The Only Thing More Dangerous Than A Bean n' Franks Lesbian Is A Predatory, Lipstick One!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                 And darlings, they don't come more predatory than Mrs. Mercy Croft, the vitriolic, predatory catalyst of Frank Marcus' border on misogynistic comedy, "The Killing Of Sister George."  As fun as it is, this play is less a study in lesbianism than a camp fest.  Which is why it is more entertaining and satisfying than Mart Crowley's "The Boys In The Band," which glorifies internalized homophobia among gay men to the max, so that, instead of a groundbreaking piece for gay rights, which it mistakenly referred to as, one gets a paean of justification for great big male closet cases to remain so.

                              But this is not a drama class, girls.  This is by way of naming Mercy Croft the winner of this week's Raving Queen Bitch Of The Week Award.  Yesterday, during what is still a difficult time, my David and I did a lot of running around, and I could not get on here.

                              Mercy, on film, was immortalized by the great Coral Browne, who, just eleven years before, played Vera Charles, in the 1958 non-musical film version of "Auntie Mame," starring Rosalind Russell.  What a difference a decade makes.  The scene where Croft finger fucks Childie in her (gulp) vagina, was the most talked about sex scene of its day, and made audiences squirm.  Darlings, it makes me squirm, just to write about it.  Pity poor Susannah York, who played Childie. She did not want to do the scene, but was forced to, by director Robert Aldrich, who, just seven years before, did 'Baby Jane.'  Boy, is he going for extremes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                Browne just played Croft to the hilt, so much so, it was like she was having fun with the role. Which makes Mrs. Mercy Croft sort of a fun Bitch Of The Week.  I can use all the fun I can get, right now.

                                But, I am telling you, if something as repulsive as she tried to finger me in my man hole, I would kick them in the teeth!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                 What a pity my idea never came to fruition.  I maintained this play would have made a great musical--it practically is, when you watch the film.  But it needed the cast I wanted--
Angela Lansbury (who was actually offered the film role, and wanted it, but bowed to the career conformity of the times) as Sister George, Alice Playten, as Childie, and Elaine Stritch as Mrs. Croft.
Don't forget, Stritch played a lesbian who gets murdered, in the classic 1965 film, "Who Killed Teddy Bear?"  When her agent offered her the role, before he finished its description, she said, "I'll take it!"  A real trouper, that Elaine.

                                   Now, Alice and Elaine are gone, and the idea is far too outdated.  Or is it?

                                    I am certain there are plenty of male queens out there who would love to play Mrs. Croft!  Hell, they probably live their lives, as Mrs. Croft!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                    Which is why we love her!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!