The Queen Is Not Yet Shaved
A period anecdote about the days when women were barred from the English stage and men played female roles, illustrated with a wry remark about King Charles II's impatience at the theatre.
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The Morning Star And Catholic Messenger · April 17, 1870 · Page 2
1 min readIn the good old times females were not allowed to appear upon the stage, and the female characters were sustained by men. On one occasion Charles II. was exceedingly wroth that the performance which he had come to witness did not begin. The manager, to excuse himself, pleaded, "The Queen, sire, is not yet shaved."
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