We all know the old saw about the poor man who shows up at a wake with his falling-apart, only pair of shoes shined within an inch of its life, and how moved everyone is by this, because he went through that extra bit of effort with what he had. In the thread to leopard_lady's post, I began to detect a bit of whining, as if all the slobs in sweatshirts are that poor man at the wake - they are doing the best they can! And that is what upsets me, because in most cases, they are not. A
The point about theater originally being for the masses was an excellent one and there was a point there. Theater was a rowdy, stinky thing back when. But in New York City especially...I don't know, I just feel the bar has really dropped in the last decade.
Every year my high school drama group did a weekend in NYC to see shows, and after dinner at some restaurant there was always this commotion while a busload of teenagers tried to change into fancy outfits in the little bathrooms before seeing some blockbuster play. We were told this is what you did to see theater, so we did it. I see now we got some valuable training that is just not as popular anymore. Which makes me sad.
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Date: 2006-09-26 05:35 pm (UTC)The point about theater originally being for the masses was an excellent one and there was a point there. Theater was a rowdy, stinky thing back when. But in New York City especially...I don't know, I just feel the bar has really dropped in the last decade.
Every year my high school drama group did a weekend in NYC to see shows, and after dinner at some restaurant there was always this commotion while a busload of teenagers tried to change into fancy outfits in the little bathrooms before seeing some blockbuster play. We were told this is what you did to see theater, so we did it. I see now we got some valuable training that is just not as popular anymore. Which makes me sad.
Do not even get me started on cell phones.