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  2. Theatrical superstitions - Wikipedia

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    Some Broadway producers have also complained about the Foxwoods Theatre (formerly known as the "Hilton Theatre" and "Ford Center for the Performing Arts"). Completed in 1998, the main complaint is that the 1829-seat theatre's cavernous auditorium has poor sightlines and acoustics, making it difficult for audience members in distant seats to see ...

  3. The Scottish Play - Wikipedia

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    According to a theatrical superstition, called the Scottish curse, speaking the name Macbeth inside a theatre, other than as called for in the script while rehearsing or performing, will cause disaster. On top of the aforementioned alternative titles, some people also refer to the classical tragedy as Mackers for this reason. Variations of the ...

  4. Shoes on a table - Wikipedia

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    In the world of theatre, putting shoes on a dressing room table is considered by some to bring the risk of a bad performance, just as "Break a leg!" is considered good luck. [2] Also described as an old wives' tale, the superstition may date back to medieval times. [3]

  5. List of superstitions - Wikipedia

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    A superstition is "a belief or practice resulting from ignorance, fear of the unknown, ... Theatrical superstitions; Number related. Number of the Beast; 11:11; 4;

  6. Idola theatri - Wikipedia

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    Superstition was the subject of one of Bacon's well-known Essays, and as Howard B White points out, Bacon made it clear that he considered Catholicism, for example, to be a form of Christian superstition, and that he felt atheism to be superior to superstition. But "while the classics also regarded superstition as at variance with philosophy ...

  7. Leap year superstitions and traditions from around the world

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    One of the many superstitions associated with leap years is about relationships. Written and passed down in Greek and Ukranian folklore is the belief that getting married during a leap year will ...

  8. In bocca al lupo - Wikipedia

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    In bocca al lupo (pronounced [im ˈbokka al ˈluːpo]; lit. "into the wolf's mouth") is an Italian idiom originally used in opera and theatre to wish a performer good luck prior to a performance. The standard response is crepi il lupo! (IPA: [ˈkrɛːpi il ˈluːpo]; "may the wolf die") or, more commonly, simply crepi! ("may it die"). [1]

  9. Strain liquid into a cocktail glass and top with a twisted piece of lemon peel as garnish. This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Leap day: 6 weird traditions, superstitions to ...