. >> patty: so i was lucky enough to be able to talk to some of the greats: marge champion, andy williams, jack jones, patty paige, laney kazan, and they put the heart into it. the way they had it set up was prior to the show, the maitre de would tell the entertainer who was in the audience because any given night, the celebrities weren't only on stage, it was always in the audience. kind of like vegas in the old days. after people did their shows they would go to the persian room and catch another show. so the maitre di told carol, you know, all the people that were in the audience and had to be recognized. and he was a hungarian gentleman, and he said "oh, we're so lucky. we have someone here, but you can't mention him. he can't be mentioned. he can't be mentioned. mr. cary grant. so carol did her opening bit and then she got to the part and she said, "oh, ethel merman's here and this one's here, and that one's here. and she said she couldn't help herself. finally she said to the audience, she said we all know there's an elephant in the room and i'm not supposed to mention him, but i ha