The Idiomatic Phrase You Thought You'd Thought Of But We Got There First

It is common knowledge in variety circles how some well-known entertainers have only risen to the top by stealing another's act. However, act filching has taken a darker turn recently when the media spotlight was turned to the case of the man who stole the whole last act of La Traviata and tried to sell it on E-Bay. Police have also uncovered a 'ring' in the South East when they found the third act of A Midsummer's Night Dream and the second act of Chekov's The Cherry Orchard at a car boot sale in a field just outside Kettering.

Added 18/03/2006 by: Samuel Taylor Paragraph

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