Šodien LNB atklāj izstādi par Asju Lāci. Preses relīzēs tiek rakstīts, ka viņa ir "starptautiski atzīta, bet Latvijā līdz šim neatklāta" (apbrīnojams izteikums, jo par viņu latvieši tomēr ir sarakstījuši vairākas grāmatas). Visiem ir tāpat skaidrs, ka interese par Lāci un viņas pedagoģisko teātri būtu daaaaaaaudz mazāka, ja viņa nebūtu bijusi "asistente" Brehtam un Benjamiņa mīļākā. Tas pat īsti netiek slēpts, jo izstāde ir saskaņota par Benjamiņa grāmatas publicēšanu (kas ir veltīta Lācei, bet veltīta, jo...). Te, manuprāt, feministiskai kritikai ir pateicīgs spēles lauks.

Bet par Lāci, ko šeit dēvē ar "avangarda inženieri", ne visi ir bijuši sajūsmā.

Iz Rūdolfa Franka atmiņām: It’s true that Brecht would later sniff out a lot of talent and would properly use this talent, but at that time, in 1923, he got it into his head that the role of the young prince (Edward III) had to be played by a non-actress, Asja Lacis, who was an impossibility: overweight, totally without talent and unable to speak proper German. I advised him against this. To no avail. I asked Mrs Lacis herself to give up the role but she was just as stubborn as he was. I barged in on Falckenberg and asked that he as director [of the Theatre] use his power. He remained silent. Adolf Kaufmann, regrettably, was out of town. I tried the most extreme measures and so insulted the lady that anyone else would have thrown the tiny role at our feet. But on her elephant hide all insults were shrugged off as I called her “cow,” “catastrophe,” and “the ruin of the Chamber Theatre.” Finally I said to Brecht, “Dear Brecht, this ugly woman is going to cost you more that the loveliest woman would cost.

/Fuegi John, (1994) Bertold Brecht: Chaos, According to Plan. - Cambridge, p.22-23./