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

Record Details:

Title:
The vaudeville theatre, building, operation, management
Date:
1918
Publisher:
New York : Gotham press, inc.
Volume:
The vaudeville theatre, building, operation, management
Leaf #:
000297
Language:
English
Collection:
Theatre and Vaudeville and Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
University of California Libraries
Sponsor:
MSN
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
July 19, 2022
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when. This is sometimes trying to the patience of all concerned, but it results in a good open- ing performance and tends to remove the im- pression the public often has that the first show of the new bill is merely a dress rehearsal, re- sulting in lighter attendance than would be the rule if it were known that the first show were likely to be as finished and smooth as the last. The leader should make it an invariable cus- tom to see each of the acts after the first show and inquire if the music has been satisfactory, and to give another rehearsal to any act re- questing it. The conscientious leader will do this willingly; the one who won't, has not the interest of the house at heart, and should be replaced with one who is interested and loyal enough to feel that no effort is too great which will result in an improvement of the show. A leader will have many things to contend with; not only the problem of keeping the men under him up to a high standard, but as well of maintaining pleasant relations with the artists. He should bear in mind that he, in common with all the other employees of the theatre, has but one course to pursue if the house is to be a success, and that is to do his best. Artists come and go—some pleasant and agreeable, now and then some decidedly otherwise. The closest co- 293