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CHAPTER 13
For the screen version of Pinero's next play, Sweet Lavender, it was necessary to take a few London scenes in Fountain Court, Temple, a typical little garden much frequented by the guardians of the law. Being nothing if not courteous, we humbly begged permission from the powers that were, applying, as is right and proper, to the highest authority available. We were met with a most peremptory 'certainly not.' So we held a council of ways and means to consider the various possibilities. First there was a visit in mufti, so to speak, to the sacred spot to observe and report upon conditions there — direction of sunlight at various times, best positions for the camera on the one hand and for the actors on the other in each of the views it was desired to take. Particularly did we want to know how the place was guarded. This last, the most important point, proved to be the easiest, for the uniformed custodian was observed to make a round of all the gardens here, which took him about one hour, before he returned again to any one spot.
It was decided that I must not take any part in the operations as it wouldn't do for me to be caught. So the others, with Geoff. Faithfull at the head, took charge and engaged a room at a nearby pub where the actors assembled and robed themselves for the fray. A couple of cabs were engaged and told to stand by. At the prearranged moment, that is when the keeper had just finished at the spot selected for the first shot, the cabs full of actors streamed on to the place of action. Every scene had been carefully rehearsed beforehand and they were to be dealt with in the order arranged.
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