“Two thousand dear ladies. All very careful and diplomatic with one another. Ever so sweet and catty, you know. I can hear that sweet-and-catty sound through the curtain while the house lights are still on. They all applaud with their gloves on, never too hard or too much. They’re busier watching each other than the show.”
Cyril Ritchard (quoted in Holiday, Sept. 1960)
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