XXIV. Render the following dialogue in indirect speech. Explain the
difference between a concert hall
a concert hall
a concert hall
a concert hall
a concert hall and a musichall
a musichall
a musichall
a musichall
a musichall:
G i l d a : I went to a very good concert at the Festival Hall
last month. You call that hall “a concert hall”, don’t you?
Mrs. G r e e n : Yes.
G i l d a : Well, what’s “a musichall”? I’ve seen that name
several times and heard it used in broadcasts, too.
Mrs. G r e e n : A musichall is something very different from
a concert hall! If you want to hear a symphony orchestra playing
good music, you go to a concert hall. A musichall is more like a
theatre. The seats are arranged like those in a theatre. There’s a
stage with curtains like in the theatre. There’s scenery on the
stage. We often use the name “Variety Theatre”.
G i l d a : What would I see and hear if I went to a musichall?
Mrs. G r e e n : There’d be popular music and singing and
dancing. There’d be performances by acrobats and jugglers.
There might even be performing animals.
G i l d a : To my mind musichalls are not so popular now.
People prefer films today, and radio and television keep people
at home more.
Mrs. G r e e n : I agree with you. The most popular singers
and comedians are seen and heard by millions of viewers and
listeners in their own homes.
XXV. Listen carefully to the recording of the text “Theatres in
London”. b) Find English equivalents for:
постоянная труппа; набирать актеров на сезон; увольнять акте
ров; давать большой кассовый сбор; не раз; филиал, отделение;
актеры с мировой известностью; вмещать около 6000 зрителей;
орган; по инициативе; любители театра.
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