HITLER ROMANCE

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 419, 28 April 1937, Page 6

HITLER ROMANCE

FAMOUS FILM STAR Berlin Talks In Whispers l-tirr Adolf Hitler’s Hi-overbial—-and perplexing —indifference to women lias surrendered, to the exotic charm of Pola Negri, famous Polish film actress, according to jeports which have foeeji current in film circles in ITiris-, says the London Sunday Referee. J’ola. who was in Berlin *to make a number of films, had been seen in Hitler's company several times within a few weeks. Not only .had sir attended receptions at. 'Which Httfler was present, but they bad been tooetht r 'also at a number of informal parties. The attention which the Fuhrev had paid the dark, emotional Polu on these occasions had caused considerable comment in B -rlin, and Adolf Hitler’s romance was being widely discussed—but only in whispers. No one dared to allude to it openly. Signifies nt allusions known to have been made by Pola Negri wh n on a recent visit to her mother —who had a villa at Cap Ferrat —were; being recalled. Pola spoke to her mother ol someone in Germany she was “very much in love with,” but hose, identity she could not reveal. “1 can’t slay any more than that he is a very, very famous person,” the said. Hiller’s rumoured romance was causing surprise for another reason besides his famed immunity to the charms of the other sex. Though Pola Negri’s real name is typically Polish —Appoloniia. Chalupec—she is believed by some to have Jewish blood. Pola, formerly a dancer in -the Imperial Opera in Russia, first won fam? as a film star when she went from Warsaw to Berlin in the last years of the wtar. Ernst Lubitsch developed her. Soon she was successfully co-starring, with the German, Emil .Tannings.