Now, I think that most readers will see some problem with this scheme, in that the theater companies would spend a great deal of time and effort making sure that the plays being presented opened and closed as close to the second as possible, and that every line was remembered exactly correctly.
Some are saying that the heat wave sweeping across the U.S. is driving people into cool, air-conditioned theaters, and in a poll posted yesterday, 59% of readers voted that the heat does, in fact, make them more likely to go to the theater.