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I agree.FROM; PRESS PEPS?╟╓;. WILLIAM MORfttS A&ENCl^ INC; Page 4 . ?√ß She will mastin trio Starring SAMMY DAVIS. JR. engagement they broke every previous record at the club. Still -working on their act, constantly revisiing, adding, polishing it to ap erfect entertainment gem, they signed for a two week theatre tour with Mickey Rooney ---- six months later after a tour that had included all the major theatres in the United States, the Trio hit the major nitery circuit with an act already letter perfect, but now honed to a find edge that glittered. Opening in Los Angeles at Ciro?╟╓s in April of 1950 for two weeks, they stayed for six. From there on their itinerary is a "Who's Who" of the top clubs, hotels and TV shows. Sammy's dancing, comedy, singing and impressions hit bullseyes every time. In June of 1954 another facet of his versatile talent was made available to a wider audience when Sammy signed with Decca Records as a vocalist. His single releases and albums have appeared with regularity on the best-selling charts. Moving into another phase of his career the incredibly talented young performer opened on Broadwway in March of 1956 in a musical comedy titled "fir. Wonderful." Sammy bowled the tough New York theatrical critics right over as they kudosed the fact that here indeed was a show business talent that could only come to the fore once in a generation. In the Fall of 1954 while driving from Las Vegas to (more)