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 #:
000180
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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he return them promptly and in the same con- dition as when borrowed. Whatever agreement has been made for re- muneration to the lender, whether in the form of passes, money or the patronage of the thea- tre, display in the program or other manner, should be strictly and conscientiously adhered to. If, regardless of the cause, borrowed prop- erties are damaged during their transportation to or from, or use in the theatre, the property- man should not attempt to slip them back to the owner without advising him of the damage. It is best to make a clean breast of it with ap- propriate apologies and a sincere offer to repair the damage or pay for the article—for if the merchants and others know this is the theatre's practice, they will more willingly loan the prop- erty-man the articles he needs. The property-man should be allowed a rea- sonable number of passes with which to "square" his borrowings; but he should be required to account carefully for them and be checked by the management upon their use. It requires dexterous and intelligent handling of props "on stage" to avoid costly breakage and damage. A few suggestions tending to the prcA^ention of this are: Remove pictures from scenery, bric-a-brac from mantels and ta- 176