Evening star., 1941-05-16
Gorgy Murderous, Toto Gentle
With Stage Set for Cupids Dart
:, Three Humans Bestow Affection on Circus
Heudners That Awe Curious Public

ing to get a glimpse of the gorilla
at play in the garden.
There were iron bars over the
window designed to keep Toto out.
AS the Norths were peering through
the window there suddenly ap-
peared, plastered against the bars,
the figure of Toto. She had jumped
from somewhere, giving Mr., North
such turn that he promptly de-
cided to buy her for $3.50
He took Senor Tomas in the bar
gain. This was necessary, since a
gorilla becomes so deeply attached
to one keeper that it will die If
substitute is moved in.
Last winter. in Sarasota, Fla
Gargantua and Toto were brought
together briefly in what was an
nounced as a betrothal. This was
staged under the expert guidance
of Frank Braden, the noted press
agent (beside' the gorillas he has
Leopold Stokowski as a customer. D..
Toto barked like oog when she
saw Gargantua. Gargy merely beat
his chest, which put all sorts of
ideas in the fertile mind of Mr.
Braden.
1t is possible that Mr.. Braden
didn't know much about gorillas.
In fact. as the months have gone
by. it becomes increasingly appar-
ent that nobody knows much about
gorillas.
Early Age for Marriage.
In the first place, these animals
have about the same life span as
| humans. Ten-year-old humans
aren't usually married anywhere
outside of India. and the same holds
true of gorillas.
In the second place, it has never
been established that Toto is lady.
She is gentle and kind and likes
to play with dolls, That's about all
anybody knows.
The two animals are an inter-
esting study in contrast. Gargy is
body. or everybody. He makes three
attempts on the life of Keeper
Kroener every day Mr.. Kroener
thinks this is very funny.
Mr.. Kroener is very fond of Gargy
and Gargy loves him like a brother.
Mr.. Kroener swells with pride when
he talks about the animal. He likes
to tell of the clever tricks that the
gorilla has thought up to kill him.
Il like him." Mr.. Kroener beams.
The keeper explains that Gargy
merely wants to get out of his cage.
He's got an idea that if he kills Mr.
Kroener, he will be free The right
to kill the keeper. Gargy considers
purely his own. When Toto's keeper
Senor Tomas, roughs Mr.. Kroener
up, Gargy gets so mad he almost
tears the bars out by the roots. He
hates the Senor.
Romps With Tomas.
On the other hand, Toto loves
the Senior. He can get in the cage
with her and wrestle around. He
rides her, on his back, and then
she rides him. OF course, Toto isn't
that friendly with other people.
She is pretty cute, knows a lot Of
tricks.
| "Hable," the Senior will say, telling
Toto, in his Spanish way, to speak.
Her lips will begin to move like a
child in the first grade giving the
Little Red Hen quick read-over.
Toto is very fat She has been fed
the finest delicacies, such as salads,
fried chicken and choice steaks
gorillas generally are yegetarians
Mrs. Hoyt will send anything but
the best of meat cuts back to the
butcher. She has followed Toto
along the circus route, acting in a
mother-in-law capacity.
The two. gorillas strike terror into
the hearts of almost every one but
these three. Mr.. Kroener, Senor
| Tomas and Mrs. Hoyt love them