As In A Theatre, The Eyes Of Men,
After A Well-graced Actor Leaves The Stage,
Are Idly Bent On Him That Enters Next,
Thinking His Prattle To Be Tedious.
As in a theatre, the eyes of men,
After a well-graced actor leaves the stage,
Are idly bent on him that enters next,
Thinking his prattle to be tedious.
-- William Shakespeare (1564-1616), King Richard II
-- Act v, Sc. 2