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 #:
000299
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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The leader should take care that during the progress of the show there is no let-down— that is, if there is an unavoidable stage-wait, there should be some little incidental music during it, not a special number but something that will keep the audience quiet and prevent straying of attention, starting of conversations, etc. The leader should be in responsible charge of the orchestra, accountable only to the manager. He should confer with the manager in selecting overtures. Under no circumstances, should the manager issue instructions direct to the sidemen, but only through the leader. At the appointed time, at least fifteen min- utes before curtain, the orchestra should go in the pit, and play continuously until the per- formance starts. It is wise to discourage the usual practice of an orchestra leaving the pit during a silent act—a sketch or other offerin : that does not require music. No matter how quietly this is done, the movement in the pit is disconcerting to the audience, attracts its atten- tion in a minor degree perhaps, but none the less effectively, from the act—and every now and then one of the men will knock over a chair or a music-stand. 295