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THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF
performances were enacted without the assistance of settings of anykind, but today we depend upon our stage settings to emphasise the atmosphere of our stage numbers. Scenic artistry is today a profession, calling for years of study and a high degree of training.
As a result of elaborate settings great progress has been made in recent years in the use of lights of various colors to intensify the production. This phase of stage production has been capitalised by our organisation to the utmost, and today we have a reputation which we feel we must maintain.
The musical part of a stage specialty serves the purpose of unifying that particular number. It is our means of bringing out the continuity of the underlying theme. This musical arrangement is generally the work of the Music Director. Our careful attention to this phase of stage presentation is the reason for our stage specialties having reached their present plane. The part taken by the orchestra in any stage presentation may differ from time to time depending upon the thought we desire to express to our audience. If a Musical Specialty is built around a motif, which has for its object a musical thought or idea, then the musical accompaniment becomes the major part of the performance and stage work merely a means of illustration. In the second case where the musical specialty has for its object the presentation of singer, historical scene, or novelty number, then the orchestral accompaniment becomes secondary, and merely adds to the atmosphere of your stage presentation.
The Overture has for its purpose, a presentation of selected music, which is definitely designed to appeal to the musical appreciation of our audience. We present an added attraction to many of our patrons by playing our large and specially selected orchestras in these overtures. An overture may be composed of selections of classical or popular music, medlies of folk songs or melodys, or seasonable selections. These variations are purposely introduced to meet the tastes of our various patrons.
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