penny gaffs
...that in penny gaffs, theatrical entertainments enjoyed by the working classes in 19th century England, the plays were often brought to an end by a timekeeper, regardless of what point in the script the actors had reached?
...that in <b id="mwBIs"><a href="./Penny_gaff" id="mwBIw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Penny gaff">penny gaffs</a></b>, theatrical entertainments enjoyed by the <a href="./Working_class" id="mwBI0" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Working class">working classes</a> in <a href="./19th_century" id="mwBI4" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="19th century">19th century</a> <a href="./England" id="mwBI8" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="England">England</a>, the plays were often brought to an end by a timekeeper, regardless of what point in the script the actors had reached?