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 #:
000296
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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qiiently have to contend with poorly written, almost illegible music; it often reaches him torn, blotted, pencilled and erased until it is difficult to recognize it as music at all. It is often the case that an act does not bring any music, merely desiring a quick little waltz or march for opening and closing a sketch, or ask- ing the orchestra to "fake" this or that through- out an acrobatic act, or during some "business." It follows that the leader must be adept at choosing a suitable number in keeping with the spirit of the act. It also follows that the or- chestra must be able to "fake" in good har- mony. So far as the author knows, there is no field of musical endeavor requiring quite so much versatility, all-around ability, patience and general musical knowledge as that of the vaudeville orchestra. Artists are prone to "cut" rehearsals, or to shorten them to mere "flashes." Often the de- scription of "business," cues and other informa- tion given the leader and trap drummer is gar- bled and insufficient. In practice, the author has found it by far the best to require rehearsals to the point where the leader, orchestra and actor have each reached a clear and definite understanding of just exactly what is to be done, and how and 292