1.   And who better to play the stage mother than the stage mother herself?

2.   Clearly a stage mother, she nevertheless has done well in bringing Martina along, refining a gem.

3.   Christie sat to the side like a well-behaved stage mother.

4.   Dorothy had two stage mothers.

5.   I was worse than a stage mother.

6.   In charge was Rebecca Robertson, the celebrated stage mother of the New Times Square.

7.   It would seem that modeling mothers give stage mothers a run for their money.

8.   Like a new breed of stage mother, Welsh has hopes for a network or cable television show.

9.   Like a stage mother whose heart is linked to her bank account, Ms. Hardison is strict and loving with her male models.

10.   Louise Canafax, stage mother for the Cliburn competition, is the last line of nutrition for possibly nervous, possibly hungry, possibly ailing competitors.