FAME AND HUNGER
FAME AND HUNGER

Summary/Abstract: I don’t remember where I heard it for the first time – the a¬necdote of the two worn-out actors, yet not satiated by their craft. They were coming out of the theatre where they had just performed, commenting on the show, the re¬actions of the audience and the duration of the applause. They grumbled about the drawbacks of their work. “Every evening – one said – I am gripped by the fear that my voice will abandon me. I am there, in front of the public, I open my mouth and nothing comes out, not a sound. A nightmare. It’s an awful job, ours”. “What is indeed awful – replied the other – is to be a king and nobleman on the stage every evening, and then go home and not have a bite to eat.”

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