Actor's job
Popular in the pre-war years, the coplet artist Boris Borisov was very afraid of his powerful wife. They lived on the Petrovsky lines, in front of the luxurious restaurant "Ampir".
Once to Borisov appeared an extended administrator and offered to take part in the concert, which was to take place on the other day in the Column Hall of the House of Unions. However, the honorary offered by him did not categorically accommodate the artist's wife. Conducting the guest to the hallway, Boris Samoilovich whispered to him that he would sing at the concert.
The next evening he announced to his wife that he would go for a walk with the dog. After leaving the house, he rushed to the Column Hall, the property was located nearby, left the dog behind the scenes, sang his cuplets and received the promised reward the day before.
When Borisov returned home, his wife laid down the pastion.
“Borja,” she asked, “and where is the money?
What money? He was a prominent Soviet buyer.
Concert in the Colonial Hall. You sang it, I heard it myself. The concert was broadcast on the radio.