Theatrical Digs.

[sandyRoe]

When a touring company comes to town where would its members stay? Even the cost of the cheapest hotel would eat up a fair part of a player's wages.

[naomi24]

Theatre companies generally cover the cost of travelling and accommodation.

[jno]

they used to stay in digs, especially if they hoped to have a long run.

A quote from Diana Rigg: “If you got a list of good theatrical digs, you were quids in. There used to be a code among actors and actresses. If the place was absolutely terrible, they would write in the Visitors' book, “Quoth the Raven” – a quote from Edgar Allen Poe's poem The Raven, where the raven cries, “Nevermore”. And if the landlady was obliging, as in selling sexual favours, they would write, “Charged for cut flowers.”