 She returned to "Playhouse 90" the following year, portraying the young Perle Mesta in "The Hostess with the Mostest".The television "Eloise" was an adaptation of the popular book by Kay Thompson, which owed much to the delicate line illustrations of Hilary Knight.The marketing of "Eloise" and the subsequent book sequels practically always featured the illustrations of Knight, and numerous photographs were published in the 1950s of Rudie in the role.