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People threw money onto the stage if
they liked the show, so when the actor
bent their legs to bow and pick up the
money, they broke the line of their leg.
This started in Australia with dancers. If
they danced well then they’d make
money and be able to have chicken for
dinner that night.
Before we had walkie-talkies people
backstage used whistling to give cues.
If someone was
whistling it could make a curtain come
down at the wrong time that would
muck up the show.
People think it is bad luck to have a
mirror on stage. It will reflect light into
the audience’s eyes.
Real flowers are too expensive and
they would wilt under the lights.
Companies that were not doing well would
wear blue to make people think they
were doing better as it was expensive to
buy blue clothes.
Don’t say MacBeth backstage at a
theatre as it is considered bad luck.
One thought is that Shakespeare met
with some witches to write the play
they weren’t happy so cursed it.
Don’t look through the curtain as you
might see people you know,
get really nervous and not perform well.
11 house:Ed 2012