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BIWEEKLY

Now I'm

an

actress

on

the stage -

A famous

one, of cow

se

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maybe

all

that

talking would

Make me a little hoarse

I'd

be

a ballet

dancer

with

A

tutu oGpink -i1et (

But - ps I get guile dizzy when

i do a pirouette

Bill wants to be a po p

star,

Singing on the stage,

\Vears a purple outfit

Fo r purple s all th e rage),

Dazzling orange neck-tie,

An d shoes t h at h u rt his feet;

Claps his

hands an d

bellows,

Shaking to th e beat.

He

may

look

like a

pop

star,

With his long-baiTed group:

The trouble

is he

sounds like

A broody hen with croup.

Or I could be a

po p

singer

Playipg on my guitar.

An d if I practise every day,

Perhaps

I d be a star

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2/7

1994 N.4

What does the nterior

of

a Modern Theatre

Look

Like?

Its two main parts are the stage and the hall or auditorium. The hall is separated

rom

the stage by the orchestra. At the sides of the stage are the

wings

A curtain when lowered

or drawn covers the stage. An intricate system of lights footlights and toplights)

illuminates

the

stage.

The

seats

on

the

ground floor are known as

stalls

those nearer

the

stage are orchestra stalls ).

The

passages

between th e

rows

of

stalls

are

the aisles.

The

raised back part

of the

ground floor is

the p t

while

the

small compartments nearer

the

stage are

the boxes . Then

follow

the dress circle, the balconies

and finally, rhegallery:

stage

-

cu eHa 3CTpa r:J;a TeaTpaJIhHhIe IIqr:IJI{OCTKII

stage manager -

orrepaTOp cu;eHbI

commissionaire - llIBeitr.J;ap

foyer = lobby - 1>o:tte

doakroom - rap.n;epo6

attendant

06CJIY KlIBaIOll{ee

JIlII {O

opera glasses - TeaTpaJIhIIUii 6lIHOIOTh

audience

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stalls rraprep

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3/7

A Visit to

t he T he at re

Mirhael Bond

I he Browns were

al l

very excited. Mr Brown

h ad b ee n given tickets for a box at the theatre.

It

was

th e first night of a brand new play an d th e

leading

part was being played by the world famous actor , Sir

Scaly Bloom Even Paddington became infected with

the excitement. He made several j ou rn ey s t o his

friend,

Mr Gruber, to

have

the

theatre

explained

him Mr

Gruber

thought

he was very lucky

to be

going

to

th e first night of a new

play. 'All

sorts

o f

famous people

will

be

there,

he said. . 1 don't suppose

many bears

have

that sort

Dj

opportunity o n ~ a

lifetime'.

Paddington was pleased to find th e theatre al l

exactly as Mr

GrubeI

ha d described it to him even

L ~ n t Q t l u ; l l l l l l i s s i o n a i I e who opened the door for

them and

saluted as they entered tlie foyer.

Everything was painted

re d

an d gold an d th e

theatre

had a nice, warm, friendly sort of smell.

There was

a

slight upset

at

the cloakroom when

he

found he

ha d

to pay sixpence in o rd er t o leave his duffle coat an d

suitcase. Th e woman b eh in d t he c ou nt er turned quite

nasty when Paddington asked for his things back.

She was still talking about i t in a loud voice as the

attendant .led them a long a passage towards

their

seats.

Paddington

saw a

l t ~ l

box in front of

him

marked OPERA GLASSES. SIXPENCE. Eventually,

after a great deal

of

thought, he unlocked his suitcase

an d from a secret compartment withdrew a sixpence.

I don't think much oj these, he said, a moment

later, looking through

them at

the audience.

Everyone rub smaller.

You ve

got

them

the wrong

way

round, sil ly,

said

Jonathan.

Well, still don't think much oj them,

H

said

P ad di ng to n, t ur ni ng them round. I mJuldn't

have

bought them if Yd known. Still, he added, after a

moment s

thought, they might come in usejul next

time.

Just as he began to speak

th e

overture came to an

end and the curtain rose. T he scene was th e

living-room of a large house, an d Sir Sealy Bloom

1994

N >

was pacing

up and

down. There was a

round

of applause from

th e audience.

You don't take them

home,

whispered Judy.

You

have

to

pu t

them

back when you leave.

WHAT ' cried Paddington, in a loud voice.

Several calls

of hush

came from th e darkened

theatre as Sir Sealy Bloom paused an d looked

pointedly in th e direction

of

th e Browns box.

Do you mean

to

say... words failed Paddington

for th e

moment.

Six pence he said, bitterly. He

turne d his gaze

on

Sir Sealy Bloom.

Sir Sealy Bloom looked

rather irritable.

He

didn t

like first nights, an d this one in particular had

started badly. Being th e first night of the play, he

wasn t

at

all sure

of

some

of

his lines. To make

matters worse, he ha d arrived

at

the theatre only to

discover

that

the

prompt

boy was missing an d there

were no one else t o t ak e his place.

