I don't know how it is now but the assistant stage manager had to understudy several parts. You had to be ready to go on at any time if the actor couldn't make it to the play. I didn't think anything of it.
“The avoidance of taxes is the only intellectual pursuit that still carries any reward.”
“This is the first time in my life I've ever been happy, not completely happy, but happier than I've ever been.”