《欧·亨利短篇小说集（英文原版）》作者：[美]欧·亨利【完结】
【AboutHenry】
O.HenrywasthepennameofAmericanwriterWilliamSydneyPort-er(September11,1862–June5,1910).
O.Henryshortstoriesareknownforwit,wordplay,warmcharacterizationandclevertwistendings.
【abstract】
Isupposeyouknowallaboutthestageandstagepeople.You'vebeentouchedwithandbyactors,andyoureadthenewspapercriticismsandthejokesintheweekliesabouttheRialtoandthechorusgirlsandthelong-hairedtragedians.AndIsupposethatacondensedlistofyourideasaboutthemysteriousstagelandwouldboildowntosomethinglikethis:
Leadingladieshavefivehusbands,pastediamonds,andfiguresnobetterthanyourown(madam)iftheyweren'tpadded.Chorusgirlsareinseparablefromperoxide,PanhardsandPittsburg.AllshowswalkbacktoNewYorkontanoxfordandrailroadties.Irreproachableactressesre-servethecomic-landladypartfortheirmothersonBroadwayandtheirstep-auntsontheroad.KyrleBellew'srealnameisBoyleO'Kelley.TheravingsofJohnMcCulloughinthephonographwerestolenfromthefirstsaleoftheEllenTerrymemoirs.JoeWeberisfunnierthanE.H.Sothern;butHenryMillerisgettingolderthanhewas.
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