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LETTERS: Neglected actresses--who is to blame?

... Neglected actresses--who is to blame? Dear Sir, I have every sympathy for those ladies who have written to complain about the lack of parts for women on television. Since three of my own series were quoted by one correspondent as examples of how actresses ...

Published: Thursday 10 December 1964
Newspaper: The Stage
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 237 | Page: 10 | Tags: letter 

Jean Kent

... performance as Portia, in a touring production of The Mer chant of Venice, one realises what a tine actress she is, and how very neglected an actress she has been over the past few years Lei's hope ber performance in this production will at last give ...

Published: Thursday 21 May 1964
Newspaper: The Stage
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 90 | Page: 14 | Tags: letter 

Theatre will survive

... Rebekah Young is potentially the greatest actress England ever has, believe me the theatre will still survive if Bir mingham never gives a grant for drama to anyone ever. Yours sincerely, Out-of-work actress (Name and address supplied) To the Editor of ...

Published: Thursday 02 October 1969
Newspaper: The Stage
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 49 | Page: 14 | Tags: letter 

LETTERS: Luck plays as big a part as talent

... Producers or Casting Directors by some miraculous, infallible method have picked the only actresses able to play the few available parts? When I see some of my actress friends, extremely talented and experienced, work ing once every three or six months on ...

Published: Thursday 09 January 1964
Newspaper: The Stage
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 549 | Page: 11 | Tags: letter 

To the Editor of The Stage: Understudy

... article on understudies, as an ex-actress and once ardent playgoer, I would say, Choose the best material and pay accordingly. You may be casting bread upon the waters, which will return to you as a greai actor or actress By under rating an understudy, ...

Published: Thursday 29 March 1962
Newspaper: The Stage
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 135 | Page: 14 | Tags: letter 

To the Editor of The Stage: Virginia Maskell

... some years back. This actress spanned perfectly, for me, the difficult bridge between the stage-struck girl of the first act and the demented dis illusioned woman of the last act. The tragic early death of this engaging actress is a real loss to our stage ...

Published: Thursday 08 February 1968
Newspaper: The Stage
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 122 | Page: 14 | Tags: letter 

To the Editor of The Stage: NOT A STUNT

... -*-I should be grateful for space in your paper to clear my roputation as a Press Represent ative. In November, 1960, an actress was found unconscious in East bourne, while appearing there in a play on a pre-London tour. Last weekend it was insinuated ...

Published: Thursday 19 January 1961
Newspaper: The Stage
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 170 | Page: 14 | Tags: letter 

To the Editor of The Stage: Rep Standards

... with actors and actresses in rep. and I am sure the standard of education, intelligence and act ing ability demanded is far higher than that of the image created by Mr. Bean in that phrase, silly little chit calling herself an actress. I have no doubt ...

Published: Thursday 29 November 1962
Newspaper: The Stage
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 193 | Page: 18 | Tags: letter 

To the Editor of the Stage: A Word to Mr. Minister

... don't make a reasonable living are not only technically in competent but are constitutional layabouts. So all actors and actresses who appear in the West End. on I V. and on stages throughout the country are good, and those who are out of work arc bad ...

Published: Thursday 19 July 1962
Newspaper: The Stage
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 198 | Page: 18 | Tags: letter 

Star quality

... jobs have flowed in. I am delighted and thrilled at having become Miss World, par ticularly as it makes tracing a path as an actress so much easier. I have always wanted to be a film star and being very ambitious and tenacious I was determined to succeed ...

Published: Saturday 05 February 1966
Newspaper: The Tatler
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 218 | Page: 62 | Tags: Letter 

To the Editor of The Stage: Professional Standards

... affairs as actors and actresses who have served a thorough apprenticeship cither through a recognised drama school or through playing in repertory. No wonder theatre managements and the television companies can look upon actors and actresses as pawns to be shifted ...

Published: Thursday 15 February 1962
Newspaper: The Stage
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 197 | Page: 14 | Tags: letter