New-York tribune., 1922-11-22
Young Bosu, ell
InterOietl)s
Nile. SoreI
BECAUSE she il q lsadsnr actress Of

BECAUSE she is q lsadsno actress Of
the Coincide FYancaise,
abe is gipiag america q seasop Of
French plays,
she has the most beautiful dpGT tnteat
i,s Paris,
she ia q remarkable personality,
she has the most aliu,ing emerald
Young Bos,oeH has evor seen.
1t fs difficult to translate Milo. Soyel,
not because YcenG Esosaoeu has to sfr,tg-
gte with the dictionary, bat becaase her
remarks do not sound so aostl IL, Eng
hsh. Young BostvcH sat IN O corner
chife she reheaYssd u scene from
"Camitle" she sat or the arm of chair,
ss clinging, black goten, boasttng the
mere echo Of trGia, and hat built ap
Of feathers like Willy Poguny castle.
A strand of pearls and the emerald,
which Young Bostoeu cannot forget, eVen
moU, soere her only adornments.
The rehearsal finished abruptly. Mile.
Soret arose and crossed the room slopls
Young BosweH arose amd stood ucry
still. She came close and tool beth has
hands.
MILE. soREL--My dear boy, want
to thank you for your reviews of my
plays. You are very kind to me. Every
one has been kind to me. / like New
York. I was thrilled the first moment
when l descended from the train. Your
buildings are so strong and tall, your
theaters are so beautiful, your shops
are so exquisite. / would like to stay
here for long time.
Young Boswell (mervousIy)--oh, but
Parish
MILE. SoRELe-I love Paris. but New
York is my latest passion. (Tossing her
head, and fingimg her hands upa0ard,
aud Struggling her skoulders}. And my
last passion. Come over here and sit
down and talk to me.
Young Boswell (fasc{nGted) - You
know Sarah Bernhardt, Of course Tell
me about your first meeting with her
MILE. SOREL-Oui, oui. When
was very young. -.
But at that moment the door opened
and fsddorG Duncan and her Russian
poct-hustamd entered. The friends en-
braced, and the conversation turned to
other days IN Paris, and Young BosWeU
'srettred to has corner again.
MILE. S0REL~--. = And in Mont
real great crowd met us at the station
and sang the "Marseillaise" and cheered,
and they couldn't get all of the flowers
on the stage that night.
Other Otsat0rs came, until the room
soas tull, and MILE. SOREL seemed to
talk to each of them at one time, on
separate subjects. Such grace, such
for she seemed like q chiId at times
dazzled Young Boswell. A secretary
came in to tell MadamoiseUe that ten re-
porters and seuen photographers soaited
IN the neat room.
MILE. SOREL--I am 80, so sorry
They have been there for two hours.
will see them in minute. You will
excuse be. (And seeing Young BosweH
as she aoatked to the door, she stopped,
put her hand, NTH the emerald blazing
on the indes finger, on his shoulder
You look lonesome, my boy, must go
now to talk to the papers. But I will
come back and talk to you, You will
wait for me?
Young Boswell (Uho has dl,oays had q
secret ambition to be an actor)--Yes,
Mile. Sorel, always.
She laughed and went out. Young
Bos'oeu pceped through the doorwag.
She aoas telling them ho1o mach she
loued America, and that she hoped Amer
icd aoould loue her. The maid aots shotino
her 1oardrobe to the photogya piers, the
aoardrobe that all the critics OF France
rent to sec in her apartment And
then Yoang Bos1oell looked at has. match.
He had been there three hours.
Young Boswell Ito the secrctaryl-I
am sorry, but mus go.
The Secretary (retarning from close
conversdtiom acith Nile SoreU-I have
given her your farewell. She reques 3
that you come to her loge at the heater,
and between acts she win see you and
answer your questions.
Bat Young BostoeH never soent back.
He 'oiu mever knos0 the story Of tkot
cnseratd. But as he descended IN tAo
ps@rf~med clepator he kept saying to
himself, IT soere onty teas gears otter;
\ Mtte- SGret pere only Z. and
then he aenLized ka hnd La IL. e.La..aa