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On Broadway Alice had parts in "Shangri-La" a musical and "Maybe Tuesday" a comedy. Her off-Broadway experience included roles in "Sand Hog" and "Livin' the Life". On television she has played in "Twelfth Night," with Maurice Evans, and as one of the ugly stepsisters in "Cinderella," with Julie Andrews, and "The Show-Off". She appeared on the Jack Parr show in 1958/9 and performed for many years in Greenwich Village's Bon Soi, the Blue Angel, and other New York nighteries. She also did a stint of summer stock in New England. In 1961 she appeared with Art Carney in an NBC "Show of the Week" called "Fads and Foibles". | On Broadway Alice had parts in "Shangri-La" a musical and "Maybe Tuesday" a comedy. Her off-Broadway experience included roles in "Sand Hog" and "Livin' the Life". On television she has played in "Twelfth Night," with Maurice Evans, and as one of the ugly stepsisters in "Cinderella," with Julie Andrews, and "The Show-Off". She appeared on the Jack Parr show in 1958/9 and performed for many years in Greenwich Village's Bon Soi, the Blue Angel, and other New York nighteries. She also did a stint of summer stock in New England. In 1961 she appeared with Art Carney in an NBC "Show of the Week" called "Fads and Foibles". | ||
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| − | For her work in "The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window" she received a Tony Award. Although Alice had many roles on television and film, she never was cast in a starring position. She is most remembered today for her television roles as "Alice" on ''Mayberry, R.F.D.'', as "Esmerelda" on ''Bewitched'' and as "Bernice Clifton" on ''Designing Women'' | + | For her work in "The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window" she received a Tony Award. Although Alice had many roles on television and film, she never was cast in a starring position. She is most remembered today for her television roles as "Alice" on ''Mayberry, R.F.D.'', as "Esmerelda" on ''Bewitched'' and as "Bernice Clifton" on ''Designing Women'' |
Her character "Esmerelda" was introduced on the TV-series ''Bewitched'', when [[Marion Lorne]], the actress who played "Aunt Clara" died and the studio wanted another comedic-actress to be introduced to the series to replace her. In 1967 she appeared in her first full-time TV series as "Mrs Nash" in NBC's new-series ''Captain Nice''. | Her character "Esmerelda" was introduced on the TV-series ''Bewitched'', when [[Marion Lorne]], the actress who played "Aunt Clara" died and the studio wanted another comedic-actress to be introduced to the series to replace her. In 1967 she appeared in her first full-time TV series as "Mrs Nash" in NBC's new-series ''Captain Nice''. | ||
