The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-16
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Cently. Ana Just DelOIe Ine SHOW went on the Marint received a telegram from the mayor of his
 home town, Amsterdam, N. Y.
 The telegram said: We're all proud of you. All 34,000 of us in Amsterdam will be listening to you on the Lucky Strike program to- night"
 Variety tells this one: Upon the instructions of Edgar Kobak, the webs general manager, the Blue Network last Tuesday night broad cast a disavowal of Jimmie Fid- ler's report aired Sunday that Ger trude Lawrence would marry Hugh Harlowe. The Blues statement did not mention Fidler, but declared that they (Miss Lawrence and her husband, Lieut.. Richard Aldrich, legit producer who is now in the Navy) listened with interest" to the broadcast and the Aldrichs were "contented' with the state of their marriage and had no intention of changing it.
 Variety continues: Marlowe, who played the road tour of Lady in the Dark" with Miss Lawrence, is married to Edith AtWater, current ly leading lady at Elitch's Gar dens, Denver.
 Variety continues: The Blue last spring had to air retraction of Fidler report about Ethel Barry more collapsing while touring "The Corn Is Green" and prior to that there was the crack about Gene Tierney's smoking predilections which drew the ire of 2Oth Gen. tury-Fox.
 Here's where we take off Jimmy the Fidler also predicted that Joan were through with films and recom- mended that they take sleeping pill. .. These predictions he made a few years ago, before Crawford resumed dramatic roles and dropped easily into one of the ten best box | office seats. Garbo has not become box office poison as Fidler predicted; she has gne to Englan dto work on the most coveted role in screen history that of Joan of Arc in the George Bernard Shaw play "St. Joan. We announced this few weeks ago in this column.
 Another time the fiddler came out with s6me fallacious remarks about Miss Crawford, however, she had the good sense to reply very clev- erly in public-his meek reply should have been carried over the "red" network.
 Fidler is not the radio columnist we have comic to depend upon through such delightful quarter hours with Winchell, and the few who compare with him. Fidler takes malicious delight in gossip ing about the Hollywood stars, their | public and private lives.
 And now the incompetent report CT resorts to stage personalities be- cause he is out of Hollywood tricks.
 John Nesbitt who has often beat en the gun with predictions on his | Passing Parade" series, jumped it again this week, but the daily press had anticipated him. Nesbitt's | Tuesday script originally dealt with the prophecy of Hitler's removal but the Sunday papers predicted It too, so at the last minute Nesbitt had good broadcast, but no scoop.
 If his motion picture studio (MGM) approves, Spencer Tracy will star in a weekly half hour pro- gram this fall. Studio now frowns on air appearances of its notables.
 The fanmail Dick Haynes has been getting on Here's to Ro- nance" is something to write home about-in fact, Dick often does. He needs his mothers advice on how to handle 1t.
 For instance, one girl sends him a daily letter sealed with the i'm print of her lips in purple lipstick. Another addresses him as Mister Tall, Wonderful Hunk of Man." and sends it in care of Dicks sponsor. When he goes to pick up these let ters, the office force kids him un- mercifully.
 Some of the letters are funny. When you talk, you really send me-" wrote one young miss, cant you talk more, sing less?'
 You don't look as hungry as Sinatra," penned another, But you sing better" Shes got something!
 Surprise itme is that "Iinner Sanctum" departs from the Blue to be replaced on Sunday nights by "Keepsakes", musical show, start ing September 5.
 Gertrude Lawrence's Guest House." sparkling new variety show starring the lovely stage queen with latin singing star Chuchu Martinez and Mark Warnow's orchestra, and featuring great name guest stars in dramatic moments from smash stage and screen hits, will bow over the Blue Network on Thursday, September 30.
 With the star of Lady in the Dark" acting as hostess of Guest House." top stars of stage and screen successes. Occasionally, Miss Lawrence will offer excerpts from some of her own stage triumphs, such as Lady In the Dark" Sky lark" and the collection of Noel Coward on-actors presented on Broadway as Tonight at 8:30."
 Miss Lawrence is now arranging to present such dramatic hits as "Scarface" or Counsellor at Law" win Paul Muni; Walter Hampden in "Cyrano de Bergerac", Mrs. Miniver," with Walter Pidgeon. and others
 Agnes Moorehead, of Mayor of the Town, is as well known for her sympathetic portrayals as she is for the s0fnefinaec shreu,ich rolnc shn'S