western culture -- superstition in the theatre 西方文化——剧院迷信

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1、Westernculture--SuperstitionintheTheatre西方文化——剧院迷信　　Areyousuperstitious？Doyoubelievethatahorseshoebringsyouluck？Anddoyoufeelalarmedifyouwalkunderaladderorseeablackcatwalkingacrossyourpath？Ifyoubreakamirror，areyousureyouwillhave7yearsofbadluck？　　Peoplewhoworkinthetheatreareverysupersti

2、tious，andthereareanumberofunusualsuperstitionsconnectedwiththetheatre.　　Manyactorscarryaluckycharm——acoin，perhapsadoll.Thischarmisusuallyonewhichbroughttheactorsuccessearlyinhiscareer，andhealwaysputsitonhisdressing-tableamonghismake-upand“good-luck”messages.Otheractorschoosearticlesof

3、clothingfortheirmascot.Manydancershaveaballetshoewhichbelongedtoanotherdancerwhomtheyadmire.TheAmericanactorGlennFordalwaysworeashismascotablueandredneck-tieboughtwithhisveryfirstpaypacketwhenhewasemployedasajuvenilelead.ThesingerFrankieVaughanwillnevertravelwithouthisluckysilver-topp

4、edcane.　　Thedressing-roomhasasetofsuperstitionsallofitsown.Manyactorshaveaveryprecisewayofsettingouttheirmake-up，andwillnotalterthepositionofonesingleobject.Shoesmustneverbeplacedonthedressing-table，asthiswillcertainlybringbadlucktotheplayerandtheproduction.Itismostunluckyforoneactort

5、olookovertheshoulderofanotherwhoislookingintothemirror，asadoublereflectionislinkedtotheoldfearofbeingwatchedbythe“evileye.”Youmustneverwhistleinthedressing-room.Ifbymistakeyoudo，thebadluckcanbeavoidedifyouimmediatelyleavetheroom，turnaroundthreetimesinananticlockwisedirection，swearvile

6、ly，andknockonthedoor.Peopleintheroommaythengiveyoupermissiontore-enter.Thissuperstitiondatesbacktotheseventeenth-centurybeliefaboutevilwitches，whocould“whistleup”anunfavourablewind，thefailureoftheplay！　　Thereisacommonbeliefamongtheactorsthatabaddressrehearsalmeansagoodfirstnight.Thisc

7、omesfromanancientideathatitisunwisetocompleteanyprogressasitmightcauseareactionfromthegods.Forthissamereason，theverylastlineofaplayisneverspokenduringtherehearsal.　　Certainplayshavealwayshadbadluck，anditisquitetruethatmisfortuneshaveoftenfollowedsuchproductions.Shakespeare’sMacbethisa

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