Julia's Sister
At twenty-three, actress Polly Preston had already been noticed by critics. She had been at the Swan Theatre for four years and loved it. It was Tom Sergeant, the distinguished director who ran the theatre, who had offered her her first acting job and when the role of Portia in The Merchant of Venice came up, Polly felt she stood a chance with the challenging part. But when Tom chose her beautiful sister Julia to play the lead, Polly had somehow to swallow her disappointment.