Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16

that she believes in the mysterious influence of
certain objects, astrology and numeroogy.
IT am not capricious, but do admit am
superStitious. 1 believe in the stars, in the
mystical meaning of figures and objects and
in horoscopes which draw for myself.
another superstition of mine is the fear of
cat crossing my path. At Hollywood you do not
count cats singly, but in hordes. All the studios
are full of cats. What was to do? l had
Enclosures made at my own expense and had
the cats put into them. It did not make any
difference to the cats. They were just as happy
in one corner of the studio as in another, but
It was an immense relief to me to feel that on
my way backward and forward between my
dressing room and the set should not run the
risk of encountering cat; and did not have
to keep all the great actors waiting because
knew that cat was on the lookout for me.
MANY great artists are superstitious. DAN
nunzio Is one of them. He constantly wears q
bracelet made Of monkey hair and he has other
charms in which he believes. Anatole France
had collection OF dragon signs and amuletS
from Oriental countries and thought them his
greatest treasures. Paderewsd also Is supersti-
tiouS. He thinks some days lnlucky and would
not begin an undertaking on one of them.
Then there is Charlie Chaplin. He is fright
fully Superstitious about his old shoes his black
coat, his round hat and his stick, all of which
he brought over to America from England and
which have helped him on the road to fame.
They are all falling to pieces but he still pre-
tache. He would not have duplicates made Of
them for anything He still uses them when
playing his parts
1T am superstitious and shall remain So
believe in the magical influence of my horse
shoe. 1 believe that this rusty piece of iron has
some mysterious influence on my life. keep
It with jealous care and ! keep my opinions
too. have had this conviction since childhood,
and it is convction-that is to say belief and
faith-that counts in life.
THUS I always carry my horseshoe about
with me-"
CAPT. MALCOLM CAMPBELL, famous Eng
- lish auto race driver, who piloted his ma
chine to world speed record in 1928 at Day
tOna Beach, Fla, denies any belief in omens
of good i'll fortune, but admits that he is a
fatalist
eff by superstition is meant belief in the
potency of particular charms to ward of evils
or to bring the posSesSor good luck, then am
not superstitious. Many racing motorists and
many people in other branches of sport par
ticularly the stage, do, believe, place a great
deal of faith in such things; but, though gen.
orally have a mascot of some kind on my car,
am afraid it is there for an ornament and
not for use. So far as am concerned, it does
not inspire me to succeed, nor would its absence
make me pesSimistic of winning any particular
1t is simply a mascot, and no more.
"On the other hand, I am definitely a fatalist
Experience has convinced me that If man is
fated to have a run of bad luck, no charm or
mascot or anything of that nature will prevent
it. Similarly, If he is born under lucky star
and there is a great deal of truth in that old
tag then he will be fortunate whatever super
stitious beliefs he may observe or deride"
EEODOR CHALIAPIN, famous Russian con-
cert and opera singer, who Is known to
millions for his rendition Of the "Song of the
Volga Boatman," admits having a very few pet
diversions which he is careful not to violate.
although I am not particularly superstitious
I take great care when get out of bed in the
morning not to put on my left shoe first. Why?