“There are two sides to every question. There are two sides to every {{w|Theater drapes and stage curtains|stage curtain}}—what is termed the ' back ' and the ' front of the house,' or more generally known as ' before and behind the footlights '—and if of late years both sides of the curtain have been made familiar to the public gaze, it is not because it is the fashion to court observation, but on account of a passionate national curiosity to know the truth.”