My Life in Three ActsThe grand dame of American theatre appropriately describes her life in terms of three acts; in the first she is strongly influenced by her mother and then by her husband; in the second, after her husband's death, she realizes she alone is responsible for herself; and in the third, she relates the time since her "retirement" from the theater. Many noted personalities play cameo roles in all three acts. |
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