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If you’re staying
in London for a few days, you’ll have no dif
ficulty whatever in finding somewhere to spend an enjoyable
evening. You’ll find opera, ballet, comedy, drama, review, musi
cal comedy and variety. Films are shown in the cinemas during
the greater part of the day. The best seats at the theatres are
those in the stalls, the circle, and the upper circle. Then comes
the pit, and last of all the gallery, where the seats are cheapest.
Boxes, of course, are the most expensive. Most theatres and mu
sichalls have good orchestras with popular conductors. You
ought to make a point of going to the
opera at least once during
the season, if you can. There you can get the best of everything
— an excellent orchestra, famous conductors, celebrated singers
and a welldressed audience. But, of course, if you’re not fond of
music and singing, opera won’t interest you. At the WestEnd
theatres you can see most of the famous English actors and ac
tresses. As a rule, the plays are magnificently staged — cos
tumes, dresses, scenery, everything being done on the most lav
ish scale.
Choose a good play, and you’ll enjoy yourself thor
oughly from the moment the curtain goes up to the end of the
last act. Get your seat beforehand, either at the boxoffice of the
theatre itself or at one of the agencies.
When you go to a theatre,
you’ll probably want to sit as near to the stage as possible. But if
you’re at the cinema, you may prefer to sit some distance from
the screen. In fact, I would say, the further away, the better.
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