Evening star., 1933-05-01
GRETA GARBO
GLAD TO BE
BACK IN u. s.
But Won't Say.
Whether She'll Ap.
ply for Citizenship.
By the Associated Press.

SAN DIEGO, Calf, May 1.-Greta
Garbo returned to America yesterday
to resume her work in the films and,
with wave of her hand to several
scores of fans who had arisen at dawn
to see her ship dock, she said she was
glad to be back.
Tanned by the wind and sun on the
long trip from Gothenburg aboard the
Annie johnson, combination freight
and passenger vessel, the actress dis
embarked here to motor to Hollywood
with Mrs. Salka Viertel wife of a film
director
Miss Garbo left the Aim capital last
July to sail from New York for trip
to her native Sweden. without saying
whether she would return. Leaving her
plans as indefinite yesterday as they
were then. she parried a query as to
how long she would remain here with:
Il don't know. One never knows
what tomorrow will bring. does one?"
The actress. shy of the curious, was
the first to leave the Swedish vessel
when it docked She stopped between
gangplank and motor car only long
enough to pass word with newspaper
men. pose for photographers and say
goodby in the husky voice familiar to
millions of screen fans, to her COM
panions on the trip.
Afraid Of the Crowd. =
That. however. was far more than
the Garbo of last year was won't to do
The Garbo mystery. If not exploded. at
least was cracked with her return from
abroad. She appeared nervous
The nervousness. said Capt. c. o.
Holmberg, master of the ship, was not
feigned
Miss Garbo." he said, was Just like
any other passenger on the trip. In
fact. she was the easiest to do with
Of any aboard. but she became nervous
yesterday. I think she was afraid Of
the crowd which she knew would be
waiting here. 1t was the same at every
port we visited. She is shy We went
ashore at Cartagena. and Pertp Colom-
bia. Colombia; Panama. in the Canal
Zone and at Puntarcnas, Mexico. At
PuntarenaS she didn't stay long because
of the crowd which gathered"
BY the way" the captain added.
Miss Carlo Is an excellent sailor She
was the only passenger who was not
seasick at all"
The Annie johnson left Goethenburg
at midnight March Is. Captain Holm
berg said only two friends accompanied
the actress to the ship There were
less than a half-dozen first class pas
sengers on the trip.
Wore Shorts and Sweater.
George Wingett. young Englishman
who boarded the boat at Antwerp ior
Los Angeles, said Miss Garbo set a new
fashion in shipboard attire.
ri,
tropical waters" he said. "and yes
she wore dungarees, just like any
sailor
Miss Garbo had the run Of the ship.
being the only passenger allowed on
the bridge. She played Switchboard
with Ture Stcen. wealthy 24-year-old
Swede of Paris. who with his mother.
Mrs. Elizabeth Steen. came aboard at
Antwerp fer San Francisco.
Elaboraee precautions were taken by
Capt. Holmberg to assure Miss Garbo
privacy she said she wanted upon
reaching San Diego Bay No one but
Government officials was allowed aboard
the ship until after Miss Garbo' had
shaken hands with the deck officer and
departed.
Nice to Small Boy.
T. H. Gourley. immigration inspector.
said he asked Miss Garbo the usual
questions. one of which was whether
she planned to become an American
citizen.
She avoided direct answer"
Courley reported. She said she was
unable to say whether she would seek
citizenship. She would not say that
she did not intend to apply for citizen
ship"
Miss Garbo is to begin work on
new film next week. She did not talk
OF her work TO any Of her fellow pas
sengers.
Norris Baronian. s, Of Los Angeles,
one of the passengers, said the actress
was nice to him.
Il said hello" the boy explained.
She replied good morning She is
good shuttle player"