During the audition, Pauline and Nana both thought Winifred would get the role of Alice. Pauline was surprised when she was engaged. In the book, Winifred doesn't yell and scream, she just starts crying and saying how badly she needs the money. This is true - her dad had recently had surgery and never quite recovered.
@@warai-san This isn't the ending. Winifred gets to perform one night because Pauline broke the theatre rules and had to act as understudy that night. We only see her once more when she is meant to audition for A Midsummer Night's Dream as Mustard-seed, but she arrives late. By the time she gets there, the managers have all left and they've casted Petrova. There's a mention of Winifred getting into the fairy ballet that Petrova was meant to audition for, but we don't really hear any more about her after that. She's clearly on the verge of tears when Petrova takes her role, but tells her good luck and if it can't be her, she's glad it's Petrova.
Was that even a thing in the 1930s, when this took place? But as a matter of fact, this is truth in theatre. People who are really talented but don't necessarily look right don't get the parts they deserve for people who look right. Besides, it's Alice In Wonderland. They'd want a pretty blonde, and Pauline is certainly that.
