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Tired Business Men Find Release in Prizefight Farce
The author recalls choosing light entertainment over high art, attending a prizefight farce "Ts Zat So?" which triggers unguarded laughter among tired professionals. He argues that ordinary people crave authentic amusement to relieve stress, contrasting it with narrow elite tastes and praising vaudeville and simple fun as a natural respite from daily labor.
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Bernard Shaw
Shaw
Marchbanks
Keith’s
Washington
Irenius
Vaude