| Historically, shows had more intermissions. Most plays were in 3 acts as were many musicals (the revival of No, No, Nanette was in 3 acts as was the original). The Most Happy Fella was originally in 3 Acts. Some plays were in 4 or more acts. Thus there were more bathroom breaks. So, in general, bathrooms would have been half as crowded during a given intermission. It is common to have only one intermission now even for plays/musicals that originally had two or more. And there are many shows with no intermission at all now. |
