English translation:
...dition modeste, was determined to persevere, not because she was easily discouraged, but simply because she believed it was useless to waste time. If one cannot find employment in a few months, it is better to look elsewhere. There are other fields of activity that are less difficult and, above all, less fraught with disillusionment."
The season spent in Rochester allowed Bette Davis to showcase her acting abilities. At that time, she had just turned 22. Some provincial tours greatly benefited her, and she returned to New York.
Bette Davis, Interpreter of Ibsen
During the eight months of studies under John Anderson’s direction, Betty had developed both physically and emotionally. She had largely overcome her shyness. Thanks to appropriate training, she had acquired a new personality. But she achieved this only through persistent and constant effort.
After garnering considerable success alongside the excellent American actor Richard Bennett, the father of Hollywood stars Constance and Joan Bennett, Bette Davis returned to Broadway. Blanche Yurka entrusted her with the lead role in The Wild Duck by Henrik Ibsen. To interpret Ibsen! That was a significant ambition realized. In full possession of her talent, Bette Davis achieved a triumphant success that launched her career definitively. Even then, the woman who would soon revolutionize Hollywood was not fond of ingénue roles. Troubling characters attracted her; she knew better than anyone how to portray complex emotional states. She was not afraid of hard work. On the contrary, she hated ease.
Having begun to struggle from a very young age, Betty would create a new genre. Her humble origins also explain the unique type she would bring to the screen. Bette Davis, born to decent but modest people,