicure of
emotions, connoisseur of feelings. He is
that attitude pervades his whole thought.
He is inclined to be sort of professional
spectator, looking on and sampling life
exqusitely, plumbing every sensation, even
despair, for the sake of the adventure in it.
Though he was born in France there must
be Russian blood somewhere in his ances.
try, for he relishes being introspective.
"The other night" he said, Il went to the
The New York herald., 1921-09-11
Few Would Imagine Him Poet Composer and With Intense Am
bion Literature Nor Could Be Thought Screen Nh Maker
Studied Life Closely the Most Ardent Reormer and
Sought to Aid Humanity by Radical Action An I'm
usual Interview With Unusual Character

of the effort it would require to go out and
meet people, to go to the theatre You see
| am lazy. | hate to think of the next NC
ture I'm going to do right after I've COM
pleted one. don't like to choose the
idea for the story. l put it off till the last
moment.
II put off the day | start to work-and
I'm going to defer 1t as much as possible
in the future. I like to remain in state
of pleasant uncertainty until feel in the
right mood to start. l must feel kind of
glow, sort of white heat or inspiration
OF course, it's impossible to maintain the
quality of inspiration all through picture
You can't really act except in few scenes.
After a time on each picture it becomes
mechanical and you find yourself going
bit stale. Toward the end you feel as
though you would have to fog yourself to
finish it.
$50 l like to save my acting spirit as
much as possible. Some actors insist on
acting even when they're rehearsing.
want every bit rehearsed thoroughly, all the
technical details worked out very carefully
| say, Now, soand-so crosses the bridge at
this point; now I go over to the table;
now lift up this cup Then, when all
these bits of business have been gone
through thoroughly, / say, Now we'll act
The New York herald., 1921-09-11
BY FRANK VREELAND

as though they belonged to some one else.
They will be sprawled straight in front of
him, or curled around the rungs of his
chair like school boy, and sometimes one
of them will be quite casually sat upon
They are never in the same place for two
minutes.
The feet were encased on this occasion
in leather bedroom slippers, and this, with
the neat pin striped suit he wore. gave
him not the least air Of being dressed to
receive company. He lounged back in his
chair quite unaffectedly, and there was no
suggestion despite the royal, golden deco
rations of the suite, that there was a king
holding his morning levee.
From the summit of his thirty-two years
and his five feet four inches he was asked
to look back upon his life and say whether
he was satisfied with 1t.
Il never really thought of that before"
he said slowly. rubbing his head. "Of
course" he went on with his quick smile,
tits hardly time for me to say at 32
whether I'm satisfied with my life But
think am. | think if had it to live over
again I'd do it as l have-only more so.
I'd do 1t with less moderation.
Not Satisfied With the World,
Would Change Many Things
But I'm not satisfied with the world as
| find 1t. There are many things in 1t
I'd like to change. Do / mean political
and economic conditions? Well, yes, / sup
pose l do.
But I'm not soft hearted about them.
When / see such misery as that on the
East Side it arouses my emotions but 1t
doesn't make me sentimental My interest
is caught-such things stimulate me.
know that II found my lot cast there
shouldn't wait very long before worked
myself out OF It,
What is the purpose Of existence?
don't know. / accept 1t as 1t Is. After ALL
what is the value of putting such queries
to ones self? It's enough that we're here
that all that has gone before has led up to
ourselves What does 1t matter what comes
tomorrow? So far as we're concerned
we're the crown of the ages Each one can
consider himself the perfect fruit toward
which evolution has been working. We're
in this world to live--that's enough"
Despite this interest in himself, the
comedian who has passed the recreation
hours for thousands in hilarious enjoy
ment finds 1t very difficult to amuse him
self in his leisure hours.
I'm really very lazy" he explained with
frank smile. my working hours are
from to 5. and really don't do anything
at all in my spare time. l don't like to
make engagements to meet people or to go
to dinners. The thought of getting ready
for such appointments bothers me.
And yet when I've finished work
often say, I'D like to see so-and-so now
"'Oh, they tell me, you had an engage
ment to see him a couple of hours ago, but
you broke 1t off,
II don't drive my car about much In
fact. about the only thing l like to do is
just ramble around. l swim bit, but I'm
i not a sportsman. Yes, 1 know there was
q picture of me in magazine dressed in
polo costume and standing beside a horse,
but that was all joke. | went down to
Coronado to rest up bit, and there was
a friend there who had complete outfit.
He suggested that | put 1t on just for
joke and then the picture was taken.
The New York herald., 1921-09-11
Going to Berlin and Madrid
And Will See BulIfght

