“I Almost Think I Love Hitler”
Confessions of Dancer
While the fate of nations is being decided, th- talk of Berlin and other capitals is Herr Hitler’s fascination for a 19-year-cld American dancer, Miriam Verne.
He again attended her nerformance in “The Merry Widow” on Mav 22—his tenth visit.
Interviewed by phone by the London Daily Sketch the following day, Miss Verne shyly said: “Hitler is such a great man that 1 was frightened when I first met him. But I admi ' him tremendously.
“I am only an artist; he is so important. I almost thin’ that I love him. I daren’t say more. “Do I think he loves me? What a question. He honours me, admiring my dancing.” Hitler also met Miss Verne at parties. He accompanied her to the Artists’ Club after her performance. They have now met eight times in three weeks. Miss Verne, admit.ing that she makes up. says that Hitler has no objection to it. “He complimented me upon my looks,” she says—although previously he had condemned co etics.
According to her. Hitler discusses plays, music and her dancing.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVI, Issue 21379, 23 June 1939, Page 14
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