" He is Sitting: Next You.''
A good story is told concerning one of the most eminent actresses and a theatrical critio equally well known. A number of la-dies and gentlemen were the other _ day travelling together in a railway carriage. Only two of the passengers knew each other, but the conversation soon became general, and the Frolic Theatre Taecame tho stibject of discussion. '""One lady who had been present the evening before at the representation of a piece was loud in her expressions of disapproval.
"Worse than all," she exclaimed, "that Miss S is much too old for her part; her singing is becoming- unbearable. Don't you think so too?" "Would you not rather tell all this to Miss S herself? She is sitting- opposite to you," replied the person addressed coldly. After the general silence which, followed the critical lady turned to the actress with many confused apologies. "It is thab horrible critic, T ," she said, "who has influenced 1 ray judgment concerning your sing 1 ing. I believe it is he who is always writing against you. He must be a most disagreeable and pedantic person." "Had you not .better tell that to Mr T ■ himself?" calmly asked the actress, "he is sitting next to you." — Tatler.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2810, 22 January 1908, Page 99
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209" He is Sitting: Next You.'' Otago Witness, Issue 2810, 22 January 1908, Page 99
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