Handwritten:
"It offends me to the soul to hear a robustious periwig-pated fellow tear a passion to tatters. To split the ears of the groundlings who for the most part are capable of nothing but the most inexplicable dumb show and noise. I will have such a fellow whipped for o'erdoing Termagent. It out-Herod's Herod."
"the word to the audience: Thank you very much."
"Off you go. Good luck, I think you're all marvellous."

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