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fame. In the curtain-raiser Irene Vanbrugh was the leading lady.
Marie Doro was one of Charlie's first crushes. He worshipped her from afar.
One evening King Edward saw the performances, with Queen Alexandra and the King of Greece. The actors were ordered not to look at the royal box, but Charlie could not resist the temptation. There was an awful stillness in the audience until a chuckle from King Edward broke the silence. Chaplin was scolded, but exultant that he had succeeded in amusing royalty.
Chaplin had expected to be invited to America with the Gillette company, but from the great and awesome Gillette he received only a pat on the shoulder. A lean period followed during his "awkward age." He found work in a glass factory, but lasted only one day. He burned his hand and could not stand the extreme heat. He got occasional bookings in burlesque. One was with "The Ten Looneys;" and as a single "turn" he was billed as "Sam Cohen, the Jewish Comedian."
But soon he had a long engagement in "Casey's Court Circus," a skit in which youngsters wore grown-ups' hats and trousers and impersonated public favorites. Charles considered it a comedown after his appearances on the legitimate stage. His part was to impersonate Dr. Walford Bodie, a patent-medicine faker and "electrical wizard," then a London sensation.
Studying the real Dr. Bodie, Chaplin ignored his manager's directions. In a dignified entrance, perfectly aping his model, he hung his cane on his arm by the wrong end and it clattered to the stage. Startled, he stooped and his high silk hat bounced off. Its paper wadding dropped out, and when he put the hat on, it settled over his ears. Pushing the hat back, he then spoke his lines. This bit of "business" brought bursts of laughter.