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Saturday, May 22, 2010

The Secret of Theatrical Success

"The secret of theatrical success is this: you must set a decoy at the door so that part of your audience can amuse themselves there while the rest are inside. Shakespeare, Molière, and the profound Chaplin know this well."

--Jean Cocteau, preface to Les mariés de la Tour Eiffel