Sunday, March 29, 1964
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A diary entry written by Patience Cleveland that discusses her acting career, her book, “The Lion is Busy,” and her personal life. The entry is dated March 29, 1964 and is written on white, lined paper in black ink.
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Happy Egg + Happy Bunny. Woke up about 9:30-everyone off to church + Sunday School. Came down + had some coffee + went back to bed. The gang returned about 10:45-looking darling Susan + Busy had white coats + yellow dresses + etaient a croquer. Larry had a madras jacket + was quite elegant. I had juice + more coffee + then dressed to go out to the country club + meet the Baillieres for lunch. It’s an awfully pretty set up there. The place was alive with children in their Easter finery + carrying pails + baskets for the big egg hunt after lunch. The Baillieres look very well-I do like them. We all had a drink in the main lounge overlooking a very attractive rolling golf course. I brought out those joke cards “The Freeway Dept. regrets to inform you…” etc. and everyone enjoyed them. A buffet lunch-beautifully prepared. Larry’s plate consisted of about 5 sweet rolls. Some gentleman stopped by the table + when Larry didn’t jump to his feet + was brought to task he said in explanation “I thought it was a woman.” Busy seemed to have an active social life. Susan is a dear little girl but for some reason Busy just kills me-like Margie + like Lincoln. They’re the three unexpected children among that generation-originals all three. By the time dinner was over (+ Susan livened it up by announcing to Mr. Bailliere, “we’re going to have a new uncle”) the anticipation + the tension among the children was reaching fever pitch. The Egg hunt wasn’t supposed to start until 2:30 but the little (+ not so little) ones were all out straining at the ropes by 2 o’clock. A chilly but sunny afternoon. The Baillieres had left. Newcomb found a marvelous place to start Busy off-way up at the end of the rope so when the whistle blew she had a whole area to herself. In about 20 minutes every egg in the place was gone + the lines formed for the children to collect their stuffed bunnies. Met a very nice girl Marilyn something-or-other whose husband’s mother had been in the theatre department at Vassar. About 3:30 with pails full of eggs + arms full of rabbits we rolled back in to the house. The girls + Anne took naps + although I’d meant to also I somehow wound up playing backgammon with Larry + then Gin with him + Newcomb. Larry’s a delight to play with-a good sport + a good player. We had an invitation to go out but didn’t. Instead looked at newsreels of the Alaskan quake + then watched Walt Disney-part one of “Greyfriar’s Bobby”-I got very tearful over the whole thing. Beautifully done. Delicious dinner while we watched. After the children had gone to bed (Busy reappeared several times) We sat + talked + watched Harry Belafonte on Ed Sullivan + Judy Garland-then Newcomb + I played Gin Rummy again-Five Hollywoods + I didn’t win a one. Still fun. Bed about 12:30. Read Max Wylie’s story of his daughter’s slaying.
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