June Spencer
Spencer was contracted to complete a season in weekly rep theatre, with two shows a day for three guineas a week. The arrangement broke down when she demanded a pay rise for taking the title role in a Christmas production of Alice in Wonderland, with her boss suggesting that she should be grateful to have war work. She immediately quit, telling her boss: "I had rather fill shells than work for you, Mr Wright! You'll have my notice on Friday." Her first line on the professional stage was "What's your Will?" from A Midsummer Night's Dream.