【Stratford–on－Avon，asweallknow，hasonlyoneindustry—WilliamShakespeare—buttherearetwoclearlyseparateanddifferentbranches．ThereistheRoyalShakespeareCompany(RSC)，whichp】

　　Stratford–on－Avon，asweallknow，hasonlyoneindustry—WilliamShakespeare—buttherearetwoclearlyseparateanddifferentbranches．ThereistheRoyalShakespeareCompany(RSC)，whichpresentsexcellentproductionsoftheplaysattheShakespeareMemorialTheatreontheAvon．Andtherearetownsfolkwholargelyliveonthetouristswhocome，nottoseetheplay，buttolookatAnneHathaway’sCottage，Shakespeare’sbirthplaceandtheothersights．

　　ThetownsfolkofStratforddoubtthatthetheatreaddsapennytotheirincome．TheyfranklydisliketheRSCactors，thosewhowalkwithJonghairandbeardandgreatnoise．

　　Thetouriststreamarenotentirelyseparate．Thesightseers，whocomebybusandoftentakeinWarwickontheside，don’tusuallyseetheplays．AndsomeofthemareevensurprisedtofindatheatreinStratford．However，theplaygoersdomanagealittlesight－seeingalongwiththeirplay－going．Itistheplaygoers，theRSCdeclares，whobringinmuchofthetown’sincomebecausetheyspendthenight(someofthemfourorfivenights)pouringmoneyintohotelsandrestaurants．Thesightseerscantakeineverythingandgetoutoftownbynightfall．

　　Thetownsfolkdon’tseeitthiswayandlocalgovernmentdoesnotputawaysomemoneyfortheRSC．Stratfordcriespoortraditionally．Nevertheless，everyhotelintownseemstobeaddinganewwingoracocktailroom．Hiltonisbuildingitsownhotelthere，whichyouwillbesurewillbedecoratedwithHamburgerbars，dinnerroomsadsoforth，andwillbeveryexpensive．

　　Anyway，thetownsfolkcan’tunderstandwhytheRSCneedshelpfromthegovernment．Thetheatrehasbrokenattendancerecordsforthreeyearsinarow．Lastyear，its1，431seatswere94occupiedallyearlongandthisyeartheywilldobetter．Thereason，ofcourse，isthatcostshaverocketedandticketpriceshavestayedthesame．ItwouldbeashametoraisepricestoomuchbecauseitwoulddriveawaytheyoungpeoplewhoareStratford’smostattractivecustomers．Theycomeentirelyfortheplays，notthesights．Theyallseemtolookalike，thoughtheycomefr