The Times they are a-changin'

Tired of watching others read The Times while you wait and wait and wait your turn? 

Why not have your Gentleman's Club install wifi, then catch up on bLOGOS/HA HA while you wait.
   
This 1831 performance of 'Waiting for The Times' for Theatre of the Actors of Regard long precedes the artlife of Gilbert & George. It is recorded here by the artist Benjamin Robert Haydon*. 
 

Theatre of the Actors of Regard  

detail

A Person Looks At A Work Of Art/

someone looks at something...

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*You might recall the impecunious and constantly unhappy Haydon in the film 'Mr Turner'. In one scene, we saw him upset that his 'A Sicilian Ass' has been installed in the back room of the Royal Academy. The following sequence extracts are from Mike Leigh's screenplay here :

In the ante-room we are looking at a painting of a donkey. 

PICKERSGILL : Can you explain your rendition? 

HAYDON : It needs no explanation, sir. ‘Tis our Redeemer’s conveyance into Jerusalem, plain as day. 

PICKERSGILL : Blasphemy! 

(Turner has returned.)

TURNER: You faring well, Mr. Haydon? 

HAYDON : This will be the finish of me! (He storms out.)

TURNER : Fifty pounds! 

Turner shakes his head, and shares the moment with Soane, who is adjacent. 

Haydon marches into the main gallery. He goes up to Leslie, who is standing with Eastlake and Callcott...

PICKERSGILL : Haydon, can I point out that I too hang in the inferior chamber?
HAYDON : I care not for your work, sir. I care not a fig.
PICKERSGILL : At least my work does not represent self-portrait as ass. 

SHEE : Mr. Pickersgill...! 

HAYDON Give me those... 

(Haydon knocks Pickersgill’s hat off. A general struggle ensues.)

HAYDON : Unhand me!
SHEE : Remove this man!
HAYDON (shouting) : You swines! You swines! 

Turner quietly leaves the gallery.