The vaudeville theatre, building, operation, management (1918)

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CHAPTER II EQUIPMENT AND OPERATION THE author urges the reader, particularly if a new theatre is being opened, or one that has been closed for some time is be- ing re-opened, to give careful attention to this chapter. Too often, in the multitude of details connected with the opening of a house, things of vital importance are overlooked, and it is rarely the case that a theatre is opened com- pletely equipped. The subject of equipment will be treated pro- gressively—that is, by departments—starting at the front of the theatre and finishing at the stage door. It is, of course, in keeping with practice and experience to recommend the use of stand- ard articles, as in the long run they are material- ly cheaper than inferior products. It is pertinent to observe, in this connection, that it takes a pe- culiar and particular knowledge of the require- ments of a theatre to enable a manufacturer to 92