NEW WINDSOR, NY.- Before Elton John, Madonna or Lady Gaga dominated the world stage with their outrageous costumes and over-the-top performances, there was Liberace – a charismatic showman whose onstage presence combined the glitz of Las Vegas with a dash of quaint but endearing schmaltz. For nearly two decades, Liberace (1919-1987) was the world’s highest-paid entertainer, earning as much as $300,000 per week and garnering some 40,000 fan letters per month. Eye-popping diamonds and flashy clothes were Liberace’s trademark, both onstage and off. He took pleasure in giving gifts of jewelry and apparel from his lavish wardrobe to friends in his inner circle, which included a man named James Myers. When Myers died in 2005, he bequeathed his treasured archive of Liberace