1. Despite a long day of rehearsals, and a long tiring performance, Gracie was the life of the party, and her homey Lancashire friendliness made everyone love her. BNC
2. Morton saw that Leonard and Mrs Cohen were very close, and nothing emphasised this more than her willingness to take them and their friends out for meals, especially to a favourite Greek restaurant where she would be the life of the party, not least in singing, and encouraged by good wine which the restaurateur would ply them with in order to get the mood of the evening going. BNC
3. Give him a few drinks and he`s the life of the party! CIDoI