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 #:
000300
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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These are things concerning which the leader should instruct his men, and the enforcing of such regulations should receive the manager's fullest co-operation. The leader should have an ample library; if he is not the type of man to take a keen interest in making his orchestra the best in town and to feel great pride in its accomplishments, he is not the ideal one to engage. Sidemen should be selected by the leader; he will be responsible for their ability and conduct in the theatre, and should have a free hand in this matter; except that he should advise with the manager, and only be overruled when the latter is very sure that his position is correct. Sobriety in the orchestra should be an abso- lute requirement; taking liberties with the music of acts, or "kidding" artists, should never be permitted. Members of the orchestra should never talk to patrons in front rows, or ogle ladies in the audience. "Mashers" have no place here, and should not be tolerated for a minute. The number of pieces in orchestra will be gov- erned largely by the amount of money to be allotted for salaries. As a rule, however, it re- quires a minimum of five pieces for anything like good results; the instrumentation: Violin, piano, cornet, trombone and trap drummer. If 296