The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-10-06
Favorite of Manuel Boasts of
Love Affair With Youth
full Ruler.
DANCES AS TIDINGS
OF TRAGEDY COME IN
Indignant At Accusation That King
Lost Throne on Her
Account.

VIENNA, Oct ct know no dis
grace in being the favorite Of King.
but / would consider it everlasting
disgrace To advertise our relationship,
glOrihed as II was by a love which
even court and cOnventionality could
not throttle"
Portugals "uncrowned Queen" Mile
Gaby Deslis, whose twinkling toes
brought Manuel to his knee. a subject
instead Of a King; cost the boy ruler
his fortune and his throne, and caused
him 10 be sent out into the night like
a hunted beast; plunged a kingdom into
civil war that snuffed out hundreds
Of lives and sent . dynasty rolling in
the dust. today glOrfed her relations
with the youthful former monarch in
an Interview with a representative Of
the United Press.
Mile. DeSlis. who set Paris by the
ears and created a furore in London.
is appearing at the Apollo TheaIer
here. dancing ght-heartedly before
vast audiences while each hour brings
tidings Of the ruin that followed her
reign as royal mistress Of POTtUEafs
King.
Throng At Theaters.
Last night great throngs packed the
music hall 10 see the chic little French
woman. At her throat sparkled a mag
niacent sunburst Of diamonds. wrung
from bankrupt Portugal by Manuel, that
he might buy his way into the favor
of his favorite. To the audience each
sparkling stone represented hunger and
poverty IN Manuels land.
Yes, l was ManueIs favorite," she
proudly told your correspondent But
/ did not make capital out Of my rela-
tons with Manuel The fact is. I have
kept a quiet reserve. Recently. in Paris.
the Variete Theatre offered me a huge
salary TO appear billed as Manuels IA
vOrite. / refused Indignantly. The same
theater then presented a sketch wherein
the King and myself were the two chief
( features 7 cannot be blamed for that.
I never asked the papers TO call me the
'Uncrowned Queen OF Portugal
I first Tat the King fifteen months
ago in Paris, where I was dancing. He
was brought behind the scenes and in
! troduced 70 me after the performance.
II was love at first sight The love
bore him and the love he bore me JUS
titled Il all in our eyes
After that first meeting, we met fire.
quenuy. He came repeatedly 10 Paris
to visit me. we were always happy
( together in those days
Danced At Fair.
IN February Of this year. His High
ness summoned me 10 Lisbon by royal
command, and al his request l danced
at the great charity fair the King o.
canized for the relief OF the victims o.
the OpOrto FIRE.
Il did not live in a suite in the royal
palace. as was declared yesterday.
STAYED in a suite in a hotel near the
palace, but the King paid me marked
attentions, and was in my company Cu:-
ing nearly all the time l was IN his
/ capital lie even presented me 70 fis
royal mother.
publican papers for going TO Lisbon
/ They said the King was Haunting me
/ IN The face OF his good mother, VINO
1 had onere1 20 give her life for him
when the .ssassins shot down his
You have been denounced in
Europe and in America as the cause
| Of the Kings DOWNFALL the CORE
/ spOndent told the dancer her eyes
/ flashed and she replied angT1ly-
| That is untrue. that Is unjust
\ The King only gave me small pres
/ ents. which even poor man could
afford without eNtravagance- Ny
contract for my next engagement is
/ here See for yourself that l am %
get $4,000 for appearing three
! months here. ! believe that my in
come Is greater than that of the
/ King.
Planned Another Visit.
! Il last saw the King IN August, in
I Paris. I had a long letter from him
/ but a few days ago. wherein he wrote
! Of his great JOY over the prospect OF
/ seeing me again in Paris at the end
( of October. The King was a nice
/ young man, proud as the proudest
and with a kind heart.
/ When it was reported that he meant
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