In “Five Fiery Ladies” Williams describes his fascinated, deep appreciation of Vivien Leigh, Geraldine Page, Anna Magnani, Katharine Hepburn, and Elizabeth Taylor, all of whom created roles in stage or film versions of his plays.
This volume also includes a few occasional pieces, program notes, and a discreet selection of juvenilia such as his 1927 essay published in Smart Set, which answers the question “Can a good wife be a good sport?” Wonderful and candid stories abound in these essays―from erudite observations on the theater to veneration for great actresses.
Bak to include all of Williams’ theater essays, biographical pieces, introductions and reviews. Many of these were collected in the 1978 volume Where I Live, which is now expanded by noted Williams scholar John S. For most of his Broadway plays Tennessee Williams composed an essay, most often for The New York Times, to be published just prior to opening―something to whet the theatergoers’ appetites and to get the critics thinking.
Tennessee Williams' witty, engaging, and elegant essays are now available in a revised and much expanded edition.
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