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The actors today really need the whip hand. Theyre so lazy. They h

The actors today really need the whip hand. Theyre so lazy. They havent got the sense of pride in their profession that the less socially elevated musical comedy and music hall people or acrobats have. The theater has never been any good since the actors became gentlemen. – W. H. Auden

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