To the owner, this was worse than not doing it at all! And a real embarrassment to any company that came. So a servant was called clumsy or inept by their employer. Today the term means anyone (floors or not) who irritates others by a clumsy word or action.
In the evening Mozart took a turn for the worse, and his doctor, Thomas Closset, was summoned from the theater but sent word that he would come once the show was over. When he arrived, he ordered cold compresses applied to Mozartâs head, which witnesses said caused the patient to shudder.
If a novice knows the name of no other classical musician, the chances are very good that he has heard of Mozart. Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart achieved almost rock star status during his life time, yet he constantly rode a financial roller-coaster and was virtually penniless when he died. Like his rock star counterparts, he lived the high life when he was able and almost always lived beyond his means.