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 #:
000302
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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should be amber-colored, of small candle-power, and so arranged that the light is reflected di- rectly onto the music and not in the audience's eyes. Some attention should be given to this arrangement, as points of light standing out sharply against the background of a dark stage not only depreciate the beauty of the settings, but strain the eyes of the audience. If the theatre is not yet constructed, it is urgently recommended that careful attention be given to providing a pit of sufficient size, so planned that an upright or grand piano can be placed in it; also a small organ. Sufficient space should be allowed at the drummer's end for his traps, tympani, etc., and at the opposite or bass viol end for the large and unwieldly instrument. The pit must be low enough so that the heads of the musicians will not project above the line of the footlights. There should be a speaking tube from the switchboard on stage to the leader's stand. If any untoward event happens while the performance is on, such as fire or anything that threatens panic, the orchestra should imme- diately play a lively march, preferably some- thing like "Dixie." 298