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Saturday, December 1, 2018

Saturday Superstition Female



Saturday Superstition Female

Previously I talked about the belief that the first patron to enter a theater shouldn’t be one holding a comp ticket. This was said to bring financial ruin to the production. Here’s another one:

It was once believed that a woman shouldn’t be the first customer to enter a theater. Wow. This certainly makes you appreciate living in today’s world, doesn’t it?

The full story about this is available here: http://lecatr.people.wm.edu/theatrical_superstitions_and_saints.html
Scroll down to “Box Office Superstitions” for all the details. Apparently it all started in 1866 during a 5 ½ production called The Black Crook which became known as the first American musical (see the Link of the Day below).

From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets
Superstition #125:
“It was once believed that a woman shouldn’t be the first customer to enter a theater.”
Link of the Day:

Quote of the Day:
“Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim.”
― Nora Ephron

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