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Party Guests and a Mixup at the Canbys Dinner
A lively dinner at the Ellins home reveals Philip Canby's late arrival and a mistaken regard for Ham Curtis as the father of a holiday stash of gifts for Bob. Ham's toy cache and a comic misidentification spark playful gossip, ending with reflections on youth and flirtation in a Boston Post syndicated piece.
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Evenin
Robert Ellinses
Miss Canby
Hami
Vee
Buddy
Robert
Ellinses
Edith
Harry Lane
Mrs. Robert
Harry
de Palma
Here
Southampton
Mrs. Canby
Philip
Mother
Mr. Hamilton Curtis
Bob
Ham Curtis
Ham
Santa Claus
Mr. Robert
Tintin
Miss Edith
Robert Ellins
Harding
Coolidge
Mr. Curtis
Bub
Matey
Brother Philip
Fish
Sis
Torchy