Chapter 50 Part 3 of THE ART OF STAGE DANCING From M-P-A-R No. 2. This contract must not be issued to the chorus. No. 2. This contract must not be issued to the chorus. The regulations and rules contained on the reverse side are a part hereof as those set forth on this page in full. Agreement of Employment No. 1. The manager hereby hires the actor to render services, as such, in the part of blank, in the play herein after mentioned, and the actor hereby accepts the set engagement, such hiring to be subject to the terms herein after set forth. Period of Employment No. 2. The term of employment shall be the run of the play, now called blank, during the season of 19, blank, 19, blank, which said season is agreed to be the period between the first day of September and the following first day of June. Opening date No. 3. The date of first public performance shall be the blank day of blank, 19, blank. Or not later than 14 days thereafter. Employment hereunder shall begin upon the date of beginning of rehearsals, which date shall be not earlier than four weeks prior to the date of first public performance. Compensation No. 4. The manager agrees, as compensation for services hereunder, to pay the actor from and after the date named in paragraph 3, and continuing for and during the run of the production for which the actor is engaged. The sum of blank dollars each and every week on Saturday. Guaranteed period No. 5. The manager agrees and guarantees that under this contract he will give the actor not less than blank consecutive weeks work, commencing with the date of the first public performance, and pay him therefore. If the blank in this paragraph is not filled in and no guaranteed period is agreed upon, the manager agrees that this contract shall call for a minimum guarantee of two weeks employment from the date named in paragraph 3 hereof. Rehearsals No. 6. The actor, if required, shall give four weeks rehearsal without pay. If further rehearsals are required, then for each additional week or part thereof, the manager shall pay the actor on Saturday of that week at the rate of the full salary mentioned in paragraph 4. Rehearsals shall be considered to be continuous from the date of the first rehearsal to the date of the first public performance of the play as provided in paragraph 3. If the above play is a musical play or a spectacular production, then, wherever the word 4 appears in this paragraph and in paragraph 3, the word 5 shall be substituted. Notice of closing No. 7. The manager shall give one week's notice of the closing of the production and company for which the actor is engaged. No. 8. The actor agrees to be prompt at rehearsals, to pay strict regard to make-up and dress, to perform the services herein required in a competent and painstaking manner, to abide by all reasonable rules and regulations, and to render services exclusively to the manager from the date of beginning of rehearsals and not to render services to any other person, firm, or corporation without the consent of the manager. Miscellaneous No. 9. Layoffs, in less cause through the fault of the actor, shall not be counted as part of the guaranteed period. No. 10. A. The actor's employment hereunder is conditional upon the membership of the companies of the manager being in accordance with the equity association rules, set forth in the agreement between the actor's equity association and the manager's protective association, Inc., dated May 12, 1924, and the actor shall not be required to work hereunder in violation of any such rules. Should at any time the membership of any such company fail to be in accordance with any such rules, or should the manager fail to comply with any of the provisions of paragraph 7th or 8th of set agreement, the actor shall, at his option, provided the actor's equity association consents, be released from this agreement, and the manager agrees to pay to him and he may recover from the manager, all sums due to date of said release, plus his return fare, as provided in the transportation clause, plus, as liquidated damages, a sum equal to two weeks' salary. Any claim under this paragraph must be made by the actor through and with the consent of the actor's equity association and any dispute regarding the same shall be arbitrated under the provisions of this agreement. B. This agreement is dependent upon and subject to all the terms and conditions of set agreement with the manager's protective association, Inc., dated May 12, 1924, omitting the equity minimum contract made a part of set agreement. Arbitration. 11. In event that any dispute shall arise between the parties as to any matter or thing covered by this agreement, or as to the meaning of any part thereof, then said dispute or claim shall be arbitrated. The manager shall choose one arbitrator and the actor's equity association the second. Blink shall be the third. These three shall constitute the board and the decision of a majority of the arbitrator shall be the decision of all and shall be binding upon both parties and shall be final. The board shall hear the parties and within seven days shall decide the dispute or claim. The board shall determine by whom and in what proportion the cost of arbitration shall be paid and the parties hereby constitute said board their agents and agree that its decision shall constitute an agreement between them, having the same binding force as if agreed to by the parties themselves. Further, that they and each of them will, if required, sign such individual arbitration agreement as to make said arbitration comply with the legal arbitration under the laws of the State of New York and the rules of Supreme Court thereof, and that judgment upon the award may be entered in the Supreme Court of the State of New York. The oath of the members of the board of arbitration shall not be necessary unless specifically requested by one of the parties. In witness whereof, we have signed this agreement on the day and year first above written Blank Manager Blank Actor Regulations Rehearsals A. 1 The actor, if required, shall give four weeks rehearsal without pay in case of musical comedy, review, or spectacular production five weeks and obligates himself to be ready to rehearse four or five weeks before the date mentioned in paragraph three on face of contract hereof. If further rehearsals are required, then for each additional week or part thereof, the manager shall pay the actor full compensation as provided in paragraph four on face of contract hereof on Saturday night of each week. 2. It is agreed that rehearsal shall be continuous from the date of the first rehearsal to the date of the first public performance of the play as stated in paragraph three on the face hereof. Clothes B. 1 If the actor be a man, he shall furnish and pay for such conventional morning, afternoon, and evening clothes as are customarily worn by civilians of the present day in this country, together with wigs and footwear necessarily appurtened thereto. All other wigs, footwear, costumes, clothes, appurtenances, and properties, including those peculiar to any trade, occupation, or sport to be furnished by the manager. 2. If the actor be a woman, all wigs, gowns, hats, footwear, and all properties shall be furnished by the manager. Notices C. All communications which refer to the company in general shall be posted upon the callboard. Notice to the manager must be given to him personally or to his company or stage manager. Number of performances D. 1. Eight performances shall constitute a week's work. 2. A week's compensation shall be paid even if a less number than eight performances are given, except as herein provided in paragraph F. 3. A sum equal to one-eighth of the weekly compensation shall be paid for each performance over eight in each week. This also applies to understudies. 4. It is assumed that Sunday rehearsals and performances will take place only where it is lawful, and the actor shall not be required to perform in the play and part above named on Sunday in any theatre except those where Sunday performances were customarily given on May 1st, 1924. E. The actor shall travel with the company by such routes as the manager may direct, and the actor shall not demand compensation for any performance lost through unavoidable delay in travel which prevents the giving of performances by the company. Rules of travel and lost performances F. 1. It is further agreed if the company cannot perform because of fire, accident, strikes, riot, acts of God, the public enemy, or for any other cause of the same general class which could not be reasonably anticipated or prevented, or if the actor cannot perform on account of illness or any other valid reason, then the actor shall not be entitled to any salary except as otherwise herein specified for the time during which said services shall not for such reason or reasons be rendered. Should any of the foregoing conditions continue for a period of ten days or more, the actor may terminate the contract and the manager will pay for all services to date and transportation back to New York City. Should the manager for any of the foregoing reasons close the company and later on reopen, the actor shall be re-engaged upon the same terms herein specified should the actor desire such engagement. Lost rehearsals G. If the manager is prevented from giving rehearsals because of fire, accident, riot, strikes, illness of star or prominent member of the cast, act of God, public enemy, or any other cause of the same general class which could not reasonably be anticipated or prevented, then the time so lost shall not be counted as part of the four, or five, as the case may be, week's rehearsal period herein provided. After the fourth week of rehearsal, including any layoff period on the above account, the manager will pay half salaries for two weeks, at the end of which time the actor shall be free unless the manager wishes to continue the services of the actor and pays him full salary therefore. Transportation H. The manager agrees to transport the actor when required to travel, including transportation from New York City to the point of opening and back to New York City from the point of closing. Also, the actor's personal baggage up to 200 pounds weight. The manager shall reimburse the actor for all loss or damage to his property used and or to be used in connection with the play, while they are wholly or partly in the possession or control, or under the supervision of the manager or of any of his representatives, and also when such baggage and property has been in any way shipped, forwarded, or stored by the manager or any of his representatives. But the actor shall have no claim if the loss or damage occurs while the baggage or property is under his own control. Upon payment of said loss or damage, the manager shall be separated to all rights of the actor therefore. J. If the company is organized outside of New York City, the name of such place is herein agreed to be substituted for New York City in paragraph H and elsewhere. K. The manager shall not be responsible for any loss occurring to the personal baggage of the actor whose duty it is if he desires to protect himself against loss to ensure the same. L. The actor herein may play in any benefit performance given by or under the auspices of the actor's equity association. M. Strikes within the meaning of paragraph F hereof are construed to mean any strike of any name or nature which shall prevent the manager from giving performances in the usual course of his business in any of his theater or theaters. R. 1. Should the manager of any production consider the same spectacular and therefore entitled to five weeks of free rehearsals, he shall notify the actor's equity association before the beginning of rehearsals and advise fully as to the nature of the production and secure its allowance of his claim. 