The curate objected to one of the lines he had to say in the village theatricals. It ran: “God Godl He’s shot The producer altered the offending exclamation to “Good Graeiousl ” On the night of the show, the producer, to obtaiu greater dramatic effect, inserted an over-ripe tomato into the pistol barrel. Feeling a blow, and seeing a red liquid coursing down his clothes, the curate exclaimed. “Good Godl He has phot met”
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Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 34, 10 February 1937, Page 2
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