"Did you ever see my esteemed Bottom Howard? "Far more than I honestly ever cared to Sir." Sir W, legendary thesp turned from his mirror with a look of thunder. "And you are the most impudent dresser and I should have rid myself of you years ago." His hard face soon softened as it ever did to this old servant and confidante. "It was a Bottom to behold and no mistake" (Sir W. laughs). A great ***'s head that my company's darling designer did, plenty of eye space so that acting of the enthrallment and my famous twinkle could be seen in the gods by my public bless'em, whose few shekels count as much to me as you well know, as the great and the good out front."
I've seen that twinkle too much in dressing rooms mused Howard, just put it away you effin' show-off. "No not you Sir, not one to play to the crowds, or to ham it up and I know it's widely said in the biz the biggest *** and Bottom. Always a dream but hardly ever a pain." (Howard whistles gently, trips forward to the chair throws a cloak over those broad shoulders for the umpteenth time) says to his boss: "Break a leg, won't you Sir?" (meaning it).