2. Rehearsals begin with the date when the actor is first called. If the manager chooses to start with a reading to the company or substantial part thereof, said reading is a part of and begins the rehearsal period. 3. In case of company rehearsals being held before the opening of the play, at a place different from that of organization, the manager shall pay the actor his reasonable living expenses during said rehearsals, except that the manager shall be allowed two days of free rehearsal in cities within 1,000 miles of New York City and one additional day free for each additional 1,000 miles or fraction thereof. 4. If the actor shall absent himself from rehearsals for seven days or more by reason of illness, the manager may cancel this contract without payment for service to date. The association may, in its discretion, upon appeal by the manager, produce this period. 5. Contracts between manager and actor shall be deemed to be entered into between the said parties on the date when the terms of the contract are agreed upon between the parties, and contracts must be issued and signed as of that date. 6. If the full rehearsal period to which the manager is entitled be not used by him before the date of opening, he may employ the balance thereof immediately before the New York opening, provided that said New York opening takes place within six weeks of the original opening of the play. 7. If the employment under any contract relates to the second or subsequent season of any play, then the period of free rehearsals is three weeks instead of four. But this provision shall not obtain if fifty percent or more of the cast were not members of the production the preceding year. 8. Notices of termination or closing given at or before the end of the performance on Monday night effective at the end of the Saturday night following shall be deemed one week's notice. 9. The essence of this contract is continuous employment, and a play once closed shall not be reopened during the same season within eight weeks of the date of previous closing without the consent of the actor's equity association. 10. Should the manager require the actor to purchase his clothes from a special tailor, or shall require exclusive or unique designs or unusually expensive clothes, then the manager shall pay for such clothes, anything to the contrary in Clause B of the standard run of the play contract notwithstanding. 11. The actor shall be responsible for transporting his own baggage to and from the station or theater in New York City. The manager will pay the cost of or reimburse the actor for such transportation anywhere on Manhattan Island. 12. Should the citizen's jury provided for in New York decide adversely to the continuance of a production because salacious or against public morals, the actor shall forthwith terminate his employment without notice, payment, or penalty. 13. Should the production in which the actor is engaged be complained of as being in violation of any statute, ordinance, or law of the United States, any state or any municipality in any state, and should a claim or charge be made against the actor on account of his being engaged in such production, either civil or criminal, the manager shall defend the actor at his own expense, or shall pay any and all reasonable charges laid out or incurred by the actor in his defense, and the manager agrees to indemnify the actor against any loss or damage which he may suffer on account of being engaged in any such production. This rule shall not apply to any case or any set of conditions where its enforcement would be illegal or against public policy. 14. The manager shall have the right to lay off his company the week before Christmas and Holy Week. Should such layoff take place, the manager shall not during said layoff period be entitled to the services of the company, except for a run-through rehearsal on the day of reopening, and accept further that additional rehearsals may be allowed by the Actors' Equity Association in case of illness of the star or prominent member of the company, or change of cast. 15. If in any production the star or featured member of the cast shall be ill and a layoff shall take place on that account, Actors receiving less than $100 weekly, but no others, shall be paid by the manager an amount equal to their board and lodging for the first week. If said layoff continues beyond one week, half salary shall be paid to the entire company for each day the Actors are retained, up to and including two further weeks. From and after the beginning of the fourth week, the manager shall either pay full salaries to all members of the company, or may abandon the production. 16. When understudies are employed, or there is a change in the cast, announcement shall be made to this effect, either by a slip in the program, or by announcement from the stage at the rise of the curtain, or by conspicuously posting a notice to that effect a reasonable time before the rise of the curtain at the box office. 17. In case after the opening of the play, and after at least two weeks employment, the manager shall desire a layoff for the purpose of rewriting or making changes in the cast where the contracts of such individual Actors permits him to take such action as to them, or any other reason deemed sufficient by him, he may apply to the Actors' Equity Association for the right to do so. If the Association agrees to such layoff, it may do so upon such terms and conditions as may seem equitable to it under the circumstances. 18. Musical comedies, reviews, or spectacular plays shall immediately after a New York run be allowed one day's layoff before the opening in either Boston or Chicago. This does not apply to premieres, i.e., original openings in those cities. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 31. 31. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 41. 41. 41. 41. 41. 41. 41. 41. 41. 41. 41. 41. 42. 41. 42. 40. 42. 41. 40. 41. 41. 41. 42. The date of the first public performance shall be the blank day of blank, nineteen blank, or not later than fourteen days thereafter. Employment hereunder shall begin on the date of the beginning of rehearsals and shall continue until terminated by notice given as herein provided and not otherwise. Compensation 3. The manager agrees to pay the chorus the sum of blank dollars each week in New York City and blank dollars each week outside of New York City, on Saturday thereof, from and after the date named in paragraph two and until this agreement is duly terminated. The minimum salary of this contract shall be the sum of thirty dollars weekly in New York City. Outside of New York City, the minimum salary shall be the sum of thirty five dollars, unless the production shall be designated by the Chorus Equity Association of America as a number two attraction, in which case the road salary shall be thirty dollars. Regulations On Reverse Side Regulations covering rehearsals, notice of termination before and during rehearsals, lost rehearsals, individual termination, closing of play and season, close, number of performances, lost performances, transportation, layoff, method of giving notice, and other matters, are set forth in the regulations on the reverse side of this page and in rules governing chorus equity minimum contract standard form and as herein before provided are a part hereof. Duties of the Chorus 4. The Chorus agrees to be prompt at rehearsals, to pay strict regard to makeup and dress, to perform his services in a competent and painstaking manner, to abide by all reasonable rules and regulations of the manager, and, except as otherwise herein provided, to render services exclusively to the manager from the date of beginning of rehearsals and shall not render services to any other person, firm, or corporation without the consent of the manager. 5. A. The Chorus' employment hereunder is conditional upon the membership of the companies of the manager being in accordance with the Chorus' equity association rules, set forth in the agreement between the Chorus' equity association and the manager's protective association dated May 12, 1924, and the Chorus shall not be required to work hereunder in violation if any such company fail to be in accordance with any such rules, or should the manager fail to comply with the provisions of paragraph 7th of said agreement, or paragraph 8th of the manager's protective association Actors' Equity Association basic agreement dated May 12, 1924, as modified and incorporated into said Chorus' equity association MPA basic agreement. The Chorus shall, at his option, provided the Chorus' equity association consents be released from this agreement, and the manager agrees to pay to him, and he may recover from the manager all sums due to date of said release, plus his return fare, as provided in the transportation clause, plus, as liquidated damages, a sum equal to two weeks' salary. Any claim under this paragraph must be made by the Chorus through and with the consent of the Chorus' equity association, and any dispute regarding the same shall be arbitrated under the provisions of this agreement. B. This agreement is dependent upon, and subject to, all the terms and conditions of said agreement with manager's protective association dated May 12, 1924. Arbitration 6. In event that any dispute shall arise between the parties as to any matter or thing covered by this agreement, or as to the meaning of any part thereof, then said dispute or claim shall be arbitrated. The manager