This ▁past oral ▁rom ance ▁presented ▁more ▁difficult ▁problems ▁of ▁st aging ; ▁sheep ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁she ared ▁on ▁stage ▁in ▁the ▁great ▁bar n ; ▁the ▁big ▁she aring ▁supp er ▁was ▁essential ; ▁B old wood ’ s ▁Christmas ▁party ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁st aged , ▁too , ▁with ▁its ▁trag ic ▁clim ax , ▁the ▁shooting ▁of ▁T roy ▁by ▁the ▁half - c raz ed ▁B old wood . ▁Mr ▁T . ▁H . ▁T ille y , ▁a ▁builder ▁by ▁trade , ▁and ▁a ▁most ▁gift ed ▁com ed ian , ▁conquer ed ▁all ▁these ▁st aging ▁difficulties . ▁He ▁constructed ▁a ▁model ▁theatre ▁( now ▁in ▁the ▁possession ▁of ▁Mr ▁Edward ▁Gr ass by ) ▁with ▁designs ▁for ▁each ▁set , ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁We ather bury ▁( P ud d let own ) ▁landscape ▁could ▁be ▁faith fully ▁port rayed . ▁A ▁painting ▁of ▁Water ston ▁House ▁formed ▁one ▁back cl oth ; ▁me adows , ▁fir ▁plant ations , ▁house ▁inter iors , ▁the ▁others . ▁Mr ▁T ille y ’ s ▁rich ▁hum our ▁in ▁the ▁part ▁of ▁Joseph ▁Po or gr ass ▁delight ed ▁Hard y ▁and ▁the ▁audience . ▁My ▁father ▁often ▁ch uck led ▁over ▁how ▁Joseph , ▁in ▁his ▁cu ps , ▁declared , ▁‘ I ▁feel ▁too ▁good ▁for ▁England . ▁I ▁ought ▁to ▁have ▁lived ▁in ▁Gen esis ▁by ▁right .’ ” ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁production , ▁one ▁important ▁scene ▁had ▁to ▁be