Halfway through the performance, she saw that one of the Musketeers had died of hunger. He lay on the floor with a shattered cup in his hand. The show, quite incredibly, went on. An announcement was made. The actress went out onstage to speak her lines and could not talk for grief. Everyone waited, knowing what she was going through. Somehow, she found the strength to carry on. They finished the play with only two Musketeers.
