The New York herald., 1922-02-16
Bright Eyed Mary
and the Agile Doug
Back From Coast
Miss PickfOrd Returns on Ac-
count of S140, 600 Law
suit.

Mary Picl1ford ana Douglas Fair
banks. the Hollywood commuters.
dropped into New York from the home
OF real and artificial murders yesterday
for their regular shopping tour. Mary
came TO dip into the suit brought by
Mrs. Cora Wilkenning for S140.0 goo all
legged commissions for obtaining con-
tract for Mary with Adolph Zukor-an
action that has been on the legal griddle
five times already and is getting TO be
an annual dissipation with the star.
Doug CAME principally to take the air.
During the two weeks stay in which
Douglas will try TO set style and Mary
will try not TO wear out her smile posing
for news cameras. they will also ar
range exchanges for United Artists
their releasing company, in Japan, South
America and Australia, which hitherto
have been outside the family of movie
nations in this respect. Also, they will
look over the latest budget of shows,
though Douglas is about through buying
his way into the hearts of the nation
via a stage play. He feels il is high
time for the movie camera TO stand on
its own legs.
The agile star, who is usually the
bubbling fountain of youth of the pair
did not seem as cheerful as might be
expected of man whose gamble on
''The Three Musketeers" was turning
out profitably-though now he says he'd
like to do that picture all over again.
Perhaps it was the snow which made
him feel cooped up in the hotel and
literally under the weather" He
prowled nervously about their apartment
at the Ritz-Carlton. maybe with some
idea of taking off some of the weight
he says he has acquired since his last
visit.
Mary. on the other hand having
looked pale and peaked on their return
from Europe, had evidently decided to
turn over new leaf and show a reversal
of form. She appeared in the best of
health, with glowing cheeks and bright
eyes. and gleefully told of having gained
seven pounds, winning back through
honest American cooking almost all the
treacherous Continental cuisine took
from her. But divergent as their moods
were they were of the same mind in
giving mo answer" to a query about
Hollywood conditions.
Moreover, they were both strong
enough to say that they had never in all
their young lives heard of DIR. John
Roach Straton, and said it in voices with
out a rtemor. These two, perhaps the
best known couple in America, appar-
emily were just as satisfied at being
unaware of the existence of the pastor
of the Calvary Baptist Church and when
Mary was informed of his pulpit activ-
ities she added We'll, I'm thoroughly
convinced he's Christian"
Douglas said that he had deferred
the filming of "The Virginian" unit
summer had warmed up Wyoming for
proper use. Meanwhile he has been
going ahead with a picture of the
period of Robin Hood and the crusades
for which his pin point mustache. still
clung to tenaciously after The Three
Musketeers." came in handy. He said
that later he would produce pictures in
Europe but for the present he would
himself stick to Los Angeles until they
get wise to me over here"
Mary is going to do another version
Of Tess of the Storm Country" rated
as her greatest picture, because the
original version. which she has bought
from Famous Players, cost only S10,-
000 including the price of the story.
Then she and Doug started talking
about directors. subject which Mary
Adescribes as one of her husbands com
Tlexes." From this gloomy subject
Doug frightened when mention was
made of Copper. his German police dog,
presented to him by II. p. Dawson,
which the star has had to bring East TO
a Long Island kennel because he was
too rough for even the West,