The toute ensemble was such as to make polished society blush, when compared with these savages.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Society is now one polished horde, formed of two mighty tries, the Bores and Bored.
We look our best in subdued colors, sophisticated cuts, and a general air of sleek understatement.
And, I may add, from what totally unexpected sources come many of those who from the comparatively modest beginning in the chorus rise to the heights of really great achievement in the theatrical profession.
The nature of an ensemble means when you're a supporting character and not the lead character, you get little tidbits here and there, but you're usually there to provide bits of comic relief and little bits of action or something.
I don't like the term 'ensemble.' It's bland to me.
People wrote the most beautiful things during the ugliest times.
What looks absolutely fabulous in rehearsal can fall flat in front of an audience. The audience dictates what you do or don't change.
Increasingly, to dismiss any popular artistic style is seen as the worst kind of snobbery. And snobbery, it goes without saying, is unacceptable in a diverse and democratic world.
Some are blessed with musical ability, others with good looks. Myself, I was blessed with modesty.
For better or for worse, in 'The Last Savage,' I have dared to do away completely with fashionable dissonance, and in a modest way, I have endeavored to rediscover the nobility of gracefulness and the pleasure of sweetness.