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It didn’t have the pomp of Hamlet’s father’s throne or even the puffy chair from the movie The Puffy Chair. It was just a small wooden chair, designed for sitting on while waiting backstage. But how it shone! No one would ever expect a chair with no professional acting experience to upstage an Oscar-winning actor. But it did, and it has wisely waited for more great material before returning to the stage.