 Several songs were contributed by others, including Sheldon Harnick, and Horton Foote was among those who wrote additional sketch material.Among the leading lady's characterizations were Tallulah Bankhead, Jeanne Eagels, an actress involved with an Italian director, a hillbilly singer on a television variety show, and a performer in parodies of plays by Noël Coward and Arthur Miller.With Davis bedridden due to exhaustion, the Broadway opening, scheduled for December 4, was postponed.