The headwaiter was summoned again. It was getting so unpleasant that I couldn’t take it any more, so I got up and left the party. And Scott was furious with me for doing so.” Not long ...
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical: Sally Mayes was nominated but did not win. 1964 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical: Jack ...
During World War II, his parents changed his given name to Rudolph. His father, also named Adolfo, was the headwaiter at the Plaza Hotel. His mother, Fortunee (Lacroix) Franchi, worked as a ...
Knopf’s friend, a reasonably optimistic fellow, took him to the St. Regis, tipped the headwaiter, and got a table at once. “We’re very lucky,” Knopf said, dejectedly. ♦ (This is the ...