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THEATRE BOOKSHELF: TWO FICTITIOUS ACTRESSES

... TWO FICTITIOUS ACTRESSES Krirnds of the Stvullori. By William ICcan Seymour. (Herbert Jenkins. 10s. 6d.). This is (he story of two women, both actresses. One of them is already an established West End star, Kay Johnstone, who is staying in a Dorset village ...

Published: Thursday 02 April 1953
Newspaper: The Stage
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 295 | Page: 13 | Tags: book review 

Ramblings of an Actress, by Sheila Hancock (Century Hutchinson, £12.95) Underneath all the banter to be found ..

... of an Actress, by Sheila Hancock (Century Hutchinson, £12.95) Underneath all the banter to be found in Sheila Hancock's good naturcd, occasionally bitchy, sometimes tedious and self indulgent, provocative, personal insight. Ramblings of an Actress, one ...

Published: Thursday 19 May 1988
Newspaper: The Stage
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 423 | Page: 8 | Tags: book review 

Life With Googie by John MeCallum (Heinemann £7.50) I REMEMBER the young actress in Winter Journey, with ..

... Life With Googie by John MeCallum (Heinemann £7.50) I REMEMBER the young actress in Winter Journey, with Michael Redgrave, and wondering whether she would succeed in a demanding part in this Odets play. And on that night at the St James's in 1952. she ...

Published: Thursday 28 June 1979
Newspaper: The Stage
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 268 | Page: 9 | Tags: book review 

American Actors and Actresses, by Stephen M. Archer (Gale Research Company, Detroit) Another mighty and ..

... Actors and Actresses, by Stephen M. Archer (Gale Research Company, Detroit) Another mighty and daunting volume in the Performing Arts Information Guide Series. This one gives references to books and articles about 226 American actors and actresses, the majority ...

Published: Thursday 04 August 1983
Newspaper: The Stage
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 100 | Page: 25 | Tags: book review 

Lana, by Lana Turner (New English Library, £8.95) Never one of the screen's great actresses, Lana Turner was ..

... Lana, by Lana Turner (New English Library, £8.95) Never one of the screen's great actresses, Lana Turner was nevertheless one of Hollywood's great stars, the absolute epitome of sex appeal during the fonies. Like most stars, she attracted her share of ...

Published: Thursday 04 August 1983
Newspaper: The Stage
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 224 | Page: 25 | Tags: book review 

Bernhardt, Terry, Duse by John Stokes, Michael R Booth and Susan Bassnett (Cambridge University Press, £15.00) ..

... Bernhardt, Terry, Duse by John Stokes, Michael R Booth and Susan Bassnett (Cambridge University Press, £15.00) The three actresses who are the subjects of this fascinating and well-written book are among the most famous of their profession, immortalised ...

Published: Thursday 04 August 1988
Newspaper: The Stage
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 281 | Page: 8 | Tags: book review 

Chekhov's leading lady

... Chekov's Leading Lady: A Portrait of the Actress Olga knipper, by Harvey Pilcher (John Murray. £8.50). Even if she had not been the deeply involved wife of Anton Chekhov, Olga Knipper would be remembered as an actress of great sensitivity and imagination ...

Published: Thursday 22 May 1980
Newspaper: The Stage
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 260 | Page: 24 | Tags: book review 

Sheer Bloooy Magic, edited by Carole Woddi* (Virago Press, £6.99, paperback) Fhis collection of 16 interviews ..

... 99, paperback) Fhis collection of 16 interviews is described as conversations with actresses, and one of the main impressions is of the varying routes these actresses took to reach what is in all cases an established niche in the profession. Only one ...

Published: Thursday 05 September 1991
Newspaper: The Stage
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 543 | Page: 26 | Tags: book review 

Books: Daughter of Shanghai by Tsai Chin (Chatto and Windus, £12.95)

... Daughter of Shanghai by Tsai Chin (Chatto and Windus, £12.95) Tsai Chin was another of those actresses, now half-forgotten, who was one of the faces of the swinging sixties, a cute Chinese girl who achieved stardom, with very little previous experience ...

Published: Thursday 16 February 1989
Newspaper: The Stage
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 356 | Page: 8 | Tags: book review 

Make Your Choice by Jacqueline Stoker, (Samuel French £1.85)

... Your Choice by Jacqueline Stoker, (Samuel French £1.85) There are two editions, one for young actors, the other loi yuu.ig actresses. The books are audition pieces and are also intended for use by teachers. The pieces are aimed at a wide age category, and ...

Published: Thursday 19 October 1978
Newspaper: The Stage
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 180 | Page: 23 | Tags: book review 

The Queen and I, by Jeanaette Charles (Piatkus Books, 5 Windmill Street, W1P 1HS, £8.95) Jeannette Charles ..

... that one can hardly blame her for wanting to cash in on the likeness, particularly as in her youth she was a keen amateur actress whose desire to turn professional was thwarted by the resemblance because no one would take her work seriously. The extraordinary ...

Published: Thursday 09 April 1987
Newspaper: The Stage
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 184 | Page: 9 | Tags: book review 

Books: Eleonora Duse: In I life and Art. by

... most influential actress of the first part of this century, even though she never acted in English. What gave her a special quali ty, in comparison with her great con temporary Sarah Bernhardt, was her style of acting. Whereas most actresses of her day, Bernhardt ...

Published: Thursday 24 September 1987
Newspaper: The Stage
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 359 | Page: 10 | Tags: book review