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 #:
000265
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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CHAPTER V UNIFORMS THE better theatres in the larger cities devote much attention to the uniforming of the staff, and have been doing so for some years; the inference is that if it were not worth while from a dollars and cents standpoint, they would not do it. The simple facts are that uniforming the staff lends a considerable dignity to the theatre, is impressive and gives tone to the entire en- terprise. Moreover, there is something in the psychology of clothes. A man in a uniform is marked; people know that he is vested with more or less authority or represents those who are, and he feels the dignity and responsibility of the position which his uniform indicates. The superintendent, door-men, ushers, foot- man, maid, and other attaches in front of the house, and such of the stage employees as now 261