Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-12-15
Hollywood:
Carnegie Hall
Recital Set
For Diana
By SheiIoh Grohom

|
for Frank Borzage. Lon called m
with the news that he and Sol Les
ser have called it day on thei
contract-because Sol is not wei
known enough to make any movie
for while. I'm anxious to do som,
good pictures quickly, says Lon
land I'm going to be my own agent
just to see how it works out" Lor
first hit the big time in picture'
with Stage Door Canteen.''
Diana Lynn has signed to give {
piano recital at Carnegie Hall If
February. Is this the first time thai
a Hollywood movie actress will have
pounded the keys in the Nations
most famous concert hall?
I'm told that Elsa Maxwell holds
the exclusive film rights to the life
story of Maurice Chevalier. Ano
she is holding out for Chevalier tc
star in the movie. That's fine will,
me: I'd like to see him in Hollywood
pictures again.
Orson Wells is flying halfway
around the world, just to see q
movie! Republic cannot release Or
sons Macbeth" until Orson gives
the green light-so, on December
%, Orson will fly here from Rome
look at the completed picture, then
fly back to Rome to resume his
"Cagliostro."
Margaret SULLIVAN is very inter-
ested in the Douglas MacLean opus
Never Again" based on the story
by Adela Rogers st. John, and she
is considering it as her next play
on Broadway. Maggie and Douglas
are old friends. He produced her
first movie hit, $50 Red the Rose.
Joan Crawford gets Delmer Dawes
to direct her in Until Proven
Guilty" and, at the same time, the
movie gets a title change to Init
mate Strangers" Joan is still doing
the town with her favorite lawyer,
Greg Bautzer.
: Reuben Mamoulian is planning to
make a. movie of "Lysistrata," the
famous Aristophanes play about
women who wouldn't have anything
to do with their menfolk until they
gave up wars.
Clark Gable is our latest polo
player. Clark has invested on one
horse, and, if he likes the game,
he'll get himself a string and join
a local club.
I watched Bette Davis trying
something new in emoting in Win
ter Meeting" Bette was using her
left eye only, to register wonder,
surprise and doubt. The camera
was right up against her eye, with
10 strong lights blazing down. It's
new technique employed by Di-
rector Bretaigne Windust.
Jeanne Grain is dieting to get
back her premotherhood svelte
figure. Personally, I like Jeanne a
bit on the plump side, but her hus-
band doesn't-nor her studio.
Jeanne starts apartment for
Peggy" in few weeks.
Frank Sinatra came back to
town last week, and he and Nancy
and the kids went to his super
modern house in Palm Springs SO
that frankie can bake out his
laryngitis.
X X X X
I'm told that Viveca Lindfers has
dyed her hair black for her queen
role in Adventures of Don Juan.
Have they forgotten so soon that
black is the original color OF
Viveca's hair? @,.., . .-s,. .
Alexis Smith found 30 relatives
waiting for her in England. And
she didn't disappoint them. Alexis
gave away everything except the
clothes on her back. She and Hus-
band Craig Stevens are doing a
tour of Europe before returning
here.
Esther williams joins Eddie Can
tor for a Christmas-night radio
broadcast at the Birmingham Hos
pital in Los Angeles, with the rest
of his radio troupe. It's Eddie's
fourth annual campaign for his
Give a Gift to the Yanks Who
Gave"
Talking with Madeleine Carroll