For months, Fan was ill at ease in the strange world in which actors and actresses lived.
Hotels like the Barbizon were places where aspiring actresses lived when they came to the city.
It was assumed that a young actress had lived a bit of a loose life.
The actress lived in New York for five years, around the same period - the mid-1980's - covered in the play.
Many actors and actresses have lived here, as have a number of sports personalities.
The actress lived in a glossy building with full security, glitzy shops, and circling people glides.
Sometimes an actress or two lived with him for a week at a time, for he still hadn't made up his mind to start studying economics.
The actress, who is now in her 80's, lives in New York.
Since 2008 the actress has lived in Berlin.