Word: shebas
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Then in 1950, co-starring with Sidney Blackmer, Shirley arrived unheralded on Broadway in Come Back, Little Sheba. One of the last plays of that season, Sheba was written by an unknown playwright, William Inge, and staged by an unknown director, Daniel Mann. As Lola, the slatternly housewife who drives her reformed alcoholic husband back to the bottle, Shirley won her usual raves from the critics: "Splendidly played" . . . "One of the true acting achievements of the season...
...Pitiless and overwhelming . . ." Yet, as a play, Sheba was not a success. It ran only 90 performances, far below par in a year containing such hit, such hits as The Happy Time, Guys and Dolls, Call Me Madam, The Member of the Wedding and The Cocktail Party. But Shirley's Lola had a haunting effect on playgoers that lasted beyond the fall of the final curtain. Shirley captured every acting award in sight (New York Drama Critics' Circle, Antoinette Perry, Newspaper Guild, Donaldson, Barter). In the movie version of Sheba, she broke all precedents by winning the coveted...
...Queen of Sheba (20th Century...
Come Back, Little Sheba. Burt Lancaster as a reformed drunk and Oscar Winner ("Best Actress") Shirley Booth is his slatternly wife (TiME...
Come Back, Little Sheba. Burt Lancaster as a reformed drunk and Oscar Winner ("Best Actress") Shirley Booth as his slatternly wife (TIME...