" when all was ready for the first representation , the whole company requested permission to speak to me before appearing in public . the dancing lady said the house could not be supported unless she stood on one leg . for she was a great genius , and begged to be treated as such . the lady who acted the part of the queen expected to be treated as a queen off the stage , as well as on it , or else she said she should get out of practice . the man whose duty it was to deliver a letter gave himself as many airs as he who took the part of first lover in the piece . he declared that the inferior parts were as important as the great ones , and deserving equal consideration , as parts of an artistic whole .
speak to the director .
what did the whole company requst permission to do ?
what did the whole company requst permission to do ?