shall choose one arbitrator, and the Chorus' equity association the second. Blank shall be the third. These three shall constitute the board, and the decision of the majority of the arbitrators shall be the decision of all, and shall be binding upon both parties, and shall be final. The board shall hear the parties, and within seven days shall decide the dispute or claim. The board shall determine by whom, and in what proportion, the cost of arbitration shall be paid, and the parties hereby constitute, said board, their agents, and agree that its decision shall constitute an agreement between them, having the same binding force as if agreed to by the parties themselves. Further, that they and each of them will, if required, sign such individual arbitration agreement as to make, said arbitration comply with the legal arbitration, under the laws of the State of New York, and the rules of the Supreme Court thereof, and that judgment upon the award may be entered in the Supreme Court of the State of New York. The oath of the members of the board of arbitration shall not be necessary unless specifically requested by one of the parties. In witness whereof we have signed this agreement on the day and year first above written. Blank Manager Blank Chorus Regulations To be printed on chorus equity minimum contracts, standard form. Rehearsals A. 1. The chorus, if required, shall give four weeks rehearsal without pay. If further rehearsals are required, then for each additional week or part thereof, the manager shall pay the chorus half salary for the next two weeks and full salary thereafter. All payments for rehearsals beyond the four weeks shall be made on or before the Saturday of each week. 2. It is agreed that rehearsal shall be continuous from the date of the first rehearsal to the date of the first public performance of the play, as stated in paragraph 2 on the face hereof. Notice of termination before rehearsal. B. This contract may, before the beginning of rehearsals, be terminated as follows. 1. If the contract be signed and entered into prior to two months before the specific date mentioned in paragraph 2 on the face hereof, by the managers giving the chorus written notice and paying him two weeks salary. If, however, previously to giving such written notice, the manager shall have given to the chorus written notice that the play will not be produced, or that the chorus will not be called for rehearsals, and the chorus thereafter secures a new engagement under which payments to him are to begin not later than the date specified in paragraph 2 on the face hereof. Then, and in that event, instead of said two weeks salary, the only sum, if any, which the manager need pay the chorus, shall be the amount, if any, by which said two weeks salary exceeds two weeks salary to the chorus under said new engagement. Notice of termination during rehearsal. C. This contract may, during rehearsals, be terminated as follows. 1. At any time during the first ten days rehearsal of the chorus, by either party, by giving written notice. If this contract be signed and entered into within two months of the specific date mentioned in paragraph 2 on the face hereof, except in case the chorus be re-engaged by the manager for a chorus in which he has previously worked, in which event he shall be paid two weeks compensation, or two. Any time after the first ten days rehearsal of the chorus, by the manager paying the chorus immediately, a sum equal to two weeks compensation, or three. If this contract be signed and entered into prior to two months of the date mentioned in paragraph 2, by the manager giving written notice to the chorus and paying two weeks compensation. 4. If the contract be signed and entered into within two months of the specified date mentioned in paragraph 2 on the face hereof, and the play is not placed in rehearsal or is abandoned, the manager shall pay the chorus a sum equal to one week salary. Individual termination after opening. D. Either party may terminate this contract at any time on or after the date of the first public performance of the play, by giving the other party two weeks written notice. E. One. If the play runs four weeks or less, the manager may close the play in company without notice and terminate the ride of the chorus to further compensation, provided he has paid the chorus for all services rendered to date, and in no event less than two weeks compensation. 2. If the play shall run more than four weeks, the manager shall give one week's notice of the closing of the season of the play a sum equal to one week's notice of the closing of the season of the play in company or pay one week's compensation in lieu thereof. 3. Clothes. F. All hats, costumes, wigs, shoes, tights, and stockings shall be furnished the chorus by the manager. 4. Notices. G. All communications which refer to the company in general shall be posted upon the call board. Notice to the manager must be given to him personally or to his company or stage manager. Number of performances. H. 1. Eight performances shall constitute a week's work. 2. A week's compensation shall be paid even if a less number than eight performances are given, except as herein otherwise provided in paragraph J. 3. A sum equal to one-eighth of the weekly compensation shall be paid for each performance over eight in each week. This also applies to understudies. 4. It is assumed that Sunday rehearsals and performances will take place only where it is lawful, and the chorus shall not be required to perform in the play in part above named on Sunday in any theater except those where Sunday performances were only given on May 1st, 1924. 4. Loss performances. 5. The chorus shall travel with the company by such routes as the manager may direct, and the chorus shall not demand compensation for any performance lost through unavoidable delay in travel which prevents the giving of performances by the company. J. This further agreed if the company cannot perform because of fire, accident, strikes, riot, act of God, the public enemy, or for any other cause of the same general class which could not be reasonably anticipated or prevented, or if the chorus cannot perform on account of illness or any other valid reason, then the chorus shall not be entitled to any salary except as otherwise herein specified, for the time during which said services shall not for such reason or reasons be rendered. Should any of the foregoing conditions continue for a period of ten days or more, the manager may terminate the contract by paying in cash for all services and transportation of the chorus back to New York City, including sleeper. 4. Lost rehearsals. K. If the manager is prevented from giving rehearsals because of fire, accident, riot, strikes, illness of star or prominent member of the cast, act of God, public enemy, or any other cause of the same general class which could not reasonably be anticipated or prevented, then the time so lost shall not be counted as part of the four weeks rehearsal period herein provided. After the fourth week of rehearsal, including any layoff period on the above account, the manager will pay half salaries for two weeks, at the end of which time the chorus shall be free unless the manager wishes to continue the services of the chorus and pays him full salary therefore. Transportation. L. The manager agrees to pay for transportation of the chorus when required to travel, including transportation from New York City to the opening point and back to New York City from the closing point, including sleepers. The manager has the right to put two in a lower berth and only one in an upper berth. The manager also agrees to pay the cost of transportation of the chorus as personal baggage up to 200 pounds weight. Sleepers must be supplied for the chorus for all travel begun before 5 o'clock in the morning. M. 1. If individual notice of termination is given by the manager, he agrees to pay the chorus in cash, the amount of the cost of transportation and sleeper of the chorus and his baggage back to New York City, whether the chorus returns immediately or not. 2. If this contract is canceled by the chorus, he agrees to pay his own rail road fare back to New York City. 3. If the company is organized outside of New York City, the name of such place is herein agreed to be substituted for New York City in paragraphs L, M. 1 and M. 2 and elsewhere. N. The manager shall not be responsible for any loss occurring to the personal baggage of the chorus, whose duty it is, if he desires to protect himself against loss, to ensure the same. O. Strikes, within the meaning of paragraph J hereof, is construed to mean any strike of any name or nature which shall prevent the manager from giving performances in the usual course of his business, in any of his theater or theaters. Rules governing chorus equity minimum contracts standard form. To be printed on chorus equity minimum contracts standard form. 1. A list or lists of all members of the chorus of the play, stating the full names and salaries of each member, shall be filed by the manager with the chorus equity association not later than the termination of the first week of performance. If the manager prefers, triplicate copies of all chorus contracts may be so filed instead. 2. Rehearsals begin on the day for which the individual chorus is called, whether he works or not, next following the second day of tryout. If after the second day of tryout the chorus is required or permitted to work, he shall be deemed to have been called for a rehearsal. Tryouts may, if necessary, be on two separate days, one day for voice, and one day for dancing and for general qualifications. If said two days of tryout are not consecutive, the chorus shall not be required to report for any purpose on the intervening days between such tryouts. If the chorus is called for any day or works on any day after the second tryout day, the probation period of ten days starts on that day. 3. In case of company rehearsals being held before opening at a place different from that of organization, the manager shall pay the chorus his reasonable living expenses during said rehearsals, except that the manager shall be allowed two days of free rehearsal in cities within 1,000 miles of New York City and one additional day free for each additional 1,000 miles or fraction thereof. 4. If the chorus shall absent himself from rehearsals for seven days or more by reason of illness, the manager may cancel this contract without payment for service to date. The association may, in its discretion, upon appeal by the manager, reduce this period. 