Then shall go to Berlin. I'm most in
terested to observe what they've been do
ing there since the war. especially in mo-
tion picture producing Also I'm going to
Madrid want to see real bullfght.
No, don't contemplate playing bull.
tighter. though Frank Harris's story, Mon
tez the Matador.' would be splendid to put
on the screen.
This trip, as | said, will be principally
for the purpose Of recuperating my emo
tions. You see, / want to express myself
freely Most Of my life I've been so sur
pressed When | was struggling along as
would think about me I'd harbor seC~at
thoughts. but I'd be afraid TO let them out
Whenever | met a man who dared to OK
press unconventional deas--ideas thought
we're held only by myself thought he
was superman.
That's one thing do appreciate about
success IL enables me to do what please
I can say to myself Let's go to Egypt to-
dav' And / can 20. / can think what |
please.
That's largely the reason why | don't
care much about reading. don't want to
be fettered by other persons thoughts
When was about 10 | set out to read at
great rate. But since then my interest mas
languished. I scarcely read magazine.
Novels don't interest me. like history
bit. also rather enjoy modern biogra-
phies- stories that get me close TO human
personalities. The biography OF Oscar
The New York herald., 1921-09-11
Identity Quickly Learned
When He Travels 81

But | must admit that | like such In
terest When | came here a year ago
thought I'd be unobtrusive ! didn't let
any one know | was here. ! registered at
the hotel under another name. Yet evcfy
one seemed to know 1t presently. This time
when I came East l thought at first I'd do
IT quietly, without any prew agent flourish.
even considered | might go abroad in
cognito. said to myself: Nobody will
know you're around--it won't really make
any difference to them anyhow. Then |
told myself. Nonsense! or course IL will
As IL you could go incognito!'
Besides" and he smiled candidly, II
enjoy II. U like being patted on the
back). SO now I'm having a very good
time. I'm really taking an emotional nolt
The New York herald., 1921-09-11

ture that was ever made, when it's shown,
we'll, that's that"-he waved his hand
and it's over. It's served its purpose, and
passed on. Nothing in life is lasting or
important. If God we're to come along and
pick up the Statue of Liberty the world
would really go right on as though nothing
had happened"
The telephone rang, and Chaplin turned
toward it eagerly, and listened expectantly
as his press agent answered it.
"That phone" he said, has been buzz
zing constantly since | came here. | never
knew / really hadaso many friends. And
in spite Of all the calls, each time 1t rings
I'm just as curious as ever. Yet no call
is ever so momentous as I expect.
"I'm just as curious about reading fan
letters get anywhere from 100 to 200 a
day. They fascinate me. I hold one In my
hand and say Who knows what wonder
full message this may containT And the
wonderful message is, generally, a letter
requesting an autographed picture, that
runs like this:
DEAR Mr.. CHAPLIN I've seen you so
often on the SCREEN and I like you so
much Won't you please be good enough
to send me your photo. I can put II
among my gallery OF screen celebrities.
whom | greatly admire?
"Flattering!
Il send out about 1000 pictures year.
The pictures cost four cents, the postage
and mailing another four cents, besides
the time of the stenographer to answer the
requests-this is on the authority OF my
press agent II I once stopped to look
through the heaps of mail get. I'd never
do any work And the letters once l do
look at them, never mean anything. Few
intelligent persons write fan letters And
those who do don't make me feel in the
least indispensable. | feel the world would
get along just as well II should drop out
OF It,
"You see, | recognize that really too
much emphasis Is placed on the personality
of player. without distinguishing his per
sonality on the screen from his character
off it, He is much different out Of a pic
ture from what he is in It. Yet it's that
personality they see on the screen. which
Is really a sort of impersonal quality, that
the fans want to know. or course, IL you
seek to know an actor just as regular
friend-well. that's different
The New York herald., 1921-09-11

