Talk:Lord Chamberlain's requirements

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[edit] Not so obvious

"The public may leave at the end of the performance by all exit doors and such doors must at this time be open". The obvious interpretation of this was humorously addressed ..."

Call me daft, but I don't think I get what humorous about the statement. I'm missing the 'obvious'. Could someone please clarify? -- 18:57, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

How can the public leave if the doors are closed? DonJay 01:58, 26 August 2007 (UTC)

They can't, of course (which was F&S's point). But it is in the nature of things that architects put doors into buildings that owners and janitors, if left to themselves, will subsequently bolt, bar or seal permanently (for security reasons). The Lord Chamberlain was saying "It's not enough simply to have doors; you must also open them all at the end of each performance (for safety reasons)."

The "obvious" bit seems awkward to me, too, but I don't have any good ideas about an alternative.

Nat 16:53, 28 August 2007 (UTC)