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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Naughty Cinderella. Irene Bordoni, some obscure French dramatists and Avery Hopwood have once more combined to spread abroad the glibly amusing message of an inconsequential farce. This French actress, one of the few by the way that have appealed to U. S. taste over several seasons, plays a secretary who pretends she is a cocotte. Against a Venetian background and the musical upholstery of incidental songs, the comedy will serve even better than Miss Bordoni's recent and not dissimilar entertainments...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theatre: New Plays: Nov. 23, 1925 | 11/23/1925 | See Source »

...have also played before students at Harvard but, they were so noisy," said Irene Bordoni in a recent interview with a Yale News reporter in which she compared Harvard audiences unfavorably with Yale audiences...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: LIKES YALE LAUGHTER BUT CALLS HARVARD'S "TOO NOISY" | 11/4/1924 | See Source »

...College men are so easy to play to," said Miss Bordoni, "because they are young and enthusiastic, but when they become too noisy you are apt to forget your lines." She was particularly pleased with the Yale laughter, declaring that the students had "laughed wonderfully...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: LIKES YALE LAUGHTER BUT CALLS HARVARD'S "TOO NOISY" | 11/4/1924 | See Source »

...Paris (French)?Jules Jussrand, French Ambassador to the U. S.; Irene Bordoni, famed comedienne, with her husband, E. Ray Goetz, theatrical producer; Rosamond Pinchot, ex-Nun of The Miracle and niece of Pennsylvania's famed Governor ; Mrs. Harry Palmerson-Williams (Marguerite Clark), famed cinema actress; Mistinguett, famed luminary of Innocent Eyes; Dr. Walter Dill Scott, President of Northwestern University (Chicago) ; Alexander Grosset, President of Grosset & Dunlap, publishers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Coming & Going: Jul. 14, 1924 | 7/14/1924 | See Source »

LITTLE Miss BLUEBEARD?Consist-ing mainly of Irene Bordoni's large eyes and Avery Hopwood's small talk...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theatre: The Best Plays: Oct. 8, 1923 | 10/8/1923 | See Source »

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