THEATRE AUDIENCES
Sir, —Much has been written for and against that wonderful play "Journey's End” and about its effect on the public mind, but I should like to make a few remarks on the audience and their lark of manners. I was there on Thursday night, and from the start there was continuous talking, fidgeting and laughing. Every time a swear word was used there would be loud laughter; one girl positively shrieked at intervals. A man next to nie chewed (very audibly) peppermints the whole time, and added insult
to injury by offering them to ma. Quite a number of people really do want to hear the actors and others seem only to wish to hear themselves and friends talk. It shows a great lack of understanil- ., n’h"'i they can treat a pathetic tragedy like “Journey’s „n were low comedy. Can nothing be done to ensure silence at concerts and plays to allow the few who really want to enjoy them a chance to do so? —I am, etc., ■D' ’GUSTED.” Wellington, November 25.
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Dominion, Volume 23, Issue 55, 28 November 1929, Page 13
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