[Read by Bernadette Dunne]<br><br>A fascinating new biography of Mary Martin, the girl whose heart belonged to daddy, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Janet Gaynor, and Peter Pan.<br><br>Mary Martin's life spanned the twentieth century and dominated the golden age of American musical theater. After an unsuccessful attempt at Hollywood stardom, she found herself auditioning for Cole Porter's <i>Leave It to Me!</i> in 1938. After winning the part and singing the bawdy ''My Heart Belongs to Daddy,'' stardom was hers. Just over a decade later, she created the role of Nellie Forbush in Rodgers and Hammerstein's <i>South Pacific</i>. After that, she flew as Peter Pan, created the role of Maria von Trapp in <i>The Sound of Music</i>, and took <i>Hello, Dolly!</i> on the road. Martin's uncanny ability to make everyone in the audience feel as if she were communicating directly to them turned each of her performances into an ''event.''<br><br>Beginning with the abandonment of her only son, Larry Hagman, to kickstart her career, Martin's personal life was the exact opposite of the homespun, fairy-tale lives she evoked on stage. Rumors of lesbian relationships swirled around her. Her second husband, Richard Halliday, was a closeted, haughty homosexual who, as her manager, brought glamour, sophistication, and a will of iron to Mary's life.<br><br>Peopled with legends like Ethel Merman, Ezio Pinza, Noel Coward, Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein, Jerome Robbins, Hedda Hopper, Yul Brynner and a starry cast of thousands, <i>Some Enchanted Evenings</i> is the delectable story of the one and only Mary Martin -- the little girl from Texas who captured America's heart.<br><br>
