The vaudeville theatre, building, operation, management (1918)

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a prop, he should be required to pay for re- pairmg or replacing it, whichever is necessary. As soon as the damage is done, the property- man should make a report to the manager, stat- ing the nature of the injury to the article in question and giving an estimate of the cost of repairing or replacing it. The artist should be notified immediately that this amount will be deducted from his salary, and if any argument results from this, it will take place while all the circumstances are fresh in the minds of those concerned. Promptness in attending to such occurrences w^ill eliminate disputes and probable unpleasantness at the conclusion of the artist's engagement. It is customary in many theatres for the property-man to attend to sending out and re- ceiving the laundry for the artists. The writer has found no objection to this custom, which is quite a convenience to the artists, provided that the theatre be not involved in any manner in the case of loss or miscarriage of bundles. The small commission allowed the property-man by the laundry is considered a legitimate per- quisite of the position. It goes without saying that it should not, and in the author's observa- tion it does not, interfere with the proper per- formance of his regular duties. 180