ABSTRACT
Carroll'srebuttalofallegationsaboutthe'immorallifeofMissE.T.and Mr.Irving',quotedattheendoftheprecedingchapter,wasaccompanied byaspiriteddefenceofother(unnamed)actresseswhowerethesubjectof 'scandalousreports...Ihavemorethanonceinvestigatedsuchstories,and havefoundthemtobe(asIknow,onperfectlygoodevidence,thisoneto be)simplyfalse'.Carrollneededtoconvincehimselfaswellasothersof themoralityofthestageifhisconsciencewastobeclearaboutchildren workingthereandyoungwomenfromrespectablenon-theatricalfamilies embarkingonactingcareers.
