Evening star., 1949-01-27
BY the Associotsd Press

ROME, Jan. 27.-Linda Christian
and Tyrone Power were married
today-in a wedding that would
stack up against the best of Holly
woods camera extravaganzas.
l. Screaming thousands of "tifosi,"
THE Italian equivalent Of bobby
soxers, staged riot scenes around
the little Church of Santa Fran
cesca Romano, where the Aim
notables said II do"
Mounted police were called out
to ring the church, located in the
old part of Rome, a stones throw
from the ancient Colosseum. But
all the police and all the police
horses. plus a riot platoon in jeeps,
couldn't hold the romantic crowds
back.
They broke through the lines as
Linda arrived IS minutes late. They
screamed Linda! Linda" as the
starlet, respondent in white satin
with an 8-yard-long train, entered
the church.
The crowd nearly pulled the over
coat off American Ambassador
James c. Dunn when he and his
wife arrived at the church. There
were scores Of other notables there,
too.
Several women tainted and a man
had his finger broken in the crush
outside the church. A number of
others suffered bruises.
The ceremony was performed by
Rt. Rev. Msgr. William Hemmick,
who for some years was a professor
at the Catholic University in Wash
ington. He left Washington about
20 years ago and has been in Rome
since then.
Before the wedding, Mr.. Power
told friends earnestly he hoped it
wouldn't turn into a "hassle," a
word he learned in the Marines
which, freely translated, means
something like three-ringed circus.
But the scenes outside the church
exceeded his worst fears. Police,
tipped of that there might be a
to-do, were caught short handed
anyway.
The ceremony was conducted in
an elaborate setting. A pale laven-
der light washed the main altar
Carnations, lilacs and lilies banked
the gold and blue mosaic walls.
Twelve floodlights illuminated the
church for cameramen, but they
used fash bulbs anyway.
AS they recorded the pictures,
Miss Christian walked up the aisle
to the strains of Mendelossohn's
wedding march, on the arm of
Signor Leone Miglievich, handsome,
white-bearded father of two Italian
schoolmates Of the bride.
Miss Christian had to do a couple
of retakes, as her train snagged a
few times. There was new organ,
q boys choir and string quartet.
About 200 invited guests witnessed
the ceremony, many of them titled
and all resplendent in fine gowns,
furs and jewels.
After the wedding Linda and
Tyrone went to the Vatican for an
audience with the Pope. Later
they went to Ambassador Dunn's
for reception. This afternoon they
are to leave for Northern Italy,
Switzerland and Austria on a
months tour.
Linda, vivacious Mexican starlet
whose family name is Rosa Blanca
Welter, first met Tyrone in Rome
the summer before last.
Worry Over Legal Hitch.
At the last hour there were wor-
ries about legal hitch over a final
divorce decree from his first wife,
the actress Annabella. Mr.. Powers
marriage to Annabella was per-
formed outside the Roman Catholic
Church and thus is not recognized
by the church.
CLOS Angeles County Clerk Will
liam G. Sharp said that-as far
as he knows-Power' divorce de-
cree was not final before the
wedding ceremony.
(Annabella obtained an inter-
locutory decree in Los Angeles
January 26, 1948. Under Califor-
mia law, a full calendar year
must elapse before the final de-
cree can be entered. Thus the
final decree couldn't be obtained
until today-January 27.
(There were reports that Powers
attorneys might attempt to enter
the final papers in the county
clerks office by 1880 am, Pacific
Standard Time, in time for the
wedding at 1890 am, Rome
time
but Mr.. Sharp insisted that