5. Contracts between manager and chorus shall be deemed to be entered into between the said parties no later than the date of the first rehearsal, and written contracts must be given and signed before the end of the ten-day probationary period for rehearsals. If such written agreement is not offered to the chorus, fully made out and ready for signatures on or before the tenth day of rehearsal, the chorus, at his option, may terminate the employment, in which event the manager shall pay to the chorus a sum equal to one week's minimum compensation. If such contract has not been offered within said ten-day period, and if the chorus has not then terminated the employment, and such contract has not offered at the end of the twentieth day of rehearsal, the chorus, at his option, may terminate the employment, in which event the manager shall pay him a sum equal to two weeks minimum compensation. 6. If after joining a company which has opened and is on tour, a chorus is dismissed at rehearsals within the ten-day probationary period. Provided the ten-day probationary period has not already been deleted from his contract, the manager shall pay to the chorus his transportation and sleeper both ways, and for each day of rehearsal a sum equal to one-seventh of the weekly salary agreed upon, said rehearsals to be deemed continuous and to begin not later than the day after the chorus is arrival. In case the chorus is dismissed after the ten-day probationary period, the manager shall pay the chorus two weeks salary and his transportation and sleeper both ways. 7. If the full rehearsal period to which the manager is entitled be not used by him before the date of opening, he may employ the balance thereof immediately before the New York opening. Provided the said New York opening takes place within six weeks of the original opening of the play. 8. All performances for which admission is charged, except bona fide benefits, are to be counted and considered as performances under the chorus equity minimum contract. 9. If the employment under any contract relates to the second or subsequent season of any play, then the period of free rehearsals is three weeks instead of four. But this provision shall not obtain if fifty percent or more of the cast were not members of the production the preceding year. 10. If the play for which the chorus is engaged is rehearsed seven days or less and then rehearsals are discontinued or postponed, or if the production is abandoned during rehearsals on or before the ten-day probationary period would have expired, the manager shall pay the chorus as follows. If the contract has been signed or entered into within two months of the date mentioned in paragraph two of the standard minimum contract, a sum equal to one week's salary. Otherwise, a sum equal to two weeks' salary. 11. In case the play is abandoned before rehearsals or the chorus is entitled to compensation under the preceding paragraph, payment shall be made by the manager to the chorus not later than three weeks prior to date of opening specified in paragraph two of the main contract. 12. Ten days' rehearsals means ten consecutive calendar days, counting Sunday, when Sunday is used for rehearsals, and said ten days terminate with the dismissal of rehearsal on the tenth day as herein reckoned. 13. If the chorus is not allowed or required to work out any notice of dismissal properly given under his contract, the amount to which he is entitled shall be paid forthwith upon the giving of the notice. 14. The ride of the manager to close a play in company without a week's notice within four weeks after the opening date does not apply to the second or subsequent season thereof. 15. Notices of termination or closing given at or before the end of the performance on Monday night, effective at the end of the Saturday night following, shall be deemed one week's notice. 16. The essence of this contract is continuous employment, and a play once closed shall not be reopened during the same season within eight weeks of the date of previous closing, without the consent of the chorus equity association. Such consent, if given, shall be upon such terms and conditions as may be considered just and equitable by such association. 16. Except in a case of notice given on a Monday, as otherwise provided in these rules, a week's notice shall be seven calendar days, and two weeks notice, 14 calendar days. 18. The chorus shall be responsible for transporting his own baggage to and from the station or theater in New York City. The manager will pay the cost of, or reimbursement, and the manager will pay the cost of, or reimbursement, or reimbursement. The manager will pay the cost of, or reimburse the chorus for, such transportation anywhere on Manhattan Island. 19. Should the citizen's jury provided for in New York decide adversely to the continuance of a production because salacious or against public morals, the chorus shall forthwith terminate his employment without notice, payment, or penalty. 20. Should the production in which the manager should be complained of as being in violation of any statute, ordinance, or law of the United States, any state, or municipality in any state, and should a claim or charge be made against the chorus on account of his being engaged in such a production, either civil or criminal, the manager shall defend the chorus at his own expense, or shall pay any and all reasonable charges laid out or incurred by the chorus in his defense. 20. And the manager agrees to indemnify the chorus against any loss or damage which he may suffer on account of being engaged in any such production. This rule shall not apply to any case or any set of conditions where its enforcement would be illegal or against public policy. 21. The manager shall have the right to lay off his company the week before Christmas and Holy Week without pay. 20. The layoff take place the manager shall not during said layoff period be entitled to the services of the company, except for a run-through rehearsal on the day of reopening, and except further that additional rehearsals may be allowed by the chorus equity association in case of illness of the star or prominent member of the company or change of cast. 22. If in any production the star or featured member of the cast shall be ill and a layoff shall take place on that account, chorus receiving less than $100 weekly but no others shall be paid by the manager an amount equal to their board in lodging for the first week. If said layoff continues beyond one week, half salary shall be paid to the entire company for each day the chorus are retained up to and including two further weeks. 23. From and after the beginning of the fourth week, the manager shall either pay full leave of the company or may abandon the production. 23. In case after the opening of the play and after at least two weeks employment the manager shall desire a layoff for the purpose of rewriting or making changes in the cast or any other reason deemed sufficient by him, he may apply to the chorus equity association for the right to do so which right shall be granted if the actors equity association grants the same right and shall be granted upon the terms and conditions that are acceptable to the actors equity association. But in any event, if a change or changes in the cast is made the chorus dismissed and not employed upon the renewed run of the play shall be paid at least one week's additional salary. 24. Musical comedies, reviews or spectacular plays shall immediately after a New York run be allowed one day's layoff without pay before the opening or after Boston or Chicago. This does not apply to premieres, i.e. original openings in those cities. 25. Should the chorus deem that he has any claim against the manager under his contract, he shall present the same to the chorus equity association or to the manager or both within two months after the time when such claim has arisen, unless he shall give to the board of arbitration good and sufficient reason for any delay after such period of two months. 26. Should either party give the other any notice under his contract which terminates the same at any future date, and should the chorus have or secure a new engagement he shall be permitted to attend the rehearsals under the new engagement as may be necessary and as do not conflict with his performance under his then existing contract. 27. The actual salary of the chorus agreed upon shall be stated in the contract and a lesser or fictitious salary shall not be stated in the contract. 28. Unless special consent otherwise is given by the manager understudies shall be present at each performance. 29. Tryouts during May, June and July are permissible where the manager agrees to pay and pays one week salary for two weeks rehearsals and an additional half weeks salary for each additional week of rehearsal, one week salary to be guaranteed. 30. Sunday performances referred to in the regulations under subdivision 4 of paragraph H are regular dramatic and musical productions and do not include vaudeville, recitals, concerts and the like. 31. Chorus and Chorus equity will raise no objection to the trying out of vaudeville acts in reviews or similar type of productions for one performance, provided the act understands and is agreeable to this arrangement and provided further that this entails on the company no rehearsal. End of chapter 50 part 3 Recording by Ramona Scamia Conway, Arkansas R-A-M-O-N-E-S-C A-M-I-L-L-A dot wordpress.com Chapter 50 part 4 of the art of stage dancing This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org. Recording by Ramona Scamia The art of stage dancing by Ned Weibern Chapter 50 Forms of stage contracts Part 4 Form 2B To be issued only to CEA members in good standing Chorus equity minimum contract Standard form issued by the Chorus Equity Association affiliated with the American Federation of Labor 229 West 51st Street New York City Los Angeles Office 6412 Hollywood Boulevard San Francisco Office Theodore Hale 369 Pine Street Chicago Office 1032 Capital Building Kansas City Office Gayety Theater Building To be used by independent New York managers and others playing the same class of attractions Agreement made this blank day of blank 1920 blank between blank here and after called manager and blank here and after called chorus Regulations and Rules Overleaf Regulations covering rehearsals notice of termination before enduring rehearsals, lost rehearsals individual termination closing of play and season close, number of performances loss performances transportation layoff method of giving notice and other matters are set forth in the regulations on the reverse side of this page and in rules governing independent chorus equity minimum contract standard form on the pages