... This was a troublesome scene. Only after many attempts by the actress was the director satisfied. Tired but happy, the girl who had listened so many times to the confession of her fellow-actress hurried off to her dressing- room. She had scarcely removed ...

... Light Brigade.' And a customer, who could quote a little poetry himself, shouted Oh, what a charge they made A re you an actress, Mrs. Hagworthy A\ asked a three-year-old child. No, darling, the visitor replied. Why do you ask that Because Daddy said ...

... to be. DURING rehearsal an actress with more temperament than talent was giving trouble, and at last John Barry more, the famous actor, lost patience and made a few trenchant remarks about her acting ability. The actress drew herself up and shrieked ...

... VUMLl 66 SQU£AK GOING on holiday, an actress tried what she thought was an excellent plan for keeping her diamond necklace safe. She left it on the dressing-table with a note This is only an imitation. The real fa necklace is kept at the bank. -fa But ...

... fish, the child assured her. Daddy said it was a sprat to catch a mackerel. AFTER the performance on Christmas Eve, an actress went into the next dressing room to show another performer her new fur coat, a Christmas present from an admirer. After it ...

... dealer impressively, but wot 'e does swear is beautifully loud and clear For a birthday treat the small nephew of a well-known actress went to one of her performances for the first time, and at the end of the show he was taken round to her dressing-room. After ...

... Frozen with horror, she just stood there, letting the phone ring on and on. In desperation, the stage director sent on the actress who was playing the maid, with instructions to pick up the snake. She went bravely on and snatched up the reptile.' But she ...

... loudly. I bet you twenty to one I will, he returned. Where 's the course Up a ladder, answered his opponent. When the film actress, who was not so young as she liked to think, saw the results of her latest set of photo graphs, she was furious. I can't ...

... his trade A thief. You know what I mean. What does, he live on Beer. After that counsel retired in despair. She was an actress, with a perfect accent but Cockney antecedents, and one day obtained a part at a film studio and was handed the usual que ...

... Squeezing herself in ahead of Beatrice Lillie in a shop a woman ordered some cat's meat. She then turned to the famous actress and said, I hope you don't mind my being served first Why, of course not, darling, Miss Lillie replied, if you 're that hungry ...

... Wigginston, being the owner of an unusual name himself, was fascinated by other unusual names. Once someone referred to an actress named Giselle Pfiffle, and he was so intrigued that he insisted on looking up her name in the telephone book and ringing her ...