An actor with whom she was rehearsing caught Coral Browne's fancy. Informed by a colleague that she was most unlikely to get anywhere with that particular man, she bet the colleague a pound that she would. Next morning, the colleague who accepted her bet asker her, loudly and meaningfully, in the presence of the other actor, `Well, dear, do you owe me anything?` Browne replied, disappointedly: `Seven and six`. Note. 7 shillings and 6 pence is less than a half a pound. Ha-ha... she wasn't very successful...
Alex Cup, a freelance writer and editor affiliated with a number of sites including gamblinggates.com.