It’s hard to imagine a more radiant sight than Rosemary Harris, figuratively Waiting in the Wings at the opening-night party for The Real Thing, the Tom Stoppard play that marked the Broadway debut of her daughter, the star: Jennifer Ehle. “The Outer Critics Circle people were so kind,” says Harris. “They nominated us in separate categories so we wouldn’t fight.” (No telling what Tony will do.) Ehle projects a maturity on stage far beyond her years and, indeed, goes on in the play about how much older she is than her young lover, played by Oliver Pearce. “Actually,” she admits off stage, “I’m only a year older.” Pearce was properly impressed when, at a recent gala, he was introduced to the actor who originated his part in the first Broadway production of The Real Thing: Peter Gallagher.
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