Stage Play: Hope for the Best. Written by
William McCleery [earliest Broadway credit]. Fulton Theatre (moved to The Royale Theatre on 23 Apr 1945- close): 7 Feb 1945- 19 May 1945 (117 performances). Cast:
Leo Bulgakov (as "Professor Wechsler") [final Broadway role], Jack Hartley (as "Howard Hilton"),
Doro Merande (as "Mrs. Bassett"), Paul Potter (As "Sergeant Joe Jordan"),
Franchot Tone (as "Michael Jordan"),
Joan Wetmore (as "Margaret Hicks Harwood"),
Jane Wyatt (as "Lucille Daly"). Produced by Jean Dalrymple and
Marc Connelly.