4039. Finally
one person entered the amphitheater and sat down in the front row and prepared
to watch the play. There was only this one person in attendance, but the
decision was made to go on with the performance.
4040. This one
single person who was in attendance was a very strange sort of man. He had
numerous disabilities that disqualified him from being able to appreciate Otis’
play. First of all he was blind, and also he was deaf as well. He was therefore
unable to see or hear the play, and what he was doing there nobody knew for
sure.
4041. He was
anxious to attend the play however; and had been given instructions by some
persons about what was expected of him as a spectator. He was very much in need
of instruction, because he had never attended a play before, and he was anxious
to do his part in the audience, to the best of his abilities.
4042. This is
what the blind spectator had been told. He must stand up and shout “Bravo,” if
he was profoundly moved by any action. He was to shout, “Boo,” if he found
fault with anything the actors did. Loud laughter was expected of him during
certain long pauses in the dialogue, and if he felt the acting was inferior he
was to throw rotten fruit at the stage, as well as assorted vegetables.
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