"As the rumor goes, Williamson arrived one evening in a particularly foul mood and, during the duel between his character and Andrew Rally (played by Evan Handler), Williamson smacked a sword right across Handler’s back. Handler immediately left the stage and, consequently, the production."
These events were documented at the time, and referenced since, by The New York Times, The New York Post, The New York Daily News, Time Magazine, and on and on. Where does "rumor" come into it?
To EE:
You're right! The use of "rumor" was meant to refer to the curse and not the actual events of Mr. Williamson's actions. Thank you for the catch and good for you for doing the research! With only the greatest of rigor, I will work toward greater clarity and a more efficient use of diction and syntax, which, as anyone knows who have ever spent even a scintilla of time in an English class, is important.
Josh
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mindmore writes:
To EE:
You're right! The use of "rumor" was meant to refer to the curse and not the actual events of Mr. Williamson's actions. Thank you for the catch and good for you for doing the research! With only the greatest of rigor, I will work toward greater clarity and a more efficient use of diction and syntax, which, as anyone knows who have ever spent even a scintilla of time in an English class, is important.
Josh
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