Bernard Shaw was a "crazy dramatist";
As soon as he got involved in drama, he was like a sports car with full power, racing at top speed. From revising the script to finding a theater, it was done in two days.
This morning,
Shaw took him to the carriage upon landing.
Natsume Soseki didn't have classes, so he was forcibly dragged along by Riku Toki to join in the fun.
On the way, Bernard Shaw introduced: "Lu, didn't we discuss the theater before? The Royal Opera House must be out of business, so I used some personal connections and chose the Lysiium Theater."
Lu Shi had no idea about the size of the theater and asked the other party: "Is it a small garden?"
Bernard Shaw nodded,
"Well, not big."
"But……"
Lu Shi opened the car curtains and found that the carriage was heading towards Westminster.
Westminster is the core area of London. Will there be a small theater?
Lu Shi was confused.
At this time, the coachman gently raised his whip,
The carriage turned onto a wide main road, then accelerated forward, and finally stopped in front of a rather grand building.
The door of the building is very grand, and the marble carvings are extremely exquisite.
Directly above the door, the name of the theater is written——
Lyceum Theatre.
Lu Shi always felt that this name was somewhat familiar, and couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
After a while, he opened his mouth wide,
It is true that Lyceum Theater is transliterated into Chinese as "Lyceum Theater", but in some cases, it will also be transliterated as "Lyceum Theater".
Just like Westminster can also be translated as "Westminster City", the two are actually the same place.
"Gu..."
Lu Shi swallowed his saliva,
"Mr. Superintendent, is this the small theater you are talking about?"
George Bernard Shaw sighed: "Oh, there are only less than 1,500 seats. It is indeed too small."
Is this still young?
The Royal Opera House only has 2,250 seats.
Lu Shi was speechless.
Although he didn't know much about the history of theater, he had heard about the Lyceum Theater.
The theater was so famous that it was renamed the English Opera House between 1816 and 1830.
In China, in order to pay tribute to it, the theater funded by British expatriates was also named Lyceum Theatre.
Bernard Shaw smiled and said,
“I know the theater manager here very well.”
After saying that, he led Lu Shi and Natsume Soseki into the door.
It was dark inside the theater, with only vague light visible.
In the distance, the three of them heard extremely noisy construction sounds coming from near the stage, as well as the shouts and shouts of workers, who must be working on the stage scenery.
Bernard Shaw walked in front, following the sound.
It didn't take long for them to arrive at the seating area facing the stage.
An old British gentleman in front of the stage turned around and said,
"Jo!"
George Bernard Shaw's full name was George Bernard Shaw, and Joe was his nickname.
The relationship between the two is obviously very good.
George Bernard Shaw walked forward quickly, pointed at the man and said: "Let me introduce it to you. This is Sir Henry Irving, a famous actor and director, and also the manager of the Lyceum Theater. This man has no brains and is of a temperamental nature. people."
Owen snorted coldly,
"roll!"
He punched Bernard Shaw on the shoulder, then turned to Lu Shi, looking up and down curiously.
After a while, he asked: "Are you Lu?"
Bernard Shaw interjected: "In school, we usually call him 'Professor Lu'."
Lu Shi waved his hands repeatedly,
"Mr. Owen can be knighted as an actor. In front of him, I'd better keep a low profile."
Everyone carries the sedan chair,
Seeing that Lu Shi's emotional intelligence was so high, Owen couldn't help but smile and boasted: "In front of Professor Lu, I am the one who should keep a low profile. I have read your "Yes! Prime Minister" before, and the writing in that book is really Very good."
Bernard Shaw nodded,
"Yes, 'Yes! Prime Minister' will definitely go down in history."
Lu Shi couldn't help but feel curious when he saw that the two of them were in perfect harmony with each other.
He asked Bernard Shaw in a low voice: "Mr. Superintendent, how did you meet Sir Owen?"
Bernard Shaw's expression stiffened,
But soon, he smiled confidently and said, "To be honest, which theater manager doesn't want to know me?"
This is not an exaggeration,
Bernard Shaw's influence on drama is extremely profound. All actors with names and surnames can be regarded as Bernard Shaw's disciples and grandsons.
As a result, Owen next to him snorted again and said a name:
"Ellen."
This name seemed to have endless lethality, causing Bernard Shaw to bite his tongue and cough violently.
Lu Shi thought about it and suddenly recalled seeing a poster when he entered the theater. The female star on it was named Ellen Terry, who was the top star of Irving.
Male writers and female stars...
"Tsk..."
Lu Shi was speechless, his eyes changed when he looked at Bernard Shaw.
Unexpectedly, I had a lot of fun with it. It was like a modern literary copycat of a public online novel.
Being scrutinized by Lu Shi, Bernard Shaw became even more embarrassed.
"Lu, don't listen to his nonsense."
The corner of Lu Shi's mouth curled up,
Just now, he recalled another book——
Correspondence of Bernard Shaw.
The letters inside are all love letters written by Bernard Shaw to Terry. Shaw even admitted in the letter that "The Transformation of Captain Blaspond" was specially written for Terry.
Of course, this cannot be fully believed.
A man's mouth is a liar. It is very likely that he will lie casually in order to trick a woman into sleeping with him.
George Bernard Shaw cleared his throat,
"Okay, let's get down to business."
He handed the script to Irving and said, "That's it. I helped Lu polish it overnight to ensure the original flavor. I didn't do those arias, emotions, seriousness, or beauty, but tried to be as humorous and colloquial as possible. Of course, Han Frye’s lines haven’t changed, and in many places they still sound like tongue twisters.”
"Tongue twister?"
Owen looked through it carefully.
Bernard Shaw pointed with his finger,
"That's the conversation between Humphrey and Jim. Jim believes that battleships are purely bluffing and cannot deceive Germany, and the navy will most likely not use them frequently. Humphrey's reply is extremely wonderful."
(In fact, battleships can still fight.)
Owen stared at the script and read it carefully, mumbling something:
"
Jim: The Navy probably won't use it.
Humphrey: But they don't know that the Navy probably won't use it.
Jim: They probably know.
Humphrey: Yeah, probably, but they're not sure the Navy really doesn't use it.
…
"
Bernard Shaw listened with his eyes closed and said at the same time: "Next, Jim will say 'They probably really know'. Well, Henry, you go on."
Owen didn't answer.
"..."
Bernard Shaw said: "Go on~"
Irving gave Shaw a hard look, and then said to an actor on the stage: "Charles, here is a line, you try it."
A fat man ran over panting.
Owen introduced: "Charles Laughton, my right-hand man, he can show deep emotions and superb performance skills on the stage, which makes the audience fascinated."
Lawton was a little overwhelmed by the praise.
He bowed to everyone, then took the script and read confidently:
"
'Yes, even if they may really know that the navy does not use it, they are not sure. Although the navy may not use the navy, they are sure...'
cough! Ahem...ha...ha...
"
Before he finished reading, Laodun coughed and wheezed like an ox.
Bernard Shaw spread his hands,
"Look, I read this tongue twister three times before I completely understood the logic."
(Interested book friends can look up the original English lines. After checking, you will firmly believe that Chinese is the most refined language in the world.)
