Randy was, as Peggy had suspected, a fine dancer
PEGGY LANE THEATER STORIES
Peggy Finds the Theatre
By VIRGINIA HUGHES
Illustrated by Sergio Leone
GROSSET & DUNLAP Publishers
NEW YORK
© GROSSET & DUNLAP, INC., 1962
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
CONTENTS
- 1 Dramatic Dialogue 1
- 2 Dramatic Decision 9
- 3 In the Wings 20
- 4 Two Auditions 33
- 5 Starting a New Role 46
- 6 Cast of Characters 57
- 7 The Biggest Stage 69
- 8 First Act 77
- 9 Theater Party 89
- 10 Peggy Produces a Plot 102
- 11 Rehearsals 110
- 12 Intermission 119
- 13 The Hidden City 127
- 14 The Hidden Theater 135
- 15 The Stage Door 145
- 16 Understudies for Danger 154
- 17 Backstage Fright 160
- 18 Forecast—Fair! 171
PEGGY FINDS THE THEATER
I
Dramatic Dialogue
“Of course, this is no surprise to us,” Thomas Lanesaid to his daughter Peggy, who perched tensely onthe edge of a kitchen stool. “We could hardly havehelped knowing that you’ve wanted to be an actresssince you were out of your cradle. It’s just that decisionslike this can’t be made quickly.”
“But, Dad!” Peggy almost wailed. “You just finishedsaying yourself that I’ve been thinking aboutthis and w