Stratford-on-Avonasweallknowhasonlyoneindustry—WilliamShakespeare—buttherearetwoclearlyseparateanddifferentbranches.ThereistheRoyalShakespeareCompany(RSC)whichpresentsexcellentproductionsoftheplaysattheShakespeareMemorialTheatreontheAvon.AndtherearetownsfolkwholargelyliveonthetouristswhocomenottoseetheplaybuttolookatAnneHathaway’sCottageShakespeare’sbirthplaceandtheothersights.
ThetownsfolkofStratforddoubtthatthetheatreaddsapennytotheirincome.TheyfranklydisliketheRSCactorsthosewhowalkwithlonghairandbeardandgreatnoise.?
Thetouriststreamarenotentirelyseparate.ThesightseerswhocomebybusandoftentakeinWarwickonthesidedon’tusuallyseetheplays.AndsomeofthemareevensurprisedtofindatheatreinStratford.Howevertheplaygoersdomanagealittlesight-seeingalongwiththeirplay-going.ItistheplaygoerstheRSCdeclareswhobringinmuchofthetown’sincomebecausetheyspendthenight(someofthemfourorfivenights)pouringmoneyintohotelsandrestaurants.Thesightseerscantakeineverythingandgetoutoftownbynightfall.?
Thetownsfolkdon’tseeitthiswayandlocalgovernmentdoesnotputawaysomemoneyfortheRSC.Stratfordcriespoortraditionally.Neverthelesseveryhotelintownseemstobeaddinganewwingoracocktailroom.HiltonisbuildingitsownhoteltherewhichyouwillbesurewillbedecoratedwithHamburgerbarsdinnerroomsandsoforthandwillbeveryexpensive.?
Anywaythetownsfolkcan’tunderstandwhytheRSCneedshelpfromthegovernment.Thetheatrehasbrokenattendancerecordsforthreeyearsinarow.Lastyearits1431seatswere94occupiedallyearlongandthisyeartheywilldobetter.Thereasonofcourseisthatcostshaverocketedandticketpriceshavestayedthesame.ItwouldbeashametoraisepricestoomuchbecauseitwoulddriveawaytheyoungpeoplewhoareStratford’smostattractivecustomers.Theycomeentirelyfortheplaysnotthesights.Theyallseemtolookalikethoughtheycomefromallover.
1.Fromthefirsttwoparagraphswelearnthat__________.
A.thetownsfolkthinklittleoftheRSC’scontributiontothetown’sincome?
B.theactorsofRSCimitateShakespeareonandoffstage?
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