Why I Don't Like Entrance Applause - To clap, or not to clap -- for me there's no question

To clap, or not to clap -- for me there's no question---I have some hard and fast rules when I go to the theatre: no talking, no texting, no picture taking, no charging my phone onstage. I think most theatre fans (the polite ones, anyway) agree with those. But I have a rule for myself that many don't follow: I don't give entrance applause.I know, I know, entrance applause is a longstanding tradition in the theatre, a…

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