tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873026009638233379.post8213009912227096974..comments2023-10-31T09:31:07.152-04:00Comments on Cafeteria Rusticana: The (British) Plays of Yesteryear: Female ProblemsBrightshadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04839714759427606012noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873026009638233379.post-49609775565099994982007-09-04T10:49:00.000-04:002007-09-04T10:49:00.000-04:00I don't know Maugham's plays, but I agree about Co...I don't know Maugham's plays, but I agree about Coward -- the choice of Cavalcade is almost inexplicable to me. (It was another age.) I enjoy many of Maugham's novels (esp. Theatre, The Narrow Corner, The Hidden Veil) and can easily see that any older actress would adore playing Lady Kitty in The Circle. Very clever of Maugham to make her at once ghastly and irresistible -- and a part any actress of a certain age would crave.Brightshadowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04839714759427606012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873026009638233379.post-67994300882471701972007-08-27T15:42:00.000-04:002007-08-27T15:42:00.000-04:00Coward and Maugham are actually quite good in thei...Coward and Maugham are actually quite good in their best plays. And the proof is that whenever they are revived they are usually successful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com