Experience in modern plays.
A man called James Langton ( ) was running a
repertory theatre at Middlepool ( ;
repertory theatre
, ) that was attracting a
good deal of attention ( ); and
after Michael had been with Benson for three years ( ,
), when the company was going to Middlepool
( // : ; company
, , , . ,
, ) on its annual visit ( ; annual
, ), he wrote to Langton ( ) and asked
whether he would see him ( , ; whether
. : ?; to see , ,
). Jimmie Langton ( ), a fat (), bald-
headed (; bald (, )-headed (a head )), rubicund
man of forty-five ( ), who looked like one of
Rubens' prosperous burghers ( 砠
/ / ; prosperous , ), had a
passion for the theatre ( ; to have passion ,
-). He was an eccentric ( ), arrogant
(), exuberant (), vain () and
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charming fellow ( ; fellow , , ).
He loved acting ( ; acting . , ),
but his physique ( ) prevented him from playing (
; to prevent from , ,
) any but a few parts ( : ,
), which was fortunate ( // ;
fortunate , ), for he was a bad actor (
).
repertory ['repqt(q)rI] annual ['xnjVql] rubicund ['ru:bIkqnd]
exuberant [Ig'zju:b(q)rqnt] physique [fI'zi:k]
A man called James Langton was running a repertory theatre at Middlepool
That was attracting a good deal of attention; and after Michael had been with
Benson for three years, when the company was going to Middlepool on its
Annual visit, he wrote to Langton and asked whether he would see him.
Jimmie Langton, a fat, bald-headed, rubicund man of forty-five, who looked
like one of Rubens' prosperous burghers, had a passion for the theatre. He