following and accept as here and after provided are a part hereof Agreement of Employment 1. The manager engages the chorus gender services in blank here insert present title of play and the chorus hereby accept such engagement upon the terms herein set forth Opening Date 2. The date of the first public performance shall be the blank day of blank 19 blank or not later than 14 days thereafter Employment hereunder shall begin on the date of the beginning of rehearsals and shall continue until terminated by notice given as herein provided and not otherwise Compensation 3. The manager agrees to pay the chorus the sum of blank dollars each week in New York City and blank dollars each week outside of New York City on Saturday thereof from and after the date named in paragraph 2 and until this agreement is duly terminated The minimum salary of this contract shall be the sum of 30 dollars weekly in New York City Outside of New York City the minimum salary shall be the sum of 35 dollars unless the production shall be designated by the chorus equity association of America as a number 2 attraction in which case the road salary shall be 30 dollars Duties of the Chorus 4. The chorus agrees to be prompt at rehearsals to pay strict regard to makeup and dress to perform his services in a competent and painstaking manner to abide by all reasonable rules and regulations of the manager and, except as otherwise herein provided to render services exclusively to the manager from the date of beginning of rehearsals and shall not render services to any other person, firm or corporation without the consent of the manager 5. The manager agrees that he has noticed that the chorus herein is a member of the chorus equity association and as such member is bound to conform to its lawful rules and regulations and that it is a lawful rule and regulation of said association that as far as the manager herein is concerned the chorus is to work only in companies operated by the manager herein when all members of said chorus of said company or companies are members of the chorus equity association in good standing and continue to be such during the entire term of employment here under and the manager agrees that the chorus shall not be required to work here under in violation of said rule or other lawful rule of said association and further agrees to the full extent to which said agreement is lawful that all chorus members in the company in which the chorus herein is employed shall be and shall continue throughout the term hereof to be members in good standing should the manager employ any non-member of the chorus equity association or any member not fully paid up or not in good standing or one who fails to continue himself in good standing or should the manager breach any covenant herein made the chorus member may the chorus equity association consenting not only terminate this agreement forthwith but the manager also agrees to pay the chorus all sums due to the date of termination plus his return fare and plus as liquidated damages no present basis for calculation existing a sum equal to two weeks salary arbitration six in event that any dispute shall arise between the parties as to any matter or thing covered by this agreement or as to the meaning of any part thereof then said dispute or claim shall be arbitrated the manager shall choose one arbitrator and the chorus equity association the second blank shall be the third these three shall constitute the board and the decision of a majority of the arbitrator shall be the decision of all and shall be binding upon both parties and shall be final the board shall hear the parties and within seven days shall decide the dispute or claim the board shall determine by whom and in what proportion the cost of arbitration shall be paid and the parties hereby constitute said board their agents and agree that its decision shall constitute an agreement between them having the same binding force as if agreed to by the parties themselves further that they and each of them will if required sign such individual arbitration agreement as to make said arbitration comply with the legal arbitration under the laws of the state of New York and the rules of the supreme court thereof and that judgment upon the award may be entered in the supreme court of the state of New York the oath of the members of the board of arbitration shall not be necessary unless specifically requested by one of the parties in witness whereof we have signed this agreement on the day and year first above written blank manager blank chorus regulations to be printed on independent chorus equity minimum contract standard form rehearsals A. 1 the chorus if required shall give four weeks rehearsal without pay if further rehearsals are required then for each additional week or part thereof the manager shall pay the chorus half salary for the next two weeks and full salary thereafter all payments for rehearsals beyond the four weeks shall be made on or before the Saturday of each week 2 it is agreed that rehearsal shall be continuous from the date of the first rehearsal to the date of the first public performance of the play as stated in paragraph 2 on the face hereof notice of termination before rehearsal B this contract may, before the beginning of rehearsals be terminated as follows 1 if the contract be signed and entered into prior to two months before the specific date mentioned in paragraph 2 on the face hereof by the managers giving the chorus written notice and paying him two weeks salary if however previously to giving such written notice the manager shall have given to the chorus written notice that the play will not be produced or that the chorus will not be called for rehearsals and the chorus thereafter secures a new engagement under which payments to him are to begin not later than the date specified in paragraph 2 on the face hereof then and in that event instead of two weeks salary the only sum if any which the manager need pay the chorus shall be the amount if any by which said two weeks salary exceeds two weeks salary to the chorus under said new engagement notice of termination during rehearsal C this contract may, during rehearsals be terminated as follows 1 at any time during the first ten days rehearsal of the chorus by either party by giving written notice if this contract be signed and entered into within two months of the specific date mentioned in paragraph 2 on the face hereof except in case the chorus be re-engaged by the manager for a chorus in which he has previously worked in which event he shall be paid two weeks compensation or 2 any time after the first ten days rehearsal of the chorus by the manager paying the chorus immediately a sum equal to two weeks compensation or 3 if this contract be signed and entered into prior to two months of the date mentioned in paragraph 2 by the manager giving written notice to the chorus and paying two weeks compensation 4 if the contract be signed and entered into within two months of the specified date mentioned in paragraph 2 on the face hereof and the play is not placed in rehearsal or as abandoned the manager shall pay the chorus a sum equal to one week salary individual termination after opening D either party may terminate this contract at any time on or after the date of the first public performance of the play by giving the other party two weeks written notice termination by closing of play and season E 1 if the play runs four weeks or less the manager may close the play and company without notice and terminate the ride of the chorus to further compensation provided he has paid the chorus for all services rendered to date and in no event less than two weeks compensation 2 if the play shall run more than four weeks the manager shall give one week's notice of the closing of the season of the play and company or pay one week's compensation in lieu thereof clothes F all hats, costumes, wigs, shoes, tights and stockings shall be furnished the chorus by the manager notices G all communications which refer to the company in general shall be posted upon the call board notice to the manager must be given to him personally or to his company or stage manager number of performances H 1 eight performances shall constitute a week's work 2 six compensation shall be paid even if a less number than eight performances are given except as herein otherwise provided in paragraph J 3 a sum equal to one eighth of the weekly compensation shall be paid for each performance over eight in each week this also applies to understudies 4 it is assumed that Sunday rehearsals and performances will take place only where it is lawful and the chorus shall not be required to perform in the play and part above named on Sunday in any theater except those where Sunday performances were customarily given on May 1, 1924 loss performances I the chorus shall travel with the company by such routes as the manager may direct and the chorus shall not demand compensation for any performance lost through unavoidable delay in travel which prevents the giving of performances by the company J 1 it is further agreed if the company cannot perform because of fire, accident, strikes, riot, act of God, the public enemy or for any other cause of the same general class which could not be reasonably anticipated or prevented or if the chorus cannot perform on account of illness or any other valid reason then the chorus shall not be entitled to any salary except as otherwise herein specified for the time during which said services shall not for such reason or reasons be rendered should any of the foregoing conditions continue for a period of ten days or more the manager may terminate the contract by paying in cash for all services and transportation of the chorus back to New York City including sleeper 2 strikes within the meaning of this paragraph is construed to mean any strike of any name or nature which shall prevent the manager from giving performances in the usual course of his business in any of his theaters lost rehearsals K if the manager is prevented from giving rehearsals because of fire, accident, riot, strikes, illness of star or prominent member of the cast act of God, public enemy or any other cause of the same general class which could not reasonably be anticipated or prevented then the time so lost shall not be counted as part of the four weeks rehearsal period herein provided after the fourth week of rehearsal including any layoff period on the above account the manager will pay half salaries for two weeks at the end of which time the chorus shall be free unless the manager wishes to continue the services of the chorus and pays him full salary therefore transportation