Late at night a knock at the door made the director get up and open the door. He was very surprised when he saw an old lady in a shabby hat on her head standing in front of him. After many excuses she asked the permission to enter the house. As a matter of fact, she appeared to be that young man's aunt and wanted to speak to head of the commission of that day's entrance examinations. The lady began telling her story. She said that she was the only relative of that boy - his parents were died when he was a baby. The director wished to put her away - at least it was rather late and he shouldn't listen to her complains after all. Nevertheless, the old lady continued to share her problems with him. It was she who had grown the boy up and known his dreams. He was keen on the drama school and wanted to be an actor. Today's entrance examinations were shock for him and he was very suffering because of his failure. Head of the drama theater thought that it was not right that he was speaking to an unknown lady and was ready to ask to leave his house. He was about to say that being an actor was not just playing -it was turning into a different person, it was a talent at least. But her nephew didn't have... Suddenly he checked himself: under the perfect make up and a shabby hat he saw the same smiling eyes and the same strong mouth that he had seen during the entrance exams... The director burst out laughing - it was that young man whom he had put a bad mark at the exams in the part of an old lady. What shall he do in this case? And be sure my friend was taken into the drama theater and he was the happiest man in the world. I could add that he would be the great actor of the time.
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