On the night of the play, Albert was already made-up and (36) in his policeman’s uniform long before the end of the first act. He (37) looked the part all right, he thought as he (38) himself in the mirror. He even wondered if he should go out into the street to see what (39) he made on people out there Just for a joke, of course!
Then he was seized with a sudden attack of stage fright(怯场). How could he face all those people in the (40) He put his head in his hands and tried to remember his lines. He had only a very small part, but his mind was a complete (41) .
A knock on the door made him look up. He felt really (42) . He was due to go on (43) in the second act. Had he missed his entrance and ruined the play for everybody But it was only the producer, who noticed what a state he was in. (44) , so that he could watch the play and follow in his script at the same time. (45) . She was right, it seemed to work. In fact, (46) . And he. began to feel himself part of it.
Soon it was time for him to act on the stage. As it turned out, he felt quite at ease and acted his part perfectly well.