I was interested to read in Mark Twain's autobiography that he had been to Vermont. He wrote that he performed his monologues for a Vermont audience and began with his very snappiest and funniest lines. He was horrified when no one laughed. He struggled through the first half of his performance and went outside for a cigar.
He heard a couple of the locals talking just around the corner so he leaned closer to hear what they were saying. "How 'bout this Mark Twain fellah, he's pretty funny, huh?" "Funny," said the other, "it was all I could do to keep from laughing.
He heard a couple of the locals talking just around the corner so he leaned closer to hear what they were saying. "How 'bout this Mark Twain fellah, he's pretty funny, huh?" "Funny," said the other, "it was all I could do to keep from laughing.
