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foreword
T^fiE enthusiasm with which the members of our ^^organization received our recent manual, "Training Theatre Employees for Balaban 6? Katz. Service has been most encouraging. We hope that this present volume will fill a long-felt want and meet an equally hearty response from our theatre managers.
In compiling the materials for this book, an attempt has been made to furnish suggestions for the complete operation of a theatre from the manager's viewpoint. The readers may feel that the arrangement of the subjects treated is not logical. However, we believe that the present arrangement is the most effective approach to the many and complex situations with which the theatre manager is constantly confronted.
We believe that, by mastering the details and principles set forth in this manual, the manager in his daily problems will continually build up a high regard for detailed perfection of operation and uniformity of service.
Experienced managers will be pleased to refresh their minds to the possibilities which their present theatres offer for improvement, and those more recently entering this field will be helpfully aided in mastering their new duties. All may be inspired to the further study of the subject to the extent that more effective methods will be developed. If these purposes are realized in a small degree, we will be gratified.
Many of the ideas and principles presented in this volume have evolved through years of experience, and have proven sound practice. This volume is not a technical treatise but a practical manual on theatre operation.
Barney Balaban Sam Katz