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<big><font color="#660000">Also, it was that actor's "side" of the
conversation. And, my wife, who is a master of seemingly
useless, obscure, arcane, and mostly forgotten knowledge and
minutiae, says that she has heard Martin's explanation somewhere
else too. I have learned that she is rarely wrong. Very
rarely.</font></big><br>
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On 9/17/2011 5:28 PM, Martin Friedman wrote:
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<div><span>Yes. One side of the paper or you got your particular
part, or side. Or not.</span></div>
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<div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times,
serif; font-size: 12pt;"><font face="Arial" size="2"><b><span
style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> Zed
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:zz_zzzzzz_zzzz@yahoo.com.au"><zz_zzzzzz_zzzz@yahoo.com.au></a><br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Martin
Friedman <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:martinfriedman98@yahoo.com"><martinfriedman98@yahoo.com></a><br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> Robert
Hawkes <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:rhhawkes@gmail.com"><rhhawkes@gmail.com></a>;
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:neohiopal@lists.neohiopal.org">"neohiopal@lists.neohiopal.org"</a>
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<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b>
Saturday, September 17, 2011 5:25 PM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b>
Re: [NEohioPAL] Etymological question for theatre folk<br>
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<div id="yiv356822169">But why the word "sides"? Was it
written on both sides of the paper? or?
<div>D<br>
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<div>On Sep 17, 2011, at 4:57 PM, Martin Friedman
wrote:</div>
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bookman old style, new york, times, serif;
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<div><span>When Shakespeare was writing in the
1590's and into the early 1600's there
were no copywright laws. Playwrights were
stealing plays and ideas for plays rights
and left. So, when a playwright wrote a
play for</span></div>
<div><span>a company of actors they were only
given their roles and the cue line. They
were given their sides to learn and only
their sides so they couldn't sell the play
to someone else. </span></div>
<div><span>What do you think?</span></div>
<div><span>martin friedman</span></div>
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face="Arial" size="2"><b><span
style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b>
Robert Hawkes <<a
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<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b>
Saturday, September 17, 2011 9:46 AM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b>
[NEohioPAL] Etymological question for
theatre folk<br>
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<div id="yiv356822169">Can anybody
enlighten me as to why excerpted
passages of plays for reading at
auditions are called "sides"?
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