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Gloria Swanson in Butterflies Are Free at Baltimore theatre
Reporter recounts Gloria Swanson's star presence as Mrs. Baker in Butterflies Are Free at the Morris Mechanic in Baltimore. He details her interaction with the critic, the play's craft, her attitude toward nudity on stage, and her enduring film legacy from Norma Desmond to modern audiences.
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Morris Mechanic
Baltimore
Bob Gibson
Gloria Swanson
Baker
Scarsdale
New York City
Norma Desmond
Billy Wilder
Cecil B. de Mille
Gloria
Anatol
Jill
Mrs. Baker
Miss Swanson
David Huffman
Kristina Callahan
Don
Maurice Turrett
Leonard Gershe
H.L. Gardiner
The
Baltimore Sun
de Mille
Allen Bondes
Holiday Inn
Bondes
New York
Allen
Carnegie Recital Hall
Raymond Montoni
New York Times
Donal Henahan
Montoni
Bonde
Viola
Maria
Henahan
Bear
Clive Barnes
Hood