Tag Archives: Laurette Taylor

“Make voyages! — Attempt them! — there’s nothing else …” — Tennessee Williams

Posted on March 26, 2025 by sheila

Tennessee Williams (Thomas Lanier Williams) was born on this day in Columbus, Mississippi in 1911. Will you do a total stranger the kindness of reading his verse? Thank you! Thomas Lanier Williams — Tennessee Williams, letter to editor Harriet Monroe, … Continue reading →

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“Every choice I’ve ever made has been dictated by a formless hunch rather than by strict logic.” — Peter Brook

Posted on March 21, 2025 by sheila

“I can take any empty space and call it a bare stage. A man walks across this empty space, whilst someone else is watching him, and this is all that is needed for an act of theatre to be engaged.” … Continue reading →

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For International Women’s Day: Ladies I Love

Posted on March 8, 2025 by sheila

I post edited versions of this every year. I add names. I take names off if I feel like it. I enjoy compiling it. It’s not just about enjoyment. As women’s rights are up for grabs more than ever, like … Continue reading →

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In Praise of Laurette Taylor: “The Rocks Became Real.”

Posted on August 29, 2012 by sheila

If you know about 20th century American theatre, you know about Laurette Taylor. I never saw her live. How could I? She died in 1946, right after her triumphant raise-the-bar-for-everyone-for-all-time performance as Amanda Wingfield in the premiere production of Tennessee … Continue reading →

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Quotes on acting 4: Laurette Taylor

Posted on June 6, 2010 by sheila

“The student of acting sits before her performance [as Amanda Wingfield in Glass Menagerie] and marvels at the series of constant surprises with which she rewards him. Her phrasing and accent of a line is so often unexpected, her movement … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Today in history: March 26, 1914

Posted on March 26, 2010 by sheila

Tennessee Williams (Thomas Lanier Williams) was born in Columbus, Mississippi. Will you do a total stranger the kindness of reading his verse? Thank you! Thomas Lanier Williams — Tennessee Williams, letter to editor Harriet Monroe, March 11, 1933 “You’re always … Continue reading →

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The Books: “Laurette. The Intimate Biography of Laurette Taylor By Her Daughter” (Marguerite Courtney)

Posted on November 4, 2008 by sheila

Daily Book Excerpt: Entertainment Biography/Memoir Laurette: The Intimate Biography of Laurette Taylor, by Marguerite Courtney Laurette Taylor had a long (and rather checkered) stage career – Broadway and regional – starting in 1909 – a career where her really big … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Tennessee Williams

Posted on March 26, 2008 by sheila

Will you do a total stranger the kindness of reading his verse? Thank you! Thomas Lanier Williams — Tennessee Williams, letter to editor Harriet Monroe, March 11, 1933 “You’re always having to compete with yourself. They always say, ‘It’s not … Continue reading →

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PBS, Thank You for Broadway: The Golden Age

Posted on March 16, 2006 by sheila

Last night, I happened to catch the final half-hour of a certain fund-raising drive on my local PBS channel – and they were showing an absolutely MARVELOUS documentary called Broadway: The Golden Age. It’s eventually going to be a 3-part … Continue reading →

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The Books: “The Glass Menagerie” (Tennessee Williams)

Posted on October 8, 2005 by sheila

Next in my Daily Book Excerpt: Next on my script shelf: Next Tennessee Williams play? His first success, the play that made him a star: The Glass Menagerie. After the flop of his first play, Battle of Angels, Williams went … Continue reading →

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