Is there a Doctor in the House?

Once again there has been talk about clapping between movements of a concerto and whether musicians and/or audience find this a distraction. I've discussed this before, but will say again, that here in Hillhouse the feeling is that historically audiences applaud if they feel it has been an outstanding performance. Robin finds this reassuring, quietly acknowledges the applause with a smile and a nod, then continues, using this encouragement as a motivating force, and providing an even more exciting performance.
Things could be worse.
There is the story of Sir John Gielgud sitting in the audience and watching a play. Part way through he stood up and said, "Is there a Doctor in the house?"
A gentleman rose and replied,"Yes, I'm a Doctor."
To which Gielgud answered, "Doctor, isn't this play bloody awful."
Now that would be a distraction.