The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-29
POIa Negri and Charlie
Chaplin Engaged to We'd
Photoplay Star and Comedian Finally Con-
firm Flood of Romantic Rumors

bbL MoNIEs Cal, Jan, @p.--folh
Negri. who Hpurnod tho love Of
princes, has been vampod at Inst
by tho king OF comedians.
The beautiful Pola will become
Mrs. Charlie Chaplin.
Congratulations were pouring In
on Pola aud Charlie here today foi.
lowing their announcement Of the
engagement,
II will be the second matrimonial
venture for each OF them. Chaplin
was formerly married 10 Mildred
Harris. while Polaa first husband
was a Polish count.
Tho story OF their romance datea
back 20 tho time when Chaplin
made his triumphal tour OF Europe.
In Berlin he met tho actress whose
beauty was mRddenlng princes ana
cx.royaltlca. All sorts OF noble por.
sonagea in giittering rogaiia wore
eager 10 show pola attention but
none OF them pulled such n crowd
M the mild little chap from the
states.
People. royalties Included. fought
to see him. The romance gained
momentum when Poa came 20 Cal
lfornia 10 make pictures.
Hts highneas OF the scren. whose
erea, II a pair OF trick hhocs. crossed
on field with haggy pants and
eyebrow moustRcho rampant. chr.
RED moro guns. no FAR ns Pola was
concerned, than the real hiEhnesses
With Latin legends on their coats OF
arms. In short time after Pola
arrived on the Coast. Il was report.
cd they were engaged. and reports
grew hotter and hotter and fiow
thicker and faster untll last night
they admitted H.
Yes" said Poia: 'charlie and are
engaged There was nothing else 20
do. We had not INTENDED 10 announce
H. but wo'l have to do 10 ia order 70
get a little rest from you newspaper
people chasing US around ali the
time"
Tho secret OF their romance was
pleced together today from the bits
OF conversation which dropped from
their own carefully guarded lips.
Charlie. known the world over
ms n funny man. worth millions Of
dollars and easily tho catch OF
Hollywood" natrimonlally speaking.
had eluded the wilos Of one after
another OF nlmdom'a fAiresi dAuKh.
tiers. until along came Pola Negri.
With black eyes. shining black hair
and only 4 llsping knowledge OF
the English Language.
He met her IN the studio. a few
days later. took her riding and in
= matter Of weeks he had won
her.
''oh. IRA love him. I love him
because hs is no fine-that'a why."
said Pola.
But. oh. how ! wish these news.
paper mon would leave mo alone.
Our art--it belongs TO tho world
But thoso thinwp-thsy are our own
businosa m you Americans nay
Your customs are 10 different. I
am from Europe. don't sven yet
know why ws havc 10 tell the
newspapers thai W, arc going 10
be married. Yes. we have been en-.
gaged. oh. hong time That Ia.
wo have bcrn engaged many wsslta
II Ia Args part Of the tine I
have lived In America"
From attendants II war learned
thar by long. long tina" Il was
moro than nfe 10 presume tina, the
engagement came a short, short
time" after thsy met.
And as for Charlie" n. thinks
she II tho most wonderful gih.
The world knows her for her
beauty. but ahs has more than that
brains, personality and beauty.
too. But now that VIC have told
the world about our engagement.
/ hope tho world win let us go
right along with our work and
our. play. too.
''MiEs Ncgri and I both feel that
We aru entitled 10 some privacy"
Mlsz Ncgri. who Is registered nt
Del Monte lodge az the Countess
Dombski. has been divorced for APP
proximately n year. Her first hus.
band VIVA Count Dombsld OF her
native Poland. Gsaey were legally
separated In warEaw in January.
1891. according 90 her friends.
Announcement OF the engagement
followed weeks OF speculation. Ten
days sgo Miss Negri came TO quiet
bungalow a; Pebble Beach. announc.
Ing she camo 10 rest. II leaked out
that Charllo--"ShnrlIc," NJ she calls
hlm--had accompanied her "a far as
sans Barbara. Rumors went around
that they already had been married
quietly.
Miss Negri would nither deny nor
confirm these runners, but as time
went on they died TOT lack of nour.
ishment.