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TOUCH AND GO
A Play in Three Acts
BY D. H. LAWRENCE
PREFACE
A nice phrase: "A People's Theatre." But what about it? There's no
such thing in existence as a People's Theatre: or even on the way to
existence, as far as we can tell. The name is chosen, the baby isn't
even begotten: nay, the would-be parents aren't married, nor yet
courting.
A People's Theatre. Note the indefinite article. It isn't The
People's Theatre, but A People's Theatre. Not the theatre of Plebs,
the proletariat, but the theatre of A People. What people? Quel
peuple donc?--A People's Theatre. Translate it into French for
yourself.
A People's Theatre. Since we can't produce it, let us deduce it.
Major premise: the seats are cheap. Minor premiss: the plays are
good. Conclusion: A People's Theatre. How much will you give me
for my syllogism? Not a slap in the eye, I hope.
We stick to our guns. The seats are cheap. That has a nasty
proletarian look about it. But appearances are deceptive. The
proletariat isn't poor. Everybody is poor except Capital and Labour.
Between these upper and nether millstones great numbers of decent
people are squeezed.
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