Audrey approached the front of the box, allowing her black shawl to drop around her elbows as she leaned over the edge to study the audience below her. From where she stood, she could admire the fretted gold flowers that ran along each theater box. Chandeliers of cut glass hung above the pillars separating them, painting gold rays over the massive theater.
“It’s magnificent, isn’t it?” Avery said as he joined her at the box’s edge.
“It is. I’ve been here a few times since my debut, yet I never tire of the sight.” The stage spread out before them, deep and wide, allowing actors to move about as well as ample space for elaborate scenery to be wheeled in as backdrops.
The sounds of the crowds in the back of the theater bounced off the walls, and a citrus fragrance lingered in the air. Youn
