Evening star., 1945-08-21


of the service, Goth Century-Fox h
Power. Alan Ladd was literally hurle
mount had waiting for him when he
was discharged earlier for diSabii-
ties.
Powers assignment is the leading
role in Captain From CASTLE" one
Of those swashbuckling roles in
which the now Marine officer used
to vie with Enrol Flynn as the cine
mas modern equivalent of the late
Douglas Fairbanks. It is anticipated
that his discharge from the service
will be an actuality by the time La
MARI Trotti, Of the Georgia Trottis,
has completed the screen script of
the popular adventure tale.
Powers return in time for the part
will see one of the wars top new
comers, Cornell Wilde, dispossessed
Of one of the years more likely
screen roles.
Wilde, who scored his first major
success in "A Song to Remember"
Is deemed less the type.
The Power fans will look upon
that as sound deeming.
Broadway will have new acting
team in the fall, If the couple can
find a suitable play. That would be
Paulette Goddard and Burgess
Meredith, combination of glamor-
Gus wife and highly talented hus-
band that should inspire producers
and playwrights to see that they do
have proper vehicle. They will be
New York bound almost instantly
upon completion of their first pic
ture together, DIARY of Cham
bermaid." Meredith acts small part
in that film, produced at RKO, and
spends the remainder of his time as
producer and co-writer.
The couple will settle temporarily
ut Nyack, N. Y, on the farm which
Meredith sold to Miss Goddard sew
eral years ago, before they even
were engaged. The striking subse-
quent aspect of the deal is that
Miss Goddard made the farm turn
q profit, probably for the first time
since Knickerbocker days.
1t may be some time before Hol-
lywood sees the Merediths again for
after their New York play appear
ance, if any, they are scheduled to
leave for England to produce a
picture there.
Bob Hall is back on the job at
Billy Roses Diamond Horseshoe, but
he still is talking about the distinc-
ton of the audience to which he
played in Washington last week.
The audience was that at a dinner
given at the Mayf1ower by Gen.
Henry A. Arnold for Air Chief Mar
shal Sir Arthur Travis. The audi
ence consisted of 81 generals.
Hall returned to New York con-
vinced that generals make just
about the finest audience an enter
tainer could ask.
The Theater Guilds AL Tamarin
confirmed on the phone yesterday
that Mary Hatcher of Paramount
studio will be the Laurie of the Ma
tional company of "Oklahoma!"
when it opens its fortnight's en-
gagement at the National on Sep
tember 10.
As we recall Miss Hatcher-taking
a confirming look at her portrait in
the files, she will be perhaps the
prettiest Laurie any one ever saw,
and one who will sing the role to
the hilt.
Joan Fay Macaboy, 1921 K street,
who practiced piano in fashion to
delight the heart of any mother, will
be honor guest at dinner party |
tonight at the Willard Hotel. Host |
will be Carter Barron and the occa-
sion for the fete is that the local
girl is a featured player in the MGM
picture, Thrill of Romance" soon
to be released here.
Miss Macaboy's part in the mu-
sical is that of Tommy Dorsey's
daughter, one in which she is given
opportunity to play two piano solos.
Others in the picture include Van
johnson, the Metropolitan operas |
Lauritz Melchoir, and Esther Will
liams.
The screenplay will be shown to
critics after the dinner.
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Asides: (To Mrs. G. Cunningham
We understand that plans are afoot
to team Nelson Eddy and Jeanette
Macdonald in another musical.
(To Norman Stuckey) There is no
such agent in Washington that we
ever heard of. Sorry. New York is
glutted with them, as you already
know.