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It Was 4 Wonderful Years in European Show Business, But Home V- * "Mary Meade, in the Em- pire Room, is the new glamaedchen / 1 ... Walter Winchell "This sensational pigeon is packing the Waldorf nightly and could on Sundays, too. If the Empire Room re- mained open/ 1 , • • Lee Mortimer "Lovely blonde chanteuse can be placed . • along with Dorothy Shay, Evelyn Knight and Hildegarde" . e . "Variety'" "The nicest Paris creation imported this year, and she's even sweeter to hear/ 1 . . . Frank Farrell V "Looks like a young Ina Claire and carries on like Hildegarde/ 1 • . . Danton Walker "Tops in town 11 • .. Dorothy Kilgallen "Bravo!!!' • • « Earl Wilson "Mary Meade sparks the Waldorf . . . a new person- ality—young, fresh, rollick- ing-has arrived. A new name has been added to the social register of society singers/ 1 . . • Gene Knight it FJJ',: s % ^ To My Friends: It has been almost four years since I left Holly- wood to venture forth on my supper club career in Europe and South America. I have had the good fortune to find many friends while appearing in Paris, London, Barce- lona, Madrid, St. Moritz, Rio de Janeiro, and in other cities. But the manner in which you have treated me since my return to these wonderful shores makes me want to sing from the rooftops, "Gee, It's Great to Be Home Again!!!" Last, but by no means least, my % heartfelt thanks to a real friend, Mer- r ‘ e ^ Abbott, for giving me the oppor- ■k fanity to make my American debut at the Palmer House in Chicago and the Waldorf in New York. Sincerely, n. / > Acknowledgment with thanks! A I "Best dressed supper cJub* performer in America" By the Fashion Academy, 1953 kV * V -m MARY MEADE with TED GROUYA at the piano . « ■ Currently (NEW YORK DEBUT) WALDORF- ASTORIA Public Relations DAVID O. ALBER ASSOC., INC. 454 MADISON AYE., NEW YORK TE 8-8300 Empire Room New York Personal Management CHARLES WICK CO. 38 East 57th St., N.wYork PL 8-3360