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1、Joseph and his brethren， these areoperas！ From the theatreI have my general history， geog- raphy and knowledge of mankind！ From the French playsI know the life of Parisnaughty， but highly interesting！ How Ihave wept overThe Riquebourg Family； to think that the husband should drink himself to death，

2、so that hiswife should get her young sweetheart！ Yes， how many tearsIhave shed in the fifty years Ihave been aregular ticketholder Auntie knew every piece， every bit of scenery， every person who came on， or had ever come on She really livedonly in the nine theatrical months The summer-time，without a

3、 play， was a time which made her old， whilst aplaynight which lasted till past midnight was a lengtheningof life She did not say like other people，Now spring iscoming， the stork has arrived！ or There is mention in thepapers of the first strawberry On the contrary，she announced the coming of autumn：H

4、ave you seen that thetheatre seats are being taken； now the performances willbegin！ She reckoned the worth of a house and its situation byhow nearit lay to the theatre It was a grief to herto leavethe little lane behind the theatre and remove to the bigger street a little farther off， and there live

5、 in a house whereshe had no opposite neighbours At home my window has to be my theatrebox！One cant sit and think only of oneself；one must see peopleBut now Ilive as if Ihad removed right out into the countryIf Iwish to see people， I must go out into my kitchenandclimb on to the sink；only there have

6、I opposite neighbours Now， whenI lived in my lane， Icould see right into the flaxdealers， and then Ihad only three steps to the theatre； now I have three thousand lifeguards steps Auntie might be ill，but however bad she was ，she never neglected the theatre One evening her doctor or- dered her to hav

7、e poultices on her feet；she did as he di-rected， but drove to the theatre， and sat there with herfeet in poultices If she had died there， it would have delighted herThorwaldsen died in the theatre，and she called thata happy death She certainly could not imagine a heavenly kingdom without a theatre I

8、t certainly had not been promised to us，but it was to be supposed that the many celebratedactors and actresses， who had gone before， must have acontinued sphere of activity Auntie had her electric wire from the theatre toherroom；the telegram came every Sunday to coffeeHer electric wire was MrSiverts

9、on of the stagemachinery de-partment，the man who gave the signals forthe scenery and curtains to go up and down， in and out From him she got in advance a short and pithy re view of the pieces Shakespeares Tempest， he calledwretched stuff！ There is so much to set up， and then itbegins with water up t

10、o the first sidescene！That is tosay， the rolling waves went so far forward On the otherhand， if one and the same roomdecoration remained through all five acts， he said that it was a sensible andwellwritten，restful piece，which played itself withoutsetting up In earlier times，as Auntie called the time

11、s somethirty and odd years ago， she and the above- named MrSivertson were younger； he was already in the machinery，and， as she called him， herbenefactor Atthattime， it was the custom at the evening performance， in thegreat and only theatre of the town， to admit spectators to the flies； every stageca

12、rpenter had one or two places todispose of It was often chockfull， and that with very select company； itwas said that the wives both of generals and aldermen had been there；it was so interesting to lookdown behind the scenes， and know how the performersstood and moved when the curtain was downAuntie

13、 had been there many times， both at tragedies and ballets， for the pieces wih the greatest number of performers were the most interesting from the flies One sat pretty much in the dark up there， and most ofthe people brought supper with themOnce three apples and a slice of bread and butter， with sau

14、sage on it， fell right down into Ugolinos prison， where he was just about to die of hungerAt that there was a general laughThe sausage was one of the important reasons why the director ordered the public to be excluded from the flies But Iwas there thirtyseven times， said Auntie， andI shall never fo

15、rget it，MrSivertson It was just the very last night that the flies were opento the public that they playedThe Judgement of SolomonAuntie remembered it so well She had， through her benefactor， Mr Sivertson， procured a ticketfor Agent Fab， although he did not deserve it， as he wasalways making fun of

