9 Sep 1926 – Damia Lyric Tragedienne, Arrives

Damia, the French lyric tragedienne, arrived last night on the French liner Paris to fill an engagement under the Shubert management for a few weeks in New York. A special orchestra was brought over on the Paris to accompany her. She said last night on the Paris that she hoped that she could learn English quickly “because people like a song much better when it is rendered in their native tongue.”  Eventually, she became a trusted friend of Rudolph Valentino’s they bonded due to both speaking French.