On the topic of catty scenes, another marvelous one is between Magda and Laura in 1897 when Magda was "helping" Laura clean up the cottage and the Phoenix demanded a tarot card reading. The facial expressions of the two actresses as they play out this little scene are beyond priceless. And Grayson Hall must have dealt one mean hand of poker, judging by Magda's dexterity with those cards.
gothick,
i know exactly what scene you mean...genius!
since grayson wasn't yet on the show during the first laura collins storyline it's nice that these two divas got to work together during the 1897 story.
another scene that comes to mind during 1897 is one where magda shows up at collinwood with a silver-bullet loaded gun.
it's late at night and judith refuses to let magda in the house.there is some great back and forth until finally,imperiously as only joan bennett can get,she tells the "gypsy woman" to leave.magda dilly-dallies out front for a few seconds until judith steps outside and commands "NOW MAGDA!" and the dejected gypsy sulks off into the night.
brilliant!
