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“A Woman of Independent Means.” Newman/Dove. What constantly impresses the listener is Barbara Rush’s agile voice. It sounds as if it actually ages in this endearing, evocative and ultimately heart-rending life story of an imperious Texas matron told via letters she wrote to significant people in her life. Here, as onstage, Rush’s vivid reading of Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey’s best-selling portrait of her grandmother is a tour de force. Even without costume changes and the versatile set, Rush brings to lavish life a woman who is simultaneously her own person and all women. Information: (213) 550-1806.