"HENSLOWE is making his way from the theatre to
the market place when FENNYMAN and LAMBERT appear at either shoulder and propel
him back the way he came. FREES follows behind.
FENNYMAN
This time we take your boots off!
HENSLOWE
What have I done, Mr. Fennyman ?
FENNYMAN
The theatres are all closed by the plaque !
HENSLOWE
Oh, that.
FENNYMAN
-by order of the Master of the Revels !
HENSLOWE
Mr. Fennyman, let me explain about the theatre business.
(They stop)
HENSLOWE (Cont'd)
The natural condition is one of unsurmountable obstacles on the road to imminent disaster. Believe me, to be closed by the plague is a bagatelle in the ups and downs of owning a theatre.
FENNYMAN
So what do we do ?
HENSLOWE
Nothing. Strangely enough, it all turns out well.
FENNYMAN
How ?
HENSLOWE
I don't know. It's a mystery.
LAMBERT
(dumbly)
Should I kill him Mr. Fennyman ?
At the point a rising din is heard in the
background. A messenger, ringing a bell, is running through the street.
MESSENGER
...The theatres are reopened. By order of the Master of Revels, the theatres are reopened ...
FENNYMAN is intrigued.
FREES
Mr. Fennyman ! Mr. Tilney has opened the playhouses.
FENNYMAN
Yes I heard."
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