Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-16
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HOLLYWOOD. Feb, 16 Jean.
cite MacDonalds Metropolitan
Opera debut is set for fan. and
that should he thrilling news TO
4. her friends. She has been studying
the role of Juliet in Gounod 5
Romeo and Juliet" for months
and leaves for New York in 10
DAYS for some extra coaching and
possibly a tour with members OF
the opera company before she
makes her initial New York APP
pearance.
There is a slight possibility that
Jeanette may wedge in picture
before her Met opening, since she
has had a number Of offers.
We have had many operate
stars-Grace Moore. Rise Stevens.
Lily Pons and others, come into
the movies, but never a movie star
TO 60 into opera. SO II is a great
source of satisfaction 10 Jeanette'S
friends that she has achieved her
great ambition.
Since Capt. Gene Raymond has
been overseas, jeanette has done a
marvellous job singing in the serV-+
See camps.
ROLE SETTLED
MARY ANDERSON plays
Jean Abadie. the cruel girl who
fortunes Bernadette I'm "the Song I
of Bernadette" and that charac-
ter IL second only TO the spiritual
little saint played by Jennifer
Jones. william Perlberg says
Twentieth Century-Fox waited
! four months 10 find this role for
Mary, who was signed that long
ago after her Broadway hit In
! s5ue<t I'm the House"
Bill Is carrying around In his
| pocket n Catholic journal with
an excellent notice on the Franz
! Werfel novel. am sure the
church must be greatly relieved
that Bernadette has been cast
because fans all over the country
have written their choice to
! every Catholic parsonage In this
diocese from the Rt. Rev. James
j. Cantwell himself TO the hum
blesf priest I'm the small parish.
IN A HUBBLE
ALL ! CAN say is Sol Lesser is
willing to walk where angels fear
TO tread" He has been in huddle1
with Frederic March, actor. and
Thornton Wilder, author of the
and cussed Skin
of Our Teeth" trying TO arrange
for the film rights.
III sophisticated Manhattan audi
ences are puzzled about Wilder's
extraordinary humor, how can Sol
expect Mr.. and Mrs. Average
20 60 for it?"
Some way / can't see Skin OF
Our Teeth" in the movies, even
with Tallulah Bankhead, who is
wonderful.
ABOUT TIME
IT'S ABOUT time Nan Wynn
got a break on her own instead
OF clubbing In" her very good
singing voice for our top glamour
girls. Nan Is young, cute, dark
eyed and attractive but with the
exception OF a few appearances
I'm Universal movies and small
roles Mt Paramount, she has
registered chiefly as an off-stage
voice.
Right now she Is fulfilling an
engagement at the Club Pierre
singing perched on the edge Of
the tables, a In Helen Morgan.
But Columbia Is bringing her
hack 10 Hollywood In a couple
of weeks for the movie break
she's, been looking for, the
femme lead In Rhapsody In
Ffat"-aii about gal singer
and q band leader.
HOLLYWOOD CHATTER
A LARGE hunk of Betty
CRADLES 1912 salary went into her
new home in Bel Air. Betty. who
has never had a house of any pre-
tention, really spent money. time
and hard work in getting Just what
she wanted. II is one of the most
houses in exclusive Bel
Air and has lovely grounds.
George Raft. who has been East
Tor the last three weeks trying TO
get his tangled matrimonial af-
fairs untangled, came back over
the weekend. Just how far he has
succeeded, don't know. for
George nor Betty arc
talking.
Just for the information Of those
who think she might be effecting
a Spanish name, Thomasita is her
real first name.
SHOCKING INDEED 10 learn
that Lynne Overman il in ser
iOus condition at Santa Monica
Hospital after suffering a heart
attack five days ago. Lynne IL
one OF the best actors In Holly
wood and one of the grandest
guys anywhere and I know mil
lions OF his fans, a. well as his
closeefriends In Hollywood, will
be saying prayers for his recov-