Mostly because it got horrible reviews, generated a ton of buzz than quickly faded, and because everyone has decided Julia Roberts is better left to the lighting and retakes of Hollywood movies than Broadway plays, Three Days of Rain hasn't been doin' too hot.

This is mostly marked, we would say, by brokers dumping tickets to see Roberts on the big stage at at bargains of 25% off or more. And how, the Daily News wonders, do theater goers feel about this?

"I can say I saw Julia Roberts," said Samantha Vernon, 45, of Wichita, Kan. "This was an experience that we weren't going to miss. We've been excited about it for months."

Others, however, were less than thrilled to learn of the discounted prices for tickets.

"I can't believe I could've saved about $200," said Lincoln Sterling, 45, of the upper West Side as he crowded into the theater lobby with his wife and two children. "This had better be the best play we've ever seen."

Case studies in the bitterness of New Yorkers compared to those from Middle America? There's no better way to start of a Monday.

A dismal play date [Jonathan Lemire, Daily News]