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P.T. 巴纳姆:奋斗与胜利·补录 447

P.T. 巴纳姆《奋斗与胜利》· Struggles and Triumphs · 领导

At one of the Egyptian Hall matinees, Albert Smith, espying me in the audience, sent an usher to me with a note of invitation to dine with him and a number of friends immediately after the close of the entertainment. To this invitation he added the request that as soon as he concluded his lecture I should at once come to him through the small door under the stage at the end of the orchestra, and by thus getting ahead of the large crowd of ladies and gentlemen composing the audience we should save time and reach the club at an hour for an early dinner.

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/50115
定位:Additional excerpt 447 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

巴纳姆在埃及厅看表演时,主讲人阿尔伯特·史密斯看见他坐在观众席,就派引座员递了张便条,邀请他散场后立刻和几位朋友一起吃饭。便条里还特意嘱咐:等演讲一结束,巴纳姆就从管弦乐队尽头舞台下方的小门直接钻到后台来找他,这样能赶在大批观众离场之前碰头,省下时间,好按早晚餐的钟点赶到俱乐部。这其实是个很实用的安排:大型演出散场时人流拥堵,走正门必然耽搁;而利用后台通道,就能避开人群、准时赴约。巴纳姆记下这个细节,也说明当时剧场后台与观众席之间确有便捷的暗门。

上下文

巴纳姆是美国马戏团老板,19世纪中叶在伦敦经营埃及厅展览,与演艺界交往频繁。

今日一问

你参加大型活动时,会提前想好散场路线来避开人流吗?

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