L the manager agrees to pay for transportation of the chorus when required to travel including transportation from New York City to the opening point and back to New York City from the closing point including sleepers the manager has the right to put two in a lower berth and only one in an upper berth the manager also agrees to pay the cost of transportation of the chorus's personal baggage up to two hundred pounds weight sleepers must be supplied for the chorus for all travel begun before five o'clock in the morning M one if individual notice of termination is given by the manager he agrees to pay the chorus in cash the amount of the cost of transportation and sleeper of the chorus and his baggage back to New York City whether the chorus returns immediately or not two if this contract is canceled by the chorus he agrees to pay his own railroad fare back to New York City three if the company is organized outside of New York City the name of such place is herein agreed to be substituted for New York City in paragraphs L M1 and M2 and elsewhere N the manager shall not be responsible for any loss occurring to the personal baggage of the chorus whose duty it is if he desires to protect himself against loss to ensure the same O strikes within the meaning of paragraph J hereof is construed to mean any strike of any name or nature which shall prevent the manager from giving performances in the usual course of his business in any of his theater or theaters rules governing chorus equity minimum contracts standard form to be printed on independent chorus equity minimum contracts standard form one a list or lists of all members of the chorus of the play stating the full names and salaries of each member shall be filed by the manager with the chorus equity association not later than the termination of the first week of performance if the manager prefers triplicate copies of all chorus contracts may be so filed instead two rehearsals begin on the day for which the individual chorus is called whether he works or not next following the second day of tryout if after the second day of tryout the chorus is required or permitted to work he shall be deemed to have been called for a rehearsal tryouts may if necessary be on two separate days one day for voice and one day for dancing and for general qualifications if said two days of tryout are not consecutive the chorus shall not be required to report for any purpose on the intervening days between such tryouts if the chorus is called for any day or works on any day after the second tryout day the probation period of ten days starts on that day three in case of company rehearsals being held before opening at a place different from that of organization the manager shall pay the chorus his reasonable living expenses during said rehearsals except that the manager shall be allowed two days of free rehearsal in cities within one thousand miles of New York City and one additional day free for each additional one thousand miles or fraction thereof four if the chorus shall upset himself from rehearsals for seven days or more by reason of illness the manager may cancel this contract without payment for service to date the association may in its discretion upon appeal by the manager reduce this period five contracts between manager and chorus shall be deemed entered into between the said parties no later than the date of the first rehearsal and written contracts must be given and signed before the end of the ten day probationary period for rehearsals if such written agreement is not offered to the chorus fully made out and ready for signatures on or before the tenth day of rehearsal the chorus at his option may terminate the employment in which event the manager shall pay to the chorus a sum equal to one week's minimum compensation if such contract has not been offered within said ten day period and if the chorus has not then terminated the employment and such contract has not offered at the end of the twentieth day of rehearsal the chorus at his option may terminate the employment in which event the manager shall pay him a sum equal to two weeks minimum compensation six if after joining a company which has opened and is on tour a chorus has dismissed at rehearsals within the ten day probationary period provided the ten day probationary period has not already been deleted from his contract the manager shall pay to the chorus his transportation and sleeper both ways and for each day of rehearsal a sum equal to one seventh of the weekly salary agreed upon said rehearsals to be deemed continuous and to begin not later than the day after the chorus in case the chorus has dismissed after the ten day probationary period the manager shall pay the chorus two weeks salary and his transportation and sleeper both ways seventh if the full rehearsal period to which the manager is entitled be not used by him before the date of opening he may employ the balance thereof immediately before the New York opening provided the said New York opening takes place within six weeks of the original opening of the play eight all performances for which admission is charged except bonafide benefits are to be counted and considered as performances under the chorus equity minimum contract nine if the employment under any contract relates to the second or subsequent season of any play then the period of free rehearsals is three weeks before but this provision shall not obtain if fifty percent or more of the cast were not members of the production the proceeding year ten if the play for which the chorus is engaged is rehearsed seven days or less and then rehearsals are discontinued or postponed or if the production is abandoned during rehearsals on or before the ten day probationary period would have expired the manager shall pay the chorus as follows if the contract has been signed or entered into within two months of the date mentioned in paragraph two of the standard minimum contract a sum equal to one week salary otherwise a sum equal to two weeks salary eleven in case the play is abandoned before rehearsals or the chorus is entitled to compensation under the proceeding paragraph payment shall be made by the manager to the chorus not later than three weeks prior to date of opening specified in paragraph two of the main contract twelve ten days rehearsals means ten consecutive calendar days counting Sunday when Sunday is used for rehearsals and said ten days terminate with the dismissal of rehearsal on the tenth day as herein reckoned thirteen if the chorus is not allowed or required to work out any notice of dismissal properly given under his contract the amount to which he is entitled shall be paid forthwith upon the giving of the notice fourteen the right of the manager to close a play in company without a week's notice within four weeks after the opening date does not apply to the second or subsequent season thereof fifteen fifteen sixteen the essence of this contract is continuous employment and a play once closed shall not be reopened during the same season within eight weeks of the date of previous closing without the consent of the chorus equity association fifteen sixteen without the consent of the chorus equity association such consent if given shall be upon such terms and conditions as may be considered just and equitable by such association seventeen except in a case of notice given on a Monday as otherwise provided in these rules a week's notice shall be seven calendar days and two weeks notice fourteen calendar days eighteen the chorus shall be responsible for transporting his own baggage to and from the station or theater in New York City the manager will pay the cost of or reimburse the chorus for such transportation anywhere on Manhattan Island nineteen should the citizens jury provided for in New York decide adversely to the continuance of a production because salacious or against public morals the chorus shall forthwith terminate his employment without notice payment or penalty twenty should the production in which the chorus is engaged be complained of as being in violation of any statute ordinance or law of the United States any state or municipality in any state and should a claim or charge be made against the chorus on account of his being engaged in such a production either civil or criminal the manager shall defend the chorus at his own expense or shall pay any and all reasonable charges laid out or incurred by the chorus in his defense and the manager agrees to indemnify the chorus against any loss or damage which he may suffer on account of being engaged in any such production this rule shall not apply to any case or any set of conditions where its enforcement would be illegal or against public policy twenty one the manager shall have the right to lay off his company the week before Christmas and Holy Week without pay should such layoff take place the manager shall not during said layoff period be entitled to the services of the company except for a run through rehearsal on the day of reopening and except further that additional rehearsals may be allowed by the chorus equity association in case of illness of the star or prominent member of the company or change of cast twenty two if in any production the star or featured member of the cast shall be ill and a layoff shall take place on that account chorus receiving less than one hundred dollars weekly but no others shall be paid by the manager an amount equal to their board and lodging for the first week if said layoff continues beyond one week half salary shall be paid to the entire company for each day the chorus are retained up to and including two further weeks from and after the beginning of the fourth week the manager shall either pay full salaries to all members of the company or may abandon the production twenty three in case after the opening of the play and after at least two weeks employment the manager shall desire a layoff for the purpose of rewriting or making changes in the cast or any other reason deemed sufficient by him he may apply to the chorus equity association for the right to do so which right shall be granted if the actors equity association grants the same right and shall be granted upon the terms and conditions that are acceptable to the actors equity association but in any event if a change or changes in the cast is made the chorus dismissed and not employed upon the renewed run of the play shall be paid at least one week's additional salary twenty four musical comedies reviews or spectacular plays shall immediately after a New York run be allowed one day's layoff without pay before the opening in either Boston or Chicago this does not apply to premiers i.e. original