Siân Phillips she was the first since Sarah Bernhardt to play the role. In 1957 (some sources say 1959) Phillips performed the title role in Ibsen's "Hedda Gabler". Many sources consider this her London stage debut but she actually did "Magda" before "Hedda Gabler". In September 1958 she was performing as Margaret Muir in John Hall's "The Holiday" at Oxford New Theatre. In May 1958 Phillips performed as Joan in G. B. Shaw's "Saint Joan", at the Belgrade Theatre in Coventry, which had opened just six weeks before, produced by Bryan Bailey. An observer described her performance: "Sian Phillips' portrayal of Joan
Neal Gabler to be movies for teenagers and there ought to be "Police Academys" – so long as they're well-made and I certainly won't begrudge anyone that – and there ought to be "Tender Mercies" and there ought to be "Indiana Joneses"." Gabler was one of four panelists on the Fox News Channel show, "Fox News Watch". On February 2, 2008, the show's host, Eric Burns, announced Gabler had left the show to work for PBS. In 2016 Gabler attracted commentary for his cover story in "The Atlantic" entitled "The Shame of Middle Class Americans", in which he described the precarious debt