Bisbee Daily Review/1917/04/03/Fairbanks Hasn't A Double In World
FAIRBANKS HASN'T A DOUBLE IN WORLD
It has long been an axiom of physiognomists that every person has his double somewhere in the world, but up to date, the directors of the Triangle Fine Arts features in which Douglas Fairbanks has been starred have been unable to find an actor looking enough like him to impersonate him successfully.
In "American Aristocracy," which appears again today at the Eagle theatre Douglas is called upon to impersonate another man, and the directors thought that perhaps they would be more successful this time in locating a man of Fairbanks' build and facial appearance. But te task proved far less easy than they had anticipated. After sizing up several hundred applicants, the directors finally settled on Albert Parker as being the only one who would serve.
In his case, it was the fact that his figure resembles Fairbanks, rather than his features, that finally landed him the engagement. As a result, whenever Fairbanks is called upon to pose as Parker's double, he is obliged not only to dress in exactly the same manner, but to wear automobile goggles to approximate a resemblance.