Trelawney--Where did I hear that name before

[Suzanne Chiles]

No: HPFGUIDX 44303

For a long time, I have tried to remember where I had heard the name
"Trelawney" before. Then, just a few days ago, while reading a post about
Madame Trelawney, I remembered where I had first encountered the name.

It's from an 100-year old romantic comedy play by Arthur Pinero entitled
"Trelawney of the Wells." The main character is Rose Trelawney, an actress
at a working-class theatre in Victorian London. She becomes engaged to a
wealth aristocrat, but after trying to accustom herself to her fianc's
lifestyle, she runs away back to the life of an actress. (Her fianc then
becomes an actor in order to try and find her, they wind up cast in a play
together, and fall in love all over again ... a happy ending).

So, Trelawney was an actress.

Does this go to prove that Trelawney is a fake, an actress playing the role
of a seer? I find some validity in this, though I believe that while
Trelawney believes she is faking it, she is an "accidental seer" who in
spite of everything, actually manages to make some predictions come true.

In fact, Trelawney rather reminds me of the Whoopi Goldberg character in
"Ghost." She's faking it like crazy, but it turns out she really does have
powers.

Suzanne aka Zo Hooch