thinking of

for the mother, whereas it is something natural to the doctor, who uses this treatment only with nervous persons. The doctors who employ hypnotism say that a person does not lose conscious-ness, for his subconscious mind remains alert, aware of what is happening; the method is easy with the young, while it is harder with adults. Even so, several experiments in this regard have so far succeeded.

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giving me a part in one of his plays. I recited before him passages from 'Romeo and Juliet' and played scenes from 'Macbeth.' Do you know what he said to me at the end? He said: 'Lift your dress a little, my little one — I want to see whether you have your mother's legs!'

But she wants to arrive by her own efforts

And the newspaper reporters descended on me, and I never knew whether their visits were because I was a fine actress, or the daughter of a fine actress. At last I changed my name... and I worked in radio and acted on Broadway. Then I taught the art of acting. I was ready to scrub floor tiles for the sake of my independence. And my mother let me work as I pleased, despite her wish to secure me a comfortable, easy life.