European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 29, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                May 2007 stars and stripes Mideast edition Page 23 to clap or not to clap at a concert dear dear Abby my thanks to Lauren in Cave March 19 for raising the subject of concert its one of those awkward subjects because everyone knows there is a proper Way to do but no one knows what the proper Way when attending a look carefully at your often it will indicate where to if determine How the musical pieces Are Are they in sets of two or three pieces if clap after the set is not after each individual the pieces in a set were arranged to flow one into the clap Ping Breaks the flow and mood the composer was trying to con and while were on the subject of concert manners As a Musi Cian and music i attend Many concerts every and in appalled at the number of people who talk in the Middle of a musical whispering to your neighbor Between pieces is but talking during a musical number at a concert or dance recital or during an act of a play or musical is a big Nono please get the word this is something everyone should Abby 1 in Texas dear i Hope my readers will take note of your informed Laurens letter caused a flurry of com ments from folks connected with the read on dear Abby pm a stage the person who sits in the Booth and cues part of my Job is to do a report each night that is sent to the members of the production and gauging Audi ence response is part of that one of the wonderful things about Art is that it provokes emotion a this is vital to the performers on As they feed on the Energy that the audience puts an audience that is unresponsive or repressed referred to As is much harder to play clap Ping in the Middle of a piece is acceptable if its to recognize something such As a stylistic move or a performers Are usually trained when applause comes in the Middle of a the performers often anticipate it because there is an audience Energy that precedes unnatural things such As cell phones even when they rustling Candy wrappers and Camer As Are infinitely More distracting and do far More to interrupt a so i As Long As the clapping is respectful and please clap i Hope this View from the other Side of the curtain is in letters for this column with your name and phone number should be addressed to dear Box los Angeles Ca readers can write to Abby on the internet at Universal press Syndicate in Good Sirof 1 sorry not sometimes Uttie in be sorry if i want to the Power Offos Tive postukin6 loss project a positive i learning to Ray the the double Reep disco strikes i know to these make me to 1 that scrambled word game by Henri Arnold and Mike Argirion unscramble these four one letter to each to form four Ordinary j Tribune Media All rights reserved j you do the dishes what abort her giving Kips Houp Putin now arrange the circled letters to form the Surprise As suggested by the above a r r r yesterdays answers tomorrow jumbles Batch while utmost Sleigh answer what the hostess said when her guests brought dessert that so Sweet Speed bump w