openings in those cities twenty five should the chorus deem that he has any claim against the manager under his contract he shall present the same to the chorus equity association or to the manager or both within two months after the time when such claim has arisen unless he shall give to the board of arbitration good and sufficient reason for any delay after such period of two months twenty six should either party give the other any notice under his contract which terminates the same at any future date and should the chorus have or secure a new engagement he shall be permitted to attend the rehearsals under the new engagement as may be necessary and is do not conflict with his performance under his then existing contract twenty seven the actual salary of the chorus agreed upon shall be stated in the contract and a lesser or fictitious salary shall not be stated in the contract twenty eight unless special consent otherwise is given by the manager understudies shall be present at each performance twenty nine tryouts during may june and july are permissible where the manager agrees to pay and pays one week salary for two weeks rehearsals and an additional half weeks salary for each additional week of rehearsal one week salary to be guaranteed payment for part of a week's rehearsal shall be pro rata thirty sunday performances referred to in the regulations under subdivision four of paragraph h are regular dramatic and musical productions and do not include vaudeville recitals concerts and the like thirty one chorus equity will raise no objection to the trying out of vaudeville acts in reviews or similar type of productions for one performance provided the act understands and is agreeable to this arrangement and provided further that this entails on the company no rehearsal agents contract usual form of contract required by artists representative business manager or agent as he is called who negotiates with managers for the artist services this agreement made this blank day of blank nineteen blank between blank here and after called the manager and blank here and after called the artist witnesses in consideration of the covenants and conditions here and after contain the parties here to have agreed and do here by agree as follows first the artist engages the manager as blank exclusive business manager and agrees to remain under his personal charge and supervision for a term of blank years from the date hereof and in all matters and things connected with the theatrical engagements and motion pictures or in any wise affecting the rendition of the artist services therein to be governed and controlled exclusively by the manager's judgment and discretion second the manager accepts the engagement as blank manager of the artist as above mentioned and agrees to manage take sole charge of supervise and control the development and exploitation of the artist as and blank in theatrical productions and motion pictures and to use his best efforts to promote the artist's interests and enhance the value of blank services the manager further agrees to give due publicity to the fact that the artist is under his personal direction and to render such other services as are customarily performed by the business manager of actors or actresses engaged in theatrical productions or in the production of motion pictures third the manager is authorized on behalf of the artist and in the artist's name to negotiate for and enter into a contract or contracts with theatrical managers and motion picture producers for the services of the artist at a minimum salary of blank dollars per week or for such other compensation as may be mutually agreed upon between the parties the artist agreeing to conduct all negotiations through the manager and to advise him of all calls and offers of employment during the terms of this agreement fourth the manager will receive 10% of all salaries compensation earnings or share of profits or receipts accruing to the artist during the term hereof or through any contract for the artist services made during the term of this agreement set some to be payable to the manager periodically as the compensation of the artist shall become due and payable and the artist does hereby assign, transfer, and set over unto the manager 10% of all compensation for services received during the period of this agreement and the artist hereby authorizes and empowers any person, firm, or corporation for whom the artist shall render services as aforesaid to withhold and pay over to the manager 10% of all compensation payable to the artist from time to time as such compensation shall become due fifth all advertisements, announcements, or publicity relating to the artist paid for or payable by the artist shall contain a statement or notice to the effect that the artist is under exclusive management or direction of said manager in witness whereof the parties here to have hearing to set their hands and seals the day and year first above mentioned blank ls blank ls in presence of blank agents agreement agreement made this the blank day of blank 19 blank between blank New York City here and after called the manager and blank here and after called the act whereas the manager is engaged in the business of managing producing and exploiting theatrical motion picture and vaudeville enterprises and specialties and whereas the said manager is acquainted with the procedures of theatrical and motion picture enterprises and with persons desirous of obtaining the employment of theatrical and vaudeville specialties similar to the one owned by the act and whereas the said manager has a wide experience and knowledge of the method of staging and producing specialties and theatrical and motion picture enterprises and also of the duties of a manager and whereas the said act is engaged in rendering and producing a certain specialty in various cities and is constantly traveling and requires the services of a person to attend to the making of contracts and the proper advertising correspondence transportation music billing program and press matters of the said act now therefore in consideration of the premises and the sum of one dollar by each of the parties to the other in hand paid and in consideration of the mutual covenants herein expressed as agreed as follows first the act hereby employs and engages the manager to render his services as personal representative and business manager for the act for a period of blank or blank from the date hereof and the manager hereby accepts said employment upon the following terms and conditions second the manager agrees to attend to all correspondence of the act and to maintain an office at his own expense which the act may use and to arrange and to attend to the details in connection with the transportation advertising billing program and press matters and to attend to the delivery of the same at such theaters as the act may be engaged to play and to make an execute in the name of the act as its personal representative and manager any and all contracts in connection with the said act and to advertise and exploit and to procure and advertise reports of the said act and to otherwise popularize the same in such manner and such times as the manager deems best third the act agrees to pay the said manager for his services as such a weekly salary of blank dollars during each week that the act may perform at a salary of blank dollars per week and less or more than such compensation to the salary earned by the act and to pay the manager such sums as he may disperse for other things necessary in managing said act fourth the act in order to secure the manager the aforesaid salary hereby assigns the amount of such weekly compensation to the said manager and hereby authorizes said manager to draw and execute such assignment in the name of the act and hereby authorizes the managers of the theaters to deduct said compensation and pay the same to the manager from the money due the act fifth the act further agrees that the manager shall be the sole and exclusive manager and representative of the act during the said period and that he shall not be required to devote all his time to or with said act sixth the manager further agrees at his own expense and when necessary he shall have to pay the employment agent or agencies in order to procure the best employment for the act and it is agreed that the manager is not to receive any compensation for procuring employment through said agents or agencies or otherwise seventh it is further agreed that no oral agreement not included herein is binding on the parties here too in witness whereof the parties herein of blank 19 blank it is understood that if the artist shall play vaudeville the commission to us shall only be 5% signed blank LS signed blank LS in the presence of blank managerial contract this agreement made this blank day of blank 1920 blank between Ned Weyburn office ink here and after called the manager and blank here and after called the artist witnesses in consideration of the covenants and conditions here and after contained the parties here to have agreed and do hereby agree as follows first the artist engages the manager as blank exclusive business manager and agrees to remain under his personal charge and supervision for a term of blank years from the date hereof and in all matters and things connected with the theatrical engagements and motion pictures or in any wise affecting the rendition of the artist services there in to be governed and controlled exclusively by the manager's judgment and discretion second the manager accepts the engagement as manager of the artist as above mentioned and agrees to manage take sole charge supervise and control the development and exploitation of the artist as a blank in theatrical productions and in motion pictures and to use his best efforts to promote the artists interests and enhance the value of blank services the manager further agrees to give due publicity to the fact that the artist is under his personal direction and to render such other services as are customarily performed by the business manager of actors or actresses engaged in theatrical productions or in the production of motion pictures third the manager is exclusively authorized on behalf of the artist and in the artist's name to negotiate for and enter into a contract or contracts with theatrical managers and motion picture producers for the services of the artist for such period or periods of time as in his judgment the manager shall deem wise at a minimum salary of blank dollars per week or for such other compensation as may be mutually agreed upon between the parties here to the artist agreeing to conduct all negotiations