THEATRICAL SEASON • E-FREE TRANSLATION.COM • Definition of Theatrical season

... old man was much liked by every one. He had a tremendous pair of legs, was bluff and bustling in manner, though courtly too, and cared more about gardening than acting. He had a little farm at Isleworth, and he was one of those actors who do not allow the longest theatrical season to interfere with domesticity and horticulture! Because of his stout gaitered legs and his Isleworth estate, Henry called him "the agricultural actor." He was a good old port and whisky drinker, but he could carry his liquor like ...

— The Story of My Life - Recollections and Reflections • Ellen Terry