16、the theatre， and teasing her about it；but still she had got him a place up there He wanted to see the theatretings upsidedown； these were his ownwordsand just like him， said Auntie And he saw The Judgement of Solomon， from above， and fell asleep； one would really have thought thathe had just come fr

17、om a big dinner with many toastsHe slept and was locked in， sat and slept through the darknight in the theatre， and when he awoke he told a story；but Auntie did not believe him The play was finished， allthe lamps and candies were out，all the people were out，upstairs and downstairs； but then began th

18、e real play， theafterpiecethe best of all， the agent said Life came intothe properties！ it was not that was played； no， it wasThe Judgement Day at theTheatre And all this Agent Fab had the impudence totry to make Auntie believe；that was her thanks for gettinghim admission to the flies What the agent

19、 told was， no doubt， comical enoughto hear but malice and mockery lay at the bottom of it It was dark up there， said the agent，but thenthe demonshow began， the great spectacle，The Judge-ment Day at the Theatre Checktakers stood at the doors， and every spectator had to show a certificate as tohis cha

20、racter，to settle whether he was to enter with handsfree or fettered， with muzzle or withoutGentlefolks whocame too late， when the performance had already begun，as well as young men who were given to wasting their time， were tethered outside， and got feltsoles under theirfeet， to go in with at the be

21、ginning of the next act， besides being muzzled； and then beganThe Judgement Dayat the TheatreMere spite， which Our Lord knows nothing of，said Auntie The scenepainter， if he wished to get into Heaven，had to go up a stair which he had painted himself， butwhich no man could walk up That was only a sin

22、againstperspective， however All the plants and buildings， which the stagecarpenter had with great trouble placed incountries to which they did not belong， the poor man hadto move to their right places， and that before cockcrow，if he wished to get into HeavenMr Fab had better seethat he himself got i

23、n there； and what he now told aboutthe actors， bath in comedy and tragedy， in song and indance，was the worst of all He did not deserve to get into the flies； Auntie would not repeat his words He hadsaid that the whole account was written down，and wouldbe printed after he was dead and gonenot before；

24、 he did not want to be skinned alive Auntie had only once been in anguish and terror inher temple of happiness， the theatreIt was one wintersday， one of the days when we have two hours daylightand that only greyIt was cold and snowy， but Auntiemust go tothe theatre They were playing Herrman vonUnna，

25、 besides a little opera and a great ballet， a pro-logue and an epilogue；it would last right into the nightAuntie must go there； her lodger had lent her a pair ofsledgingboots with fur both outside and inside； they camehigh up on the legs She came into the theatre，and into her box； theboots were warm

26、， so she kept them on All at once a cry ofFire was raised Smoke came from one of the wings， smoke came from the flies； there was a frightful commotion；people shed out； Auntie was the last in the boxthe secondtier to the leftthe decorations look best fromthere， she said，they are placed always to look

27、 most beautiful from the royal sideAuntie wished to get out，but those in front of her， had thoughtlessly slammed the door in their terror There sat Auntie；she could not getout， nor in either， that is to say into the next box， the partition was too highShe shouted，no one heard；she lookeddown into the

28、 tier underneath， it was empty， it was low，and it was nearAuntie， in her fear， felt herself so youngand active；shewould jump down；she got one leg over the balustrade and the other off the bench There she sat astride， beautifully draped with her flowered skirt， withone long leg dangling out， a leg wi

29、th a monster sledgingboot That was a sight to see！ and when it was seen， Auntie was also heard， and saved from burning， for the theatrewas not burnt after all That was the most memorable evening of her life， shesaid，and she was glad that she had not been able to seeherself； for then she would have d

30、ied of shame Her benefactor， Mr Sivertson， came constantly to her every Sunday， but it was a long time from Sunday toSunday Latterly，therefore， in the middle of the week shehad alitile childforthe leavings， that is to say， to enjoywhat had been left over from dinnertimeThis was a littlechild from the ballet， who was in need of food The littleone appeared onthe stage both as a page and a fairy；her hardest part w