Actress Helen Hayes in her Hanna Theatre role of Queen Victoria during the 1937 production of "Victoria Regina." During the course of the play, Hayes had to age six decades to portray the monarch during her entire life.
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Sunday, August 31, 2008
ACROSTIC, Puzzle by Emil Cox & Henry Rathvon, edited by Will Shortz
Helen Hayes, the First Lady of Theatre, provides today’s acrostic quotation. Rarely do I come across an acrostic quotation that I know almost by heart -- but today’s is one! Having worked in theater all of my life, it is probable that I have cluttered my mind with too much "showbiz". That aside, it is always a delight to come across a quotation as sad-but-true yet humorous as this old friend!
The quotation: IT IS DIFFICULT FOR A STAR TO OCCUPY AN INCH OF SPACE WITHOUT UNBALANCING A PLAY NO MATTER HOW SELF-EFFACING HE MAY BE HE MAKES AN ENTRANCE AS A CASUAL NEIGHBOR AND THE AUDIENCE INTEREST SHIFTS TO THE HOUSE NEXT DOOR
The author’s name and the title of the work: HELEN HAYES ON REFLECTION
The defined words: A. HOTFUDGE;
B. EASEMENT; C. LASTSTRAW;
D. ECORCHE; E. NINAFOCH;
F. HUMPBACK; G. APHORISM;
H. YUCATAN; I. ESCAPADE;
J. SHERIDAN; K. OUTOFTHEWAY;
L. NATASHA; M. REBUFF;
N. ECHINATE; O. FASTLANE;
P. LUSHLIFE; Q. EXOTIC;
R. COGITATE; S. TYROSINE;
T. INASNIT; U. OLDENBURG;
V. NONFICTION.
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