Modern Screen (Jan-Nov 1952)

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separates it from the dining room which is also furnished with American antiques. Gordon recalls where he bought every one of the antique pieces. THEY MEET AT GORDON MACRAE'S HOME IN A PERFECT BLEND OF YANKEE TASTE AND SOUTHERN COMFORT ■ A few weeks ago the Gordon MacRaes decided to throw a small party to show off their new home. "Nothing verylarge," Sheila explained. "Just the Jeff Chandlers, Doris Day and Marty, the Gene Nelsons, and maybe one other couple." "Okay with me," Gordon agreed. "Just let's keep it down." Came party night, and the first dozen guests filled the MacRae driveway to capacity. The car overflow stretched a quarter of a mile down the valley road and the large southern Colonial house was bulging with people. With the arrival of each guest, three little MacRae heads would pop over the bannister to drink in the newcomer. On this house-warming occasion, Meredith 7, Heather 5, and Gar 3, had been granted special bedtime extensions. They could sit on the top step until the last person arrived. And from experience, the children knew this was a winning game. Whenever Sheila and Gordon MacRae give a party, they start by inviting a few old-time friends and wind up with 30 or 40 more from the Hollywood younger set. What puzzles Sheila is that "they all turn out to be close friends of ours. And they all simply love to play 'The Game'." "The Game" in Hollywood, in case you don't know, is charades. The MacRae version is a slight variation of the ordinary game in which one person silently acts out a song title, quotation or slogan. The MacRaes take two teams in separate rooms with an arbiter in the center. The teams enact the same list of charades, and as (Continued on next page) 43