Dianne and Golden Haired Dancer Rye Victoria, Australia1 hour, 47 minutes ago
Hello Ed, re. my 'show biz' days. It was a local theatre group in Mansfield. I loved it! I think that the roll I loved best was Pearl in Ray Lawler's, 'Summer of the Seventeeth Doll.' Pearl was a barmaid. There was a scene where I had to pour a glass of beer from a bottle. We didn't use real beer in rehearsals and on opening night it was real beer. I do not drink beer and I had never poured it. As I was saying my lines and poring the beer I was horrified to see that I was filling the glass with froth. I quickly wrapped my hand around the glass to hide it. The next day Brian taught me to pour beer correctly. He was in the audience for the opening and had a quiet chuckle at my dilemma. Another favourite character that I played was Lady Catherine de Bourgh in Pride and Prejudice. I loved the scene where Lady Catherine was determined to make Elizabeth Bennett stay away from Mr. Darcy. As I was about to leave the stage I said in an haughty voice, "I take no leave if you, Miss Bennett. I send no compliments to your mother. You deserve no such attention. I am most seriously displeased." I loved it.