Read the joke, think of its beginning and tell the joke with as many details as you can add to it.

THEATRE

The topical vocabulary

Interval, the curtain falls (drops), to drop the curtain, to ring down the curtain, to ring up the curtain, to draw the curtain (on, over), good curtain, behind the- curtain, footlights, to smell of the footlights, the lights go up (down), dressing-room, prompt-box, prompter, the stage door, attendants, cloak-room, check, opera-glasses, to command a view, gangway seats, the front row, the back row, the circle of tier, the stalls, the pit, the dress circle, the upper circle, the balcony, the gallery, the box, to book a seat, gangway (aisle), Booking-office, Box-Office, the House is sold out, players, the theatrical company, acting world, leading performers, minor characters, cast, to be in the cast, to act, to create a role, to play a role, curtain call, to receive a curtain call, encore, make-up, to rehearse, rehearsal, dress-rehearsal, on tour, gala, first night, repertoire, script, libretto, stage directions, programme, stage version, scenery/settings, to do the decor, to have a long/short run, to revive, stage-manager (director), musical director (conductor), lyrics, fight (battle, etc.) arranged by..., the performance is a success (a failure), the scene is laid..., interplay, to impress, to be absolutely thrilled with, artificial acting, subtle acting, to partner, to be at one's best, to rose interest.

Say what they do.

A dancer, an usher, an actor, a conductor, a singer, a clerk, a ticket-taker, an actress, a musician, a composer, a prompter, a producer, a spectator, a playwright.

Explain in English.

A box-office, a billboard, a stage, the stalls, the gallery, the cast, a cloack-room, a check, a play-bill, an usher, a rehearsal, an actress, a musician, a prompter, a stage-manager, a curtain, scenery, a seat, to applaud.

Answer the questions.

What do we call a person who shows people to their seats in the theatre? What expression do we use if we want to say that we remember something very well? What do we call the performance which takes place in the day-time? What does the sign "House Full" at the entrance of the theatre mean? What will you do if you want to go to the theatre very much but can't buy the tickets beforehand?

4. How will you act and what will you say if:

You want to know what is on; You don't know how to get to the theatre; You come to the box-office to buy tickets; You don't know where to leave your things; You can't find your seat; You want to know the cast;

You are eager to listen and your neighbour is talking all the time; You come home very late.

Read the joke, think of its beginning and tell the joke with as many details as you can add to it.

During the performance a man in the pit was much annoyed by a young couple next to him, who kept on whispering.

"Excuse me", he said, "but I can't hear a word that is being said."

"I like that," exclaimed the talkative young man. "It's no business of yours, sir, what I'm telling my wife."

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