We call it "Amateur Theatricals."
Yet even this innocent passion has not proved a serene one!
After inestimable seasons of devotion to that most ruthless of all goddesses, the Goddess of Amateur Theatricals, involving, as it does, wrangles with
Guests who refuse to accept unless they areassured that there will be a Play,
wrangles with
Guests who refuse to accept unless assured that there will not be a Play,
wrangles with
Guests already arrived, unpacked, tubbed, seated at dinner, who discover suddenly that their lines are too long,
wrangles with
Guests already arrived, unpacked, tubbed, seated at dinner, who discover equally suddenly that their lines are too short.