the show must go on

Etymology
Originated in the 19th-century circus industry.

Phrase

 * 1)  Regardless of what happens, whatever show has been planned still has to be staged for the waiting patrons.
 * 2)  One must finish what one has started; things must continue no matter what.
 * 1)  One must finish what one has started; things must continue no matter what.

Translations

 * Esperanto: la spektaklo devas daŭri
 * French: le spectacle doit continuer
 * Polish: przedstawienie musi trwać
 * Portuguese: o espetáculo deve continuar
 * Russian: шоу должно продолжаться
 * Spanish: la función debe continuar