Salt Lake Telegram | 1921-08-07 | Page 11 | "Doug's" Studio Guest Breaks into Poetry

Studio Guest Breaks Into Poetry fan 1 Many and varied aried are aro the ways by which visitors luc lucky enough h to gain ain access access ac nc- cess cell to tho the Douglas Fairbanks Fairbanks' studio In Hollywood express their appreciation of or this coveted privilege Seldom however how how- over ever does dONI on one s wi write lie his appreciation in verse Tho The only Instance that studio at- at I aches laches have o any record of is tho case caso of I Lesley Lele Bates Dates t teacher leacher of ot English and lit literature literature lit lit- In the tho Long Beach Deach city high school While watching Doug Doup slash his way through one of or tho the swordsmanship scenes for The Three Musketeers Bates scribbled tho following verSe erse on tho the back of ot an envelope elope With dice and dominoes the revola rise Along tho the staircase play tho the musketeers Great Porthos' Porthos laughter racks the chan chan- Blue rapiers rap flash lIk like brave nans nan's eyes ovea n But now a a. megaphone makes makos broken dreams drams c cat Of at dice and domino of ot of wino an ana blade The guardsmen n go po their skill ami and laughter fade DArtagnan DAr s smokes okes considering other themes It l is no moro more Tho The olden days are aro done Bono No longer One for all and all forone Wo We stand like Wee painted toys tors with bloodless bloodless bloodless blood blood- less lips The glory of or high manhood from rom us slip God Gd makes us bold again aln to follow tollow alter after Stout Sloth hearts strong strong- limbs the Joy of ot ringing laughter