A young actor with a name five syllables long won a big part in a
new movie and promptly had his name changed to Flash Upton. The
picture was a smash, and the actor won rave notices and a new
contract. Ensconced in his new fourteen-room penthouse, he gave a
housewarming party, and thoughtfully named his old mother as the
guest of honor.
Everybody showed up but Mamma, and the actor was frantic with
worry. Finally he went to the lobby to speak to the doorman.
"You didn't see a little old lady come in here at any time?" he
asked anxiously.
"There was one," recalled the doorman. "She's been sitting
patiently over in that corner for about three hours now."
It was Mamma all right. "Mamma," he cried, "I've been worried about
you! Why didn't you come up to my apartment?"
"I wanted to, son," she told him with tears in her eyes, "but I
couldn't remember your new name!"
