"SOME DAY YOU'LL BE THE TALK OF THE TOWN" As the two paced up and down in front of the playhouse Lavinia told the actor the whole story.

Spiller smiled indulgently at the love portion of the narrative, but was impressed by the test Lavinia had gone through at Pope's Villa and by Gay's belief in her future.
In Spiller's opinion there was no reason why Lavinia should not succeed as a comedy actress.

Her want of experience was nothing.

Her natural vivacity and intelligence were everything.

Experience would soon come.
What actress who in those days became celebrated had had much training before she went on the boards?
Where was the opportunity with but four theatres in London and one of them devoted to opera?
People were still living who could remember Kynaston the beautiful youth as the sole representative of women's parts before actresses were known on the stage.