This appeared in Cavalcade August, 1963

Private Showing

an excerpt from his book Zoomar

by

Ernie Kovacs

One afternoon, after Tom Moore, producer of the "Miss Wipeola Beauty Hunt" program, had come back from one of the Roman orgies which Madison Avenuites looked upon as business lunches, his secretary, Karen Loeb, told him there was someone to see him. A young lady.

"Mary Willoughby," said Karen, not leaving to bring her in.

"What does she want?"

"She wouldn't say," said Karen. Miss Willoughby however, wasn't fooling another woman.

"All right, but buzz me in ten minutes with an appointment."

Karen left, and when she reopened the door Mary Willoughby, five feet nine with red hair on top, took over the room.

"I'm Mary Willoughby," she said.

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