The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-09
In New York
BY PAUL HARRISON

New York.-Zey like New 1orA yeree mooch, these French glris of fhe Revue Folies Bergeres. At least. they like what they have seen of it. though that's mighty little.
 And the fact that they nke New York veree mooch IS prac. tically all that your correspondent was able to learn in an hour or assiduous interviewing backstage at the French Casino. have just about come to the conciu. sion, though reluctantly, that all chorus girls are alike.
 There was, to begin with, beau- tiful and blonde Marcelle Oriys Parisian born and reared, .who nevertheless showed pnmtstake" able signs of having been inter- viewed by Manhattan and Ehi. cago reporters. She started rlgnI off. speaking for publication: II love Sicago-I mean, New york; veree, veree mooch. I am veree fond of zee people of Sica---New York, especially ze big so-hand- some men. am surprise at Ze tall buildings"
 What" I asked desperateiya "did the people of your company think of the return of the Saar!
 "Ze Saar of Roosia?" said Mlle Orly, big-eyed. T did not know he had return" =
 "How about the war debt?" gasped. Don't you think your country ought to pay us some or the money they owe?"
 "My con-tree owes mon-ee 10 your con-trees?"
 "Zat ees too bad," responded Mile Orly. Which was as straight forward an answer as we ever nave received from her country's states- men.
 Still Gaby
 Next came red-headed Gaby Fournier, most vivacious, and may. be hoyendish, of the Folies troupe. "My name is Englees mean talk too mooch'," said Gaby. "So do not. talk too mooch. In France was ze movee star. love New York, Also I am in love witz ze boy in Sicago. I love ze tall build"
 met a trim little woman inc troduced as. Madame Dolly Ro- maine Craven. She is a wardrobe mistress, was one of the original Tiller Girls, and still can give tho youngsters, pointers on dancing. Her daughter, Dolly, is one of the show mannequins, but is veree la. zee. All that Dolly seems to care about is ze sweemeeng. Every day, for an hour, she splashes in tho Park Central pool.
 Toto Loiret, prettiest and dain- tiest of the Follies girls, loves New York all right, but she loves 'orses more. Rides in Central Park every day. and insisted to me that she is the general of ze 'orse club," whatever that means. Also she likes "oopkshops." That defied translation until Toto said, "Pook- shops, like thees-oink-oink." And it dawned that she meant pork chops. Also she likes the strange sandwiches at "Ribbins." That was easy; she meant Reubens.
 Overworl
 Elsie Guitar, the singer, is fas- cinated by the throngs and prodig- ality of Manhattan night life. Said wistfully that she hears Paris has been pretty dull this winter. Elsie also delivered a few observations on women: "Ze Americaine girl ees veree prettee. She makiesoop (makes-up) better gan Ze French girl, but she do not have zat lcetle somesing zat-how you call it?-l zat-"
 I know what she meant, any, way, and went over to talk to one Denyse Danieles. Denyse Is not too fond of New York because 1t is a very bad place for the sleep ing; so noisy. Denyse was tired. Denyse was always tired. Messing but ze work, ze hard work, and ga rehearsal. Ze hardest work Denyse does is stroll on the stage wear ing one small white fur huff, and two slippers. Denyse told me. be- tween yawns, that she has the best figure in the Folies Bergeres troupe.
 Et Cetera
 Yawning myself, by this timot tried interviewing stately, blonde Ilse Hammer. Mile Hammer could talk of nothing but ze American stores and ze black lace lingerie. So I fled to the side of athletic Marta Bianco, who goes sweem- .eeng every day and spends the rest of her spare time writing letters to her ffance in France. Marte also sends 800 francs g month to her mother.
 The girls all are very supersti. tious and invariably lunch at for. tune-telling gypsy tea rooms. Also they have a quaint habit of splitting in their shoes before they put them on. They have no time for the theater, but all are movie fans. F'a- vorites: Gary (pronounced Harry) Cooper, and Myrno LOy (pro- nounced Loah). Mae West they datast. ! couldn't understand why.