[Dixielandjazz] FW: FW: Old, but new!

[andy.ling at quantel.com]

Phil Wilking wrote on 13/12/2012 13:36:08:

> I read a story once about Lord Olivier (probably only a legend, but it 
shows 
> how the true professional conducts himself):
> 
> One night, the play he was in had only one person in the audience (bad 
> weather - who knows why?) up in the low price seats British theatres 
have 
> for students.
> Another actor expressed the desire to not bother performing and Lord 
Olivier 
> said "He paid for his seat and we owe him a performance," and the show 
went 
> on.

I heard a similar story about a jazz performer playing to one person in 
the
audience. In the break he decided to have a chat with him. During the
chat the man asked "What time are you finishing? Only I've got to lock
up after you've gone"

VBG :^)

Andy Ling