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    I can’t imagine going on when there are no more expectations.
    Dame Edith Evans (1888–1976)

    Vulgarity is, in reality, nothing but a modern, chic, pert descendant of the goddess Dullness.
    Dame Edith Sitwell (1887–1964)

    What I want to give in the theatre is beauty, that’s what I want to give.
    —Dame Edith Evans (1888–1976)

    Do you smile to tempt a lover, Mona Lisa?
    —Ray Evans (b. 1915)

    I have a lot of respect for that dame [Delilah]. There’s one lady barber that made good.
    Alexander Hall. Cleo Borden (Mae West)

    What I want to give in the theatre is beauty, that’s what I want to give.
    —Dame Edith Evans (1888–1976)