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 #:
000181
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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bles, floor-lamps, desk-lamps, etc., "into clear" BEFORE the setting is struck. Then as the set is struck and openings made, remove tables, chairs, lounges, pianos, and the heavier stuff; and in placing or storing props and furniture against walls or packs, take care to avoid put- ting them in the way of stuff to be quickly handled into the next set. Fragile articles, such as vases, clocks, bric-a-brac, etc., should be im- mediately stored in the property-room, in their proper places, and not left about the stage, on tables, etc., to be knocked over and broken. As soon as the set is finished, furniture and like props left on the stage against walls, etc., should be covered with heavy unbleached muslin sheets or coverings, of which foiu* or five, ranging in size from 12 feet by 12 feet to 12 feet by 20 feet, should be furnished the property department. Xumber each of these prop covers consecutively in large black figiu'es, to prevent their being torn up for cleaning rags and to aid in checking this department when inventories are made. Proper use of these coverings will save paying for re- finishing many a scratched table, piano or chair. The customary upright-piano used by vaude- ville acts in "one" is generally a disgraceful- looking affair. Five minutes spent daily on this, with an oil-dampened rag, will keep it 177