Modern Screen (Jan-Dec 1960)

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■ Sammy Davis Jr.'s heart wasn't in this cocktail party. He was tired after the long trip from Hollywood to Montreal, tired just thinking about his opening tomorrow night at the Bel Vue Casino, here in the French-Canadian city. He shook hands with most of the hundred-orso guests. He laughed at their jokes. Because it was expected of him, he told some jokes of his own. "I've got to get out of here and grab some shuteye," he told one of his managers, "or I'm just gonna sit down in that chair over there and this town's gonna know me as Sleepin' Sam." "Sure, sure, Sammy," the manager said, laughing and taking his arm and leading him through the crowd, to a corner way across the room. "But these kids, they're dying to say hello. Show kids, from some club down the street. And just a few minutes, just (Continued on page 60)