text: > look around
  The foyer widens out to the East and South.
  An old vending machine stands against the wall
  
  > Go west
  The East end of the Lobby opens to the foyer. You see the courtesy area to the North and a doorway to the South.
  The door to the South is locked
  
  > go to the north
  You are at the lobby courtesy area. The auditorium is to the North. The well-appointed courtesy desk stands by the wall.
  
  > Go north
  You are now in a middle-ish aisle in the audience area.
  You see a small scrap of parchment with a secret written on it.
  
  > Go north
  From the front row of the audience you can see the stage apron clearly to the North. You can move along the aisles in other directions.
  
  > look down
  From the front row of the audience you can see the stage apron clearly to the North. You can move along the aisles in other directions.
  
  > Go east
  You are at the base of a very plain spiral stairway. The curving steps to the apron are to the North and the audience to the West.
  
  > Go north
  This is the apron (the extension of the stage in front of the curtain line). The main stage is North. You see the audience to the South and curving steps at either end of the apron starting off East and West before turning Southward.
  
  > Go north
  This is the center of the stage, closest to the audience, where all actors hope to take their big bows some day.
  
  > Go north
  The center of the vast open stage area is strangely silent. It almost seems you can hear faint echoes of past performers. There is an elevator built into the stage floor. Luckily it is in the "UP" position now.
  
  > go east
  You find yourself in the library. The shelves are mostly empty now. The stage elevator is in a small alcove to the West and a short passage is to the South.
  
  > go to the south
  Looking around, you see that the room is bare. You see the Library North
  There are sliding elevator doors on the East wall
  There is a locked door on the West wall.
  
  > play the BUGLE
  You wet your lips, throw back your head and blow for all you're worth. A shower of cockroaches and spider webs flies out the bell along with a stream of notes that would make Sousa gasp.
  
  > check what you're carrying
  You're carrying:
  battered bugle
  dim bulb
  long hotdog
  stage makeup
  sharp knife
  old lamp
  oaken bucket
  plaster pluto
  pocket pager
  You're wearing:
  roller skate
  
  > Go north
  You find yourself in the library. The shelves are mostly empty now. The stage elevator is in a small alcove to the West and a short passage is to the South.
  
  > Go up
  The center of the vast open stage area is strangely silent. It almost seems you can hear faint echoes of past performers. There is an elevator built into the stage floor. Luckily it is in the "UP" position now.
  
  > Go east
  It is dark. You can't see anything.
  
  > examine the machine
  Amazingly, the machine seems to still be operational. There is a coin slot, two back-lit message panels (only one of which seems to be lighted), and the small ledge where the sodas would come out.
  
  > read the panels
  "Soft Drinks - 25 cents" - Hmm, must be an OLD machine.
  
  > look at the ledge
  Amazingly, the machine seems to still be operational. There is a coin slot, two back-lit message panels (only one of which seems to be lighted), and the small ledge where the sodas would come out.
  
  > Shake machine
  Don't know how to shake here...
  
  > Kick machine
  Don't know how to kick here...
  
  > hit the machine
  It only makes sense to attack living things.
  
  > look under the machine
  Amazingly, the machine seems to still be operational. There is a coin slot, two back-lit message panels (only one of which seems to be lighted), and the small ledge where the sodas would come out.
  
  > break the machine
  BREAK! Someone say BREAK? Great, I'll see you in ten minutes. Bye, bye. I'm back. Now, what were you saying? You wanted to BREAK the MACHINE? Don't know how to break here...
  
  > look behind the machine
  Amazingly, the machine seems to still be operational. There is a coin slot, two back-lit message panels (only one of which seems to be lighted), and the small ledge where the sodas would come out.
  
  > Examine button
  Amazingly, the machine seems to still be operational. There is a coin slot, two back-lit message panels (only one of which seems to be lighted), and the small ledge where the sodas would come out.
  
  > open the machine
  The machine is already open.
  
  > look in machine
  Amazingly, the machine seems to still be operational. There is a coin slot, two back-lit message panels (only one of which seems to be lighted), and the small ledge where the sodas would come out.
  
  > go west
  The center of the vast open stage area is strangely silent. It almost seems you can hear faint echoes of past performers. There is an elevator built into the stage floor. Luckily it is in the "UP" position now.
  
  > go to the south-west
  Near the right proscenium arch you see the tracks that guide the counterweight for the main stage curtain and a faint glimmer of light to the West.
  There is the curtain counterweight
  
  > go west
  Looking around, you see a spiral stairway leading up, a door around behind the stairs to the West, and the stage to the East
  
  > Go upwards
  At the South end of a hall, there are doorways to the West and the South and the top of a narrow spiral stairway.
  The door to the dressing room has no knob.
  
  > examine the door
  It doesn't seem to actually be locked. You just can't open it without a knob.
  
  > Go south
  You find yourself in the men's dressing room.
  There is a dressing table against the wall
  There is a small drawer ( in the dressing table)
  
  > examine the mirror
  The table has a mirror and a small drawer. There is nothing lying on the table. A quick search shows that there is nothing behind nor under it. There is something scribbled on the mirror with lipstick.
  
  > read the mirror
  "THE MAKEUP THEY GIVE YOU IN THIS PLACE WOULD GIVE ZITS TO WROUGHT IRON!"
  
  > Break mirror
  BREAK! Someone say BREAK? Great, I'll see you in ten minutes. Bye, bye. I'm back. Now, what were you saying? You wanted to BREAK the MIRROR? Don't know how to break here...
  
  > Go north
  At the South end of a hall, there are doorways to the West and the South and the top of a narrow spiral stairway.
  The door to the dressing room has no knob.
  
  > Go east
  The hall continues to the West and South. There's an open door to the North.
  
  > Go north
  As you enter the room, you notice your old friend, the genie, snoozing in the corner. At the sound of your footsteps, he stirs and groggily undergoes three quick transmutations. Finally settling on a solid form, he rubs his eyes and says, "For my first wish, I want something to WEAR."
  
  You have found the "Green Room" - the lounge where actors wait between scenes.
  The genie stands in a cloud of greasy smoke.
  
  > give the SKATE to genie
  With a semi-logical motion, the genie turns the SKATE inside-out, handing you a medium rare STEAK, saying, "Eat up, then meet me at the CLAWKAT with a TRACE."
  
  You have found the "Green Room" - the lounge where actors wait between scenes.
  
  > examine the steak
  I don't want to talk about it. I'm on a diet. Luckily, you're only a fictional character in a computer game. You don't have to worry about things like that. Enjoy!
  
  > eat the steak
  Despite your best intentions, you wolf down the entire steak in only 4-1/3 bites. Then you notice the fortune cookie that came with it.
  
  > look at the Cookie
  If you can believe everything else that's happened, you can believe this too.
  
  > read Cookie
  You can't read the cookie, so instead you just examine it. If you can believe everything else that's happened, you can believe this too.
  
  > eat the Cookie
  You eat the fortune cookie.
  
  > check your inventory
  You're carrying:
  battered bugle
  dim bulb (Providing light)
  long hotdog
  stage makeup
  sharp knife
  old lamp
  oaken bucket
  plaster pluto
  pocket pager
  
  > open the Cookie
  You have opened the cookie.
  Inside, you see the following:
  paper fortune ( in the broken pieces )
  
  > read the fortune
  "YOUR FORTUNE MAY RIDE ON YOUR WEIGHT." Must be for some sumo wrestler.