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Mary Scott Succeeds Where Palmer Failed in Cleopatra Role
Drama professors mutter as Mary Scott, a West Coast unknown, steps into Cleopatra opposite Caesar and Cleopatra on Broadway. Scott, a former Hollywood cigarette girl with bits in Kings Row, proves adaptable and popular, beating critics' preference for Miss Palmer. The piece applauds her pluck, noting her rise from Ciro's to Broadway and the era’s vanity in theatrical circles.
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Broadway
West Coast
Helen Hayes
Lilli Palmer
Cleopatra
G. B. Shaw
Mary Scott
Sucen
The
Nile
Miss Palmer
Miss Scott
Alger
Hollywood
Ciro’s
Kings' Row
Sam Wood
Mary
David O. Selzhick
New York
Aldrich & Myers