John Osborne’s play
The
Entertainer contains one Shakespeare reference. Billy Rice says: “Grubby
lot of rogues. I was a guest at the Ambassadors, you know. Gave me a box of
Romeo and Juliet cigars” (p. 43). Romeo And Juliet Cigars are a real item. They’re
actually called Romeo Y Julieta, and have been around since 1875.
The Entertainer
was first published in 1957 by Faber and Faber Limited. The first production
was directed by Tony Richardson and starred Laurence Olivier as Archie Rice.
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