Paddington

soon forgot

about

his wasted sixpence

an d devoted all his attention to th e plot . He decided

quite early o n t ha t he didn t like Sir Sealy Bloom

an d

he stared

at him hard through

his opera giasses. He

followed his every move an d when,

at the

end of the

IJ..1 St Mctj Sir

Sealyjlio

in th e

part o tth e hard

-

hearte

d

father, turned his daughter out into the world

without a penny, Paddington stood

up

on his

chair

an d waved his programme indignantly at th e stage.

'Are you enjoying it Paddington? asked

Mr Brown.

It's very interesting, H said

Paddington.

He

ha d

a

determined note to his voice

an d

Mrs Brown looked

at

him

sharply. She was beginning to recognize that

tone

an d

i t worried her.

Where are you going, dear?

sh e

asked,

as he

made for th e door

ofthe

box.

Oh

justjor a walk, said Paddington, vaguely.

Well, don't be too long H sh e cal led, as th e door

closed behind him.

continued

on page 6)

plot

-


4/7

1994

N24

A play lives a long life before it makes

its appearance on the stage before th e

general pubUc.

it

is a

roaJ

piece

of

art

its creation

calls for inspiration talent

and artilWI

peneTIIIUDI

appearance -

nomlJteHlIe

creation - TBopemte

to can for - rpe6oBan.

inspiration - llOXHOBeHlIe

ingenuity - no;:yccmo

to

conceive -

nOHIIMan.

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disappointment -

pa3CRapoBamle

script - cUeHapItli

lengthy WIHHHO

merit

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flaw - ~ O I a T O K

to

instruct

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sketch - 3CKII3

set

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5/7

1994 N 4

British Drama Theatre Today

F

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I

S

R

Shakespeare s

lobe

Playhouse

about which

yOll have already read,

is

being reconstructed on its

original site.

Many other cities and large towns have at least

one theatre.

There are many theatres and theatre

companies for young people: the National Youth

Theatre

and

the Youth

ie

Company

in London,

the

Scottish Youth Theatre in Edinburgh.

The National Youth Theatre, which stages

clasical

plays mainly by Shakespeare and modem

plays about youth, was on tourin

RUS >ia

in

1989.

The theatre-goers wannly received the

production of Thomas Steams Eliot's play Mmler

in the Cathedral . Many famous English actors

started their careers in the NationalYouth Theatre.

Among them Timothy Dalton, the actor who did the

part of Rochester in Jane Eyer shown on TV in

our country.

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Gus: the Theatre Cat

rs. Elliot

Gus

is th e Ca t at the Theatre

Door.

Hi s

name, as I ought

to have

told yop.

before,

Is really Asparagus. That s

such

afuss

To

pronounce,

thatweusuallycallhirnjust

Gus.

'7 have played, so

he

says,

every

possible part,

And

I

used

to know

seventy speeches

by

heart.

I

knew

how

to ac t

with my

back an d

my tail;

With

an hour

rehearsal, I could

never

fai l.

And he says: Now, these kittens, they

do not

get troined

As

we

did

in the days when Victoria reigned.

They never

get

drilled in a regular troupe,

And they

think

they

are

smart, just

tojump

through a hoop.

And he'll says,

as he

scratches himselfwith his claws,

Well, the Theatre's certainly

not

what

it

was.

These modem productkms are very well,

Bu t there's nothing to equal, from al l that I hear tell,

That

moment ofmistery

Men

I

made

a history

As Firefrorefiddle, the Fiend the Fell.

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7/7

1993

N 4

A Bit of HUMOUR

EricMorecambe andEmie Wise

The Morecambe

and Wiw Joke Book)

Eric: I ll never forget the

fIrst

words

I spoke

in

the theatre.

Ernie: Whatwere they?

Ertc: 'This way, please

P

I

rogrammes ...

- Hi, Johnny

This

is

a small world Where

is

your seat?

- In ihe sialls, row C.

Ani

where is yours?

- In iIle box, close to the stage.

~ t

do you think

ofille

play?

- The action develops slowly. Some scenes are dull.

The

cast is not vel)' good, Do you

share

my

opinion?

- Frankly speaking

I do That happens to be.a railler

poor performance. Have you been

to

this iIleatre before?

- Haven Chad a chance,

you know. I

am

here for the

fIrst time.

I like the hail.

It ts

beautifully decorated.

The

chairs are comfortable and the chandelier

is

wonderful.

To

put

in a nutshell

evel)'thlng here is vel)' magnillcent

but the performance.

- I advise you

to

see Hamlet by Shakespeare at this

theatre.

You will be

Impressed.

- I have been dreaming of seeing any play by

Shakespeare in thts

country, 1'11 do

my

best

to see Hamlet .

- I hope 1'11

enjoy he

performance.

- We must

be

hurry

to

the hall. In a minute

the

curtain will be

up

- Be seeing you later.

This Is a Small World

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