Spellbound, she peeked beyond the curtain. br The audience was full. br She could not remember her opening lines br and now there came a lull. br The time had arrived for her grand debut. br Where had her words all gone? br She'd rehearsed them over and over again br and now the curtain was drawn. br br The lights were shining upon her face br and the audience was devoid of noise. br She closed her eyes for a second br and became the picture of poise. br One by one the words unfolded br and she became the character she played. br By the time the first act ended br her nervousness all did fade. br br She was born for this and nothing else. br The stage became her throne. br For years she portrayed each heroine. br The world was all her own. br But some years later a younger one br was ready for her debut.