New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-27
MILE. BOREDOM REGRETS.
Wishes She Could Speak "Ze
EnuIish' for Debut at Winter
Garden, but I-ater, Beware!

THE Partisan "diseuse" is more or less a
.ovslty on the American stage. That is
-,, the debut of Mile. Irene Bordoni at
~. Winter Garden on November is
s.ro,ted with more than usual interest.
w. have had "Gaby" with her blond curls
and ingenious manner, but while the
D-etty little Deslys belonged to the in
asous type, her work was of a quite diff
fsrent genre to that of Bordoni In Paris
his little dark eyed, dark haired girl is
o favorite Of the revues and the part
Cor which she is cast is invariably that OF
2 sweet young thing whose saucy remarks
uttered IN a perfectly inconsequentiaI
manner. and with a naive smile never fail
10 make the gay audiences rock in appre-
ciatiye merrlment.
In her rooms at Rector's Hotel, Mile.
Bordoni received a Tribune representative
with the assurance that her Forthcoming
debut is causing her all kinds of inward
trepidation. 1T is the, what you say in
English-stage fright-which gives me Oh
the fear" she said in French, for the
latest aspirant for histrionic popularity
in New York speaks but few words of
English.
Il have told to the Messieurs Shubert
that I would have preferred to speak on
the stage according to my habit in Paris,
but since l do not speak your language
one has 10 decide that II will go better
If appear first in pantomime. This is
why ] have Of the 'trac' (stage fright
Never. never have l played before without
words, but ! am going TO commence
Immediately the study of your English.
But it is difficult, your English" and
Bordoni raised her brown eyes signih-
cantly and clasped her small hands with
much intensity Our verbs French" she
continued, they are simple and easy.
THE reporter arched an interrogative eye
brow. But-you believe II not" she re-
sponded in answer 10 the glance. 1T is
actually true your grammar English is
many times more difficult than our gram
mar French"
Are you not going TO sing at all in
America? shall sing one song and one
verse in the song. / shall sing in English.
and later on, perhaps in a few months,
shall be able TO play an English role. 7
wish / might appear here in a part such as
] recently played in one of the French
revues. II was during the visit TO Paris Of
the young Prince of Wales. One has writ
ten for me the role of young girl and
scene most funny. in which have spoken
with the young prince, and have said 10
him so many Of the most droll things.
But-the people have laughed! Oh, how
they have laughed! But perhaps in Ans
Tea you might not care for such 'bava.d-
erie / shall it know better after my
debut"
Mile. Irene Bordoni made her debut as
small child at the Theatre des Capu-
cines, in Paris. She has studied at the
Academic, and aspires to play at the Gel
ebrated Coincide FRANCHISE.
True that is my ambition" she de-
cIares. but at the Coincide one earns
very little, and one must pay for ones
costumes, while in the Partisan Revues
one has not need TO pay for anything at
all Everything is furnished by the man
a.cmert. Also, the salaries at the Com
,..ic are small. while those in the ReYues
are much higher. II is why / can afford
10 restrain my ambition for a while. You
see 1 am not too old" Bordoni smiled
with the pretty assurance of her yodth
and beauty-she is not more than twenty
one. The little diseuse is petite of figure
with a delicately shaped oval face and
soft bovine eyes that look at you in con-
slant interrogation Her voice is unusual
Is soft for a French woman, and her nat
ural grace asserts itself in the gestures
with which she illustrates her converse
ton. she speaks of pantomime as the
most difficult of all forms Of dramatic
expression, and is engaged now in daily
rehearsals Of Her First Affair" the We
hIcle which has been chosen by her man
agement for her debut at the Winter Car
den.