Saturday Superstition Graveyard Bouquet
Following the closing night of a show it is traditional to give the director (and/or the leading lady), a bouquet of flowers stolen from a graveyard . Presumably, this is done to signify the end (or
death) of a production, hence the graveyard flowers.
Or, more likely, since performers are
not usually paid well, they stole flowers from a graveyard as a way to pinch
pennies and still offer congratulations to their boss and/or leading actor.
Perhaps to butter them up for the next audition?
At any rate, this rather macabre custom is
sometimes done even today and its true orgin remains a mystery.
From the Big
Blue Book of Ballet Secrets
Superstition #130:
“The true origin of the the graveyard bouquet is a
mystery.”
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