Note to The Taming of the Shrew, I.2.stage direction: "Flourish"


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Flourish (stage direction): trumpet fanfare. This is the traditional prelude to the beginning of a play. In this case, the play is The Taming of the Shrew, being performed for the entertainment of Sly, who now thinks he is a lord.



Oscar Asche as Christopher Sly
Adelphi Theatre, London, 1904
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