Political Death
“It found Burgo Smyth on television leaning forward in that paternal way he had, as though he might at any time stretch out his hand from the screen and pat the grateful viewers on the head. But Jemima Shore did not watch him. Instead she went to the Irving Theatre to see Twelfth Night and visit Millie Swain afterwards.
The theatre gave the impression of being completely full. But Jemima had known that the production was A Hit long before she entered the dark crimson auditorium, with its wil...d gold cherubs flying from the boxes. On second thoughts it was not so much A Hit, as A Happening. It was the people in the foyer bar and above all their conversation which informed her that she was present at A Happening. These were the people who always just happened to be there, where everyone who was anyone needed to be. They didn't need to consult one another, let alone read the newspapers (since they formed the fashion rather than followed it). Some inborn herd instinct guided them to the right play, the right film, the right music festival, and of course the right restaurant afterwards.MoreLess
The theatre gave the impression of being completely full. But Jemima had known that the production was A Hit long before she entered the dark crimson auditorium, with its wil...d gold cherubs flying from the boxes. On second thoughts it was not so much A Hit, as A Happening. It was the people in the foyer bar and above all their conversation which informed her that she was present at A Happening. These were the people who always just happened to be there, where everyone who was anyone needed to be. They didn't need to consult one another, let alone read the newspapers (since they formed the fashion rather than followed it). Some inborn herd instinct guided them to the right play, the right film, the right music festival, and of course the right restaurant afterwards.MoreLess
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