For Bascom, however, she played Eliza.

Frances Barber, who played Eliza in Howard Davies' 1992 production of Pygmalion at the National, agrees.

Howard Davies, the director, is to fly over from England to conduct rehearsals for Moriarty and Melissa Errico, who plays Eliza, beginning March 15.

Shaw thought Mrs. Patrick Campbell, when she was in her 40's, was a bit long in the tooth to play Eliza, who is 18.

"Rudolf has arrogance, certainly, but I find his performance very vulnerable," added Miss Robertson, who played Eliza in Cameron Mackintosh's London production of "My Fair Lady."

Any member of the audience interested in playing Eliza can find applications at the door.

Clarabelle Cow plays the slave woman Eliza.

Tony played Eliza to Potter's ffiggins through most of his career.

In 1879, at the Royalty Theatre, she played Eliza in a revival of The Zoo by B. C. Stephenson and Arthur Sullivan.

She successfully played Eliza again in a 1920 London revival of the play.