Comments on: The Story of Mary MacLane by Herself | Ride On & Griffin https://classic.augustasupple.com/2012/04/the-story-of-mary-maclane-by-herself-ride-on-griffin/ Thu, 14 Aug 2014 23:31:48 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.4.27 By: Michael R. Brown https://classic.augustasupple.com/2012/04/the-story-of-mary-maclane-by-herself-ride-on-griffin/comment-page-1/#comment-15000 Sat, 21 Apr 2012 02:15:39 +0000 https://classic.augustasupple.com/?p=3433#comment-15000 Mary might have agreed with you, about herself. : )

“If I seem mostly to write about myself for the citizens of Butte to run and read, it is not because of egotism and vanity, or because I’m fond of myself. I have but just my share, my human share, of egotism and no more, and no one who knows me ever saw my thousand faults with a clearer eye or a colder judgment than I do – my word upon it. And as for being fond of myself – Gramercy! (to quote again from the aforesaid dramas) – my chief feelings toward me are exasperation with a large “E,” bewilderment with a large “B,” and despair with a large “D.” But I’m fascinated by myself because I’m always fascinated by live persons, and I am the live person I know most about. Of course, people don’t admit it, but it’s nonetheless evident that to each person the most fascinating thing in life is herself or himself – and next to that we are interested in other personalities.” – “The Autobiography of the Kid Primitive,” Butte Evening News · 3 April 1910

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By: Augusta Supple https://classic.augustasupple.com/2012/04/the-story-of-mary-maclane-by-herself-ride-on-griffin/comment-page-1/#comment-14985 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:46:40 +0000 https://classic.augustasupple.com/?p=3433#comment-14985 Hi Keith,

My guess is that it’s saying a lot – but nothing new, and nothing we haven’t seen before in poetry, music, on the web – is that the point?

I just don’t have any idea what Tim Roger’s character is doing there – or why it is Tim Rogers – unless this is about celebrity?

I was waiting to fall in love with her (Mary or Boyana) and didn’t.

The Sydney reviewers all seem to adore it:
Jason found it compelling http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/theatre/inspired-ride-from-bandwagon-to-treadmill-20120413-1wyhk.html

Diana thinks it’s a hit http://www.stagenoise.com/review/1831

I think it’s a miss.

(I claim personal preference here to stories NOT about actors and writers.)

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By: Keith Gow https://classic.augustasupple.com/2012/04/the-story-of-mary-maclane-by-herself-ride-on-griffin/comment-page-1/#comment-14984 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:06:42 +0000 https://classic.augustasupple.com/?p=3433#comment-14984 I’m fairly sure I still don’t know what the point of The Story of Mary MacLane by Herself was supposed to be saying and I’ve enjoyed the discussion around the show and the reviews of it to be much more interesting and entertaining. The show itself I found to be trite and dull.

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