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reporters with the explanation that he was off on "a secret mission." Sid's parting warning to Carl, "For God's sake, don't let him get married," gave the crowd a laugh. In Chicago — more crowds, reporters, photographers, and a reunion with his poet-friend, Carl Sandburg.
Douglas Fairbanks met him at the Grand Central station in New York and escorted him to the Ritz where the gentlemen of the press fired the usual ungentlemanly barrage of questions: "Why are you going to Europe?" "What do you do with your old mustaches?" "Do you ever expect to get married?" "Do you want to play Hamlet?" "Are you a Bolshevik?"
Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford knew that Chaplin wanted and needed a rest from pictures, but they insisted upon showing him their new releases, "The Three Musketeers" and "Little Lord Fauntleroy." They were anxious to get his criticism. However, his suggestions for some slight changes and cuts were politely ignored. Shortly after, Chaplin attended the riotous premiere of "The Three Musketeers," at which Doug, escorting Mary, was forced to carry her on his shoulders through the crowd. Chaplin, who was with them, was mauled and his clothing torn — but without a moment's dislocation of what he has called his "prop" smile. It was a thrilling evening and he was glad of the success of his friend — yet a little envious, too. He had never had an "opening," his films having made their debuts for him in Los Angeles projection rooms. One reason for the trip to Europe was to let him, finally, really taste his success.
His few days in New York were hurried ones. There was business to attend to at his lawyer, Nathan Burkan's, office; a visit to "Liliom," then the Broadway smash. Both as a play and in the performance by the leads, Joseph Schildkraut and Eva Le Gallienne, "Liliom" made a deep impression on Chaplin. Next morning, at the Coffee House Club, he met Heywood Broun, Frank