sentences:  Not to be confused with a musical version of the story, that appeared on Broadway in 1966, and was later made into a 1974 film "Mame" starring Lucille Ball as the title character.Patrick Dennis (Jan Handzlik), orphaned in 1928 when his father unexpectedly dies, is placed in the care of Mame Dennis (Rosalind Russell), his father's sister in Manhattan.Mame is a flamboyant and exuberant woman, who hosts frequent parties with eclectic, bohemian guests.