The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-03-22
Officials Deny Comedian and
Actress Are Engaged, Let
Alone Thinking of Marriage
HAD ONLY THREE VISITORS
Discouraging Incident. Of Sick.
taalzkHck Of Word
From His Former Wife
Bx DAN THOMAS

Hollywood, Calf, March 22-(NEA)
Will Georgia Hale become the next
Mrs. Charles Spencer Chaplin?
Perhaps, ar1 then again perhaps
not. A few months ago Hollywood
was full of rumors to the effect that
Miss Hale would become the third
wife of the comedian. Both Charlie
and Georgia emphatically denied all
such stories.
But Georgia was the only girl
Chaplin would see during his recent
Illness
Deny Story Of Romance
Officials at the Chaplin studio still
deny that there is any chance Of the
comedian and actress even becoming
engaged. despite the fact that Geor-
gia spent many hours at his bedside.
Nobody was allowed to see Charlie
largely because he didn't want to see
anybody. But he did want to see the
girl who was his leading lady in 1.-THE
Gold Rush." And her chief concern
since Charlie was taken home from
the studio sick a few weeks ago has
been his welfare.
ITO say that we arc engaged or
ever will be married is absolutely un-
fair" declares Chaplin. I'VE are just
good friends, nothing more"
Maybe so-but then. even good
friends have been known to marry.
Pathetic in Illness
Charlie. known as one Of the lone
soonest figures in the movie hamlet,
was almost pathetic in his illness.
Alone in his hilltop mansion. he saw
nobody except Miss Hale, his nurse.
DR.. Cecil Reynolds. his physician and
Alfred Reeve, his studio manager.
Few people in Hollywood. supposed
ly his friends, even showed sufficient
interest to inquire about his condition.
The only visible note OF concern was
on the part Of newspaper reporters
and his studio family"
Not SO with his millions Of fans
throughout the world. however. No
sooner had the wires broadcast the
news Of his critical condition. than
letters, kilograms and cables started
pouring In by the thousands express
Ing regret and the hope that he
would soon recover.
One man in Kansas City went SO
far as to send him q bottle Of patent
medicine with the following note:
u know exactly what Is wrong with
you and all the doctors In the world
viii not do you any good. However,
u you will rub this medicine on the
ailing part Of your body YOU Will re-
cover immedistely."
The superintendent Of an orphan
asylum in Brooklyn wired that the
two hundred little souls In the insti-
tuition were praying nightly for
Charlie and that their prayers were
sure to b answered.
Took Il for Rublicity
Some newspapers treated the
stories Of his condition Is publicity
yarns. Even the United Artists off,
cials In New York wired Chaplin's
press agent that the reports Of his
condition were becoming too alarm
Ing and to stop them. However. there
was no press agent tint to the circu-
lated reports. Charlie doesn't have to
resort to such methods Of obtaining
publicity -- he Is too big Z figure Ia
the world for that.
Although hc will 4lot make any ref
erence to It, think one Of the most
diGcourasing incidents Of Charities
entire illness vas the fact he never
heard = word from his former wife,
lAta. There wasn't even . wire say
ing that his two small sons Wished
him = speedy rocovory. s.