“The audience” (Arts & Entertainment, Oct. 15) speaks of the everyday entertainment audiences of America as “the little people out there in the dark.” It also says that audiences have been forgotten and have been ignored. They think that the shows have gotten too short and the performances aren’t what they used to be. They say that the audiences and the public are not getting their money’s worth as prices continue to rise.
This assumption is completely wrong. Without the musicians, actors, artists and other entertainers who are, supposedly, ignoring the public, there would be no audience. Everyone knows that you go to concerts, art shows and movies for enjoyment. That’s what entertainment is, and that’s what these professionals are being paid to do. If you attend an event and find it completely boring and a waste of money because the artist didn’t pay one ounce of attention to you, fine, be angry.
But don’t put a label on all entertainers in general that says they don’t respect their audiences or give their audiences their money’s worth, because in a lot of situations, people like me go to a concert or a play and feel completely satisfied and have gotten more than my money’s worth.
