Posted on 31/01/03
Czechs bid farewell to their philosopher-king
PRAGUE -- Dressed in full battle gear, the actor stomped clumsily across the stage and thrust his sword in the air at one of the luxury boxes overhead."Long live the king!" he shouted, to roars of laughter from the audience. The gag was a simple one -- the king, if outgoing Czech President Vaclav Havel can be called that, was in a box on the other side of the stage. Easy mistake: Mr. Havel was always more comfortable being one of the people than he was being their leader.
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