I suppose at one time or another we have all fallen in love with a great actor or actress. I can say quite candidly that it happens regularly to me ever since I saw my very first play, and over the years I have idolized many of the loveliest ladies of the theater. There was one, Eleanora was her name, and no-one had more admirers. Our curtain rises backstage at the Jefferson Theater in Washington a few hours before opening night...