We use Optical Character Recognition (OCR) during our scanning and processing workflow to make the content of each page searchable. You can view the automatically generated text below as well as copy and paste individual pieces of text to quote in your own work.
Text recognition is never 100% accurate. Many parts of the scanned page may not be reflected in the OCR text output, including: images, page layout, certain fonts or handwriting.
1
the Song and Dance house
continued
Cyd and Tony love sunning; patio has chaises Cyd and Tony keep in shape by constant use of fenced-in pool, long walks of various widths, pool-side telephone, dining on their acre of lawn and old trees. Four years ago house and grounds seemed tables and serving counters from bar and kitchen. too large for the newlyweds, now barely holds their growing family and staff.
Tony surprised Cyd with a Provincial dining room set. "The rest of the house is modern," commented Mrs. Martin, "but — I like a change of pace!"
Fireman-red leather chair and ottoman accent quiet tones of the library. The tailored motif shows in the leather-topped card table and chairs.
"Where the blazes can we put three more lamps?" the outspoken butler muttered. "We already got more lights than we got electric outlets. We got more pictures than we got wall space. More records than—"
"Now, Casey," Cyd placated. "You know Mr. Martin likes new things around the house. Don't let it worry you. I'll find a place for them."
By now, Cyd Charisse knows what to expect of her tall, handsome, singing husband. She knows that he's a shopping addict, that given fifteen minutes between planes, he may buy a dozen ash trays, a Mercedes-Benz, an oil painting, two platinum rings, or a whole dining room set.
She knows, too, what an incredible amount of bric-a» brae he receives from his thousands of fans. A couple of little old ladies in Michigan, for example, knit him one laprobe every two years. When he played the Palladium in 1948 he mentioned that he loved sports, especially cricket. At the next performance he was gifted with two dozen cricket bats, one of which he brought home to hang over his bar. He has framed personal letters from Eisenhower and Nixon thanking him for entertaining at the Inaugural festivities in Washington. When he sang at the American Shoe Manufacturers Convention he received a token gift of one of his own shoes — in bronze.
Tony is also one of Leo Durocher's best friends, which means he gets his share of Giant trophies. Cyd must .find room in their library for autographed baseballs, autographed photos of all the leading players, and a bat used in the 1950 World Series.
The lamps, too, were a present from a grateful fan. One night, during a recent (Continued on page 64)
48