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

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reasons for this rule as for forbidding visitors on the stage, and it is one that should be en- forced. A sign on the back of the tormentors is considered advisable in many theatres, warn- ing acts of this rule. The manager personally should visit the stage at least once during every performance. If he does this, and the crew knows it to be his habit, things will be done that otherwise are likely not to be. Stage Equipment Hardware. Emphasis is laid upon the neces- sity for thorough equipment for the stage, both as to hardware and properties, for if this is not complete the proper presentation of shows will often be seriously handicapped. Make-shifts should not be resorted to except in extreme cases; in these days there is a proper tool, ap- pliance or property available for almost every practical requirement, and such should be pro- vided. The list submitted of essential scenic, property and hardware equipment is naturally subject to such variation as local conditions warrant, but as made up is intended to fit the needs of a first-class vaudeville theatre, after the frame 189