The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-09-25
POLL NEGRI HAS
LITTLE TO SAY
IN FIRST TRIAL
She Is interviewed by a Re-
porter Who Didn't Speak
German; She Doesn't
Speak English, So!
BY ALEXANDER HERMAN

By ALEXANDRA HERMAN
NEW YORK - This is the first in.
terview Pola Negri ever gave-in Eng
lish
Waving the interpreter from the
room, and leaning our German. English
dictionary open at the page, Sample
Conversation Between Strangers up
against a jewel case on top of one OF
The II trunks the Polish movie star had
Just brought off the steamer. we be-
gan.
Good morning. Miss Negri." We be-
gan, speaking in German in order 10
gain her confidence
She smiled and showed her beauti-
9Ei teeth, which a battalion of photo.
graphers had just been photographng.
(Eyen though she seemed fatigued
from too much interviewing, she is
.wfully easy to look at; magnificent
srayish blue eyes, with depth and
twinkle in them; soft pale face, with
Just line Of color at the lips; simple
black hat, and a dress of-of-well, a
beautiful dress.)
You have just arrived--is it not?"
we said, speaking with foreign twist.
This was an idiotic question, for
We knew very well she had just ar
rived But she was smiling at us. and
we felt sort of dizzy, and the diction-
ary swan before our eyes
ia she said. Recollecting instant.
ly she interpreted herself, and said,
"Yo-cs."
Problem in Etiquet.
Miss Negri sat down on a divan
and since her dress was very wide,
Ec hoopskirt, and there wasn't
amy other place TO sit down, and we
didn't know whether il would have
been proper to sit down on the diyan
with her even if there had been ROOM
which there wasn't. We folded our
sli onto a footstool.
How do you like Ametrica?" This
seemed an inane question, but the
rules and regulations of interviewing
foreigners prescribes it.
"Ye.es,' she said "aber-"
(Oft she went, out of bornds-talk'
gentleman to interrupt, and we did
Mt understand II anyway, so il really
doesn't count in this English inter
view.
Just then a maid relieved the situ'
alton by bringing Miss Negri a thin
glass-reminiscent Of highball days.
In IL was two fingers Of rich red
lQuid
We perbed up. But there was
emily one glass.
Miss Negri understood.
Tea she said, speaking perfcc;
English.
rs Regards Matrimony.
We changed the subject by looA.i
40 the forefinger Of her left hand on
which sparkled a diamond solitairs as
hig as a two.bit piece. From u thin
chain around her neck hung Il dla
mcnd placque The size OF a saucer.
"Not married-is it not?" we asked
shaking our head and talking with oul
unds.
Wees" she said-meanng yes. she
snt married.
tShc isn't You know. though sh,
used ,o be. ana her name used 10 Do
Countess numhskil
"Wm YOU maWy.' We asked. hoping
she wouldn't think We We're propos
ire. 1--WE weren't OF course)
Mud Then, French.
"pus encore she said. showing AZ
unexpected fish ot French. lLater VS.
Iooa,d tnia up aud found il means
"Not YETI.
Wo shook a rcproNiug finger at her
fo r,nau that this was AN Interview
h Euplsh. and She FASTENED TO shak
h.r head and say no. This va
spoken iu perfect English.
You are going to .tct In the movie
900 Amer.ca-.s j. uotf' We said. speak
ug out OF our dictionary. tia order q
kcep her confidcnce.)
'Nccs." sha said .n perfect Eng
lsh.
Later We found ourselt outside IN
hotel. whore ron Ncgrs press agcn
was tollug us rola NcgrI studied Ems
lsh when she was s.N-hut he didn
know how long she kept it gp.
Neither ,lo No