ERHAPS the best nom-and the the world
Charlie Chaplin 1t really wih Charles Chaplin that this
"Chart" Chaplin
Purpose of Hoaoeuer Justice
'Charie WhIe
nothing the wod really anyhng the former ho has
millions
imagine light throcn this Ood character
The New York herald., 1921-09-11

day. | found | was going stale Nothing
seemed to interest me vtally any more.
When l think about my latest picture, I'd
say to myself, What il it shouldn't be a
success? And I'd answer myself, What
does it matter, anyhow Then I'd start
to worry about my apathy, and having
really begun to worry once more, was
happy. l enjoy worrying about my work
1T keeps me interested
But this time it wasn't enough. Nothing
really reused me but food love food I'd
finished The Idle Class and had a num-
ber of scenes completed for my next pic
ture Then one day, as | was in my dress
ing room, starting to make up | looked al
myself in the glass suddenly and said. See
here, you're 32, and you haven't been
abroad in years You're not taking any
fun out of life. You're going stale
Yes, perhaps it was the sight Of the
gray hairs that did it. Maybe I'd been
Working on too many pictures in the last
year. I'd had touch of the flu and that
seemed to leave me depressed. At any rate.
| decided at IL o'clock on a Tuesday morn
ing to go to Europe. and at IL o'clock the
next morning I was leaving Los Angeles.
The rest OF the company had been all ready
to go on with the picture, but they're dis
banded now don't care when the picture
is finished I'm going to have good time.
II shall go to England. where hope to
meet II. SC. Wells, Bernard Shaw-all the
big men OF that country. What places
shall visit in London? Oh just spots
I'll take kind of Dickensian prowl. But
particularly I want TO see the Remington
road That's where I lived as a boy. I
don't remember what It looks like but
know I want to see it.
The New York herald., 1921-09-11
CHAPL IN, PHIL OSOPHER, HAS SERIOUS SIDE

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his and recent nj
The New York herald., 1921-09-11

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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-22
PERSONAL TAN NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that by an Act of the Legislature, it is provided that every male person between the ages of vided by law be liable annually to pay a personal tax of Two Dollars Cs2.OO for aD% a9Wn oaI and state taxes in lieu of a poll oI. ,Ihls tax is due and payable at the Rooms so4 and 8O5 Liberty Building Bridgeport Conn.,, or S8 PeQuot Road. SouthRort' i5s3 Conn.,. on and after February Fairfield. Conn.,, Feb. 1st, 1921.
 HOWARD N. WAKEMAN, B1 afs Personal Tax Collector. STATE OF CONNECTICUT, District of Bridgeport ss- Probate Court, Feb Estate of Johanna Flynn. late of the Town of Bridgeport, in said District de- The Court of Probate for the District Of Bridgeport hath limited and allowei creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who neglect to present their accounts properly at tested, within said time, will be debarred a recovery. All persons indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate
 THOMAS F. FLYNN, B19s% Administrator. EDWARD CUMMINGS vs. EMMA CUM MINGS, ORDER OF NOTICE:
 State of Connecticut, Fairfield County, Superior Court, ss. Bridgeport, February 11th A. D., 1921.
 Upon the Complaint of the said Ed ward Cummings praying. for reasons therein set forth, for divorce, custody of two children. now pending before this Court, having been returned thereto on the first Tuesday of December, 1920. It appears to and being found by this Court that Emma Cummings, the said defendant. is absent from this State and gone to parts unknown, and that notice of the pendency of the complaint was given as required by order of notice here tofore issued, and now the Plaintiff asks for a further order of notice in the premises
 Therefore Ordered, that notice of the pendency of said complaint be given by pubiishing this order in the Bridgeport Times, a newspaper printed in Bridge port, once a week for two weeks, com mencing on before the 18th day of February A. D.. 1921
 By the Court,
 MICHAEL T. FLANAGAN,
 Asst. Clerk of the Superior
 Court for Fairfield County.
 A. S. GEDULDIG, b*-2-2. Attorney for Plaintiff.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-22
PERSONAL TAX NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that by an Acs oI the Legislature, it is provided That every male person, between the ages of -i and 50 years, except as otherwise pro- q personal tax of two (2.O0) dollars for town and state taxes, in lieu of a poll md communication tax" This tax is due and payable at the office of the Tax Collector, Rooms and B. City Hau Sriogeport. Conn.,. on and after Febru- ary 1st, 1921.
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N O T. c E

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You'd Be Surprised

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Look This Over

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