In January, 1925, while at Jewett, she was performing under the
direction of Blanche Yurka in Ibsen's "The Wild Duck." Peg played
Hedvig. In Hedvig's suicide scene, there was a young girl in the
audience with her mother, Ruthie. When this girl, who was the same age
as Peg, saw Peg's remarkable performance, she determined to pursue
acting with all her heart. She told her mother as they left the
theater, "I want to be exactly like Peg Entwistle!" This young girl
would for many years mention in interviews and her biography that this
play and Peg Entwistle as the driving force to her becoming an actress.
Two years later, while Peg was headed for stardom on Broadway, this
girl was hired by Blanche Yurka to play Hedvig. Her name was
Bette Davis.
