Peggy Goes Straw Hat

1 The Arrival 1 2 A Serious Complication 15 3 A Broadcast 27 4 A Favorable Decision 41 5 Opening Night 48 6 Chance Encounter 58 7 Unfair Play 74 8 An Explanation 85 9 A Lifeline...

The cast paused for coffee, waiting for their leading man to arrive. Chris Hill, who was to play the part of Bill opposite Alison in _Dear Ruth_, was the only cast member Peggy...

In the booth, Aunt Hetty had turned beet red and looked as though she might explode. Chris’s mouth tightened and Peggy found that she was becoming angrier by the moment. Of all...

Peggy took a deep breath and adjusted the little beret she wore for her entrance. Suddenly her knees felt like water. “What’s my first line?” she thought frantically. “I don’t r...

“By the way,” Michael said as they drove back to the theater, “did you see one of the ogres? He drove right past you—back there in front of Bladen’s.”

Again she noticed that sad expression come into his eyes, but then he brightened and said, “Miss Peggy Lane, why don’t we do something utterly insane and go out for some lemonad...

“I see,” Chris said softly. “Yes, he is a pleasant fellow, Peggy, but you know there are other people around, too. I hope you won’t forget that when you’re thinking of Mr. Slade.”

But as the play progressed to the last act where Preston finally embraces Janet, Peggy was amazed to find that the simple scene had suddenly acquired enormous value. All she cou...

During the week of rehearsal Peggy found that the drama inherent in the part itself wasn’t going to be enough to carry her through. Evelyn was a girl who was emotionally disturb...

But Peggy preferred to watch from the rear of the auditorium, so she and Richard quietly found places together. It was almost unbearable to see someone else doing her part, but...