exclusively through the manager and to advise him of all calls and offers of employment during the term of this agreement fourth the manager will receive 10% of all salaries compensation earnings or share of profits or receipts accruing to the artist during the term hereof or through any contract for the artist services made during the term of this agreement or for any renewal of any contract which the manager negotiates during the period of this agreement set some to be payable to the manager periodically as the compensation of the artist shall become due and payable and the artist does hereby assign transfer and set over unto the manager 10% of all compensation for services rendered during the period of this agreement and the artist hereby authorizes and empowers any person firm or corporation for whom the artist shall render services as a foresaid to withhold and pay over to the manager 10% of all compensation payable to the artist from time to time as such compensation shall become due fifth all advertisements announcements or publicity relating to the artist paid for or payable by the artist shall contain a statement or notice to the effect that the artist is under exclusive management or direction of netway burn office ink in witness whereof the parties here to have here and to set their hands and seals the day and year first above mentioned in presence of netway burn office ink by blank ls president blank ls end of chapter 50 part 4 recording by Ramon Escamilla Conway, arkansas r-a-m-o-n-e-s-c-a-m-i-l-l-a dot wordpress.com Chapter 51 of the art of stage dancing this is a LibriVox recording all LibriVox recordings are in the public domain for more information or to volunteer please visit LibriVox.org recording by Christine G the art of stage dancing by netway burn chapter 54 daily schedule for adult girls from monday to friday inclusive at netway burn studios of stage dancing new york 1841 broadway at columbus circle entrance on the 60th street new classes start monday of the first week at every month morning 9 30 to 10 30 advanced class in acrobatic dancing 10 to 11 advanced class in musical comedy dancing 10 30 to 11 30 begin his class in limbering and stretching 11 30 to 12 30 begin his class in musical comedy dancing 11 30 to 12 30 advanced class in tap and step dancing 12 to 1 professional ballet class afternoon 12 30 to 130 begin his class in tap and step dancing 1 to 2 intermediate ballet class 130 to 230 semi-professional class in musical comedy dancing 2 to 3 begin his ballet class 230 to 330 professional class in musical comedy dancing 3 to 4 special conditioning class reducing increasing weight 330 to 430 professional class in tap and step dancing 330 to 430 special dance ballet class evening 5 30 to 6 30 professional class in tap and step dancing 6 30 to 7 30 advanced class in tap and step dancing 7 to 8 advanced class in acrobatic dancing 7 30 to 8 30 begin his class in tap and step dancing 8 to 9 begin his class in limbering and stretching 8 to 9 begin his ballet class 8 30 to 9 30 begin his class in musical comedy dancing special classes in how to make up the net wayburn way at 2 30 p.m on specified Saturdays private lessons in all types of dancing or facial makeup at any time the studios are open only by appointment made in advance Saturday classes for children at net wayburn studios of stage dancing ink 1841 Broadway at columbus circle entrance on 16th street mornings junior class ages 4 5 6 and 7 years one hour only 10 to 11 a.m bodybuilding and dancing games intermediate beginners class ages 8 9 10 and 11 years 2 hours instruction 10 to 11 a.m technique limbering and stretching ballet work deportment etc 11 to 12 a.m ballet dances toe classical etc musical comedy dances senior beginners class ages 12 13 14 and 15 year two hours instruction 11 to 12 noon technique limbering and stretching ballet work deportment etc 12 to 1 p.m ballet dances toe classical etc musical comedy dances afternoons intermediate advanced class ages 8 9 10 and 11 years two hours instruction 1 to 12 p.m ballet technique acrobatic technique 2 to 3 p.m ballet dances toe classical etc tap and step dances senior advanced class ages 12 13 14 and 15 years two hours instruction 1 to 2 p.m acrobatic technique ballet technique 2 to 3 p.m tap and step dances ballet dances toe classical etc end of chapter 51 end of the art of stage dancing by ned wayburn


Thank you for checking out this no spoilers review of the Ari Aster film from 2019. Yes right now Mid-summer. Yes. I just saw this film literally less than an hour ago. I got out of the theater. I Apologize up front. I may sound a little bit out of the breath My face might be a little bit red because I was outside I had to take care of some manual labor-ish stuff before doing this, but I wanted to get this as soon as possible I say this is no spoilers There might be some light thematic spoilers in a sense It's not going to spoil anything that like actually happens in the film There's a little bit of theme that I'm going to talk about so just I guess be a little bit cautious, but anyway, um, I Will say I was a fan of hereditary. I saw it in the theater when I first saw it I know when I was done in the theater. I heard a lot of people standing up saying that sucked. I liked it Ari Aster the way he makes films. It's a thinking person's film So I know there are people when they check out horror. They just want straight-up horror They want everything just like there in your face like something like slasher slashers are usually just it's face value It's what's going on what you see on the screen is what's going on There's no deeper meaning you don't have to piece things together with like hereditary You really had to piece a bunch of stuff together and there were a lot of you know extra themes for people to kind of figure out and Mid-summer is the same way that is the type of filmmaker that Ari Aster is it is confirmed With the second film house because sometimes you know the first film they do a one way then after that They're gonna do it differently. I don't know but mid-summer is that way. I understand why people don't like it I Really did enjoy it for probably some of the reasons people didn't really like it It's not a typical horror film in addition to having themes that you really need to think about It stands at odds with a lot of typical horror things like for one Usually horror films are in the dark or a lot of portions of of the terror terrific or terrifying things or Disturbing or disgusting things are in the dark with this film It's almost all in the light and the terrible stuff happens in the Sun and it looks beautiful and it looks amazing The other thing is music a lot of the times will give you You know auditory cues of here's how you're supposed to feel that here's music. That's horrific Here's music that's uplifting and beautiful and awesome and there's a clash in this film of that type of stuff When there's some really horrible stuff going on there's beautiful amazing just light cheery music going on and At other times there's that you know darker music But but it's this kind of like horror trope clashing or typical horror Stuff done clashing in in mid-summer and that's one of the things I really like about Ari Aster is He's not just gonna be like oh, this is what you do with the horror film. He's gonna do his own thing so If I have a criticism of two criticisms of this film actually one there's some there's some CGI in it and There are a few moments if you really look where the CGI looks a little bit wonky Which I'm assuming is probably just because this is a film put out by like a 24 Studios and I don't really think that a 24 has like a ton of money So the budget for what he had to do was probably pretty tight. So You know, whatever the other thing is I I know some people have been complaining about the length of the film It is over two hours It's probably like about an hour and 20 or something and then you throw trailers at the beginning of that and you're in The theater for quite some time I Do think it definitely could have been cut down It definitely could have been edited down probably should have been edited down I can't really say how much I probably have to watch in another time to get a good idea for that But I I agree with people on that criticism with the film But for having watched it once it doesn't really kill me, you know, like I can get over that It's fine. Plus with with how slowly it moves and it does move slowly That's another thing I think people probably don't like about it But I'm fine with that because I felt like it gave you more time to connect with the characters more time to have the Situations sink in and I think that with the directing style and acting and the writing with it It did a really good job of kind of keeping attention like sorry Jocelyn keeping like a low level tension throughout it where What you're experiencing you really don't know what's gonna happen next because it's very very foreign to you as an audience member That you're experiencing things that you've not experienced before you so you really don't know where things are going or what's gonna happen I did guess some of the stuff early on that would happen in the end But I didn't know how you're gonna get there and you can't see everything coming It's just not possible with this film So I really liked how it keeps that tension of like anything could happen any moment So when things pop up you're kind of like oh, you know, there it is. I wasn't expecting that I didn't know so you just kind of have this feeling like something's going on so they have these little moments where along with the characters you kind of See things going wrong and you're just or see things are a little bit off and you're just kind of like oh Okay, now I know now. I know it's gonna get there. I know something's gonna happen But you just don't know when it's gonna happen and that's kind of nice Um Thematically speaking, I think this film can play on two main levels. I think one it works as a film about Terrible relationships Relationships that you're in that you're just kind of doing it because you feel like you should be doing it and not necessarily that you want to be in it or that it's actually a relationship for you and How that is it's kind of the the entire movie can be seen as like a metaphor for that terrible relationship Where there are these moments where you're you're going through and you you see these little things that are just kind of like off And and it makes you start to think like oh, you know, maybe I should get out of here Maybe I should leave but then something wonderful happens It just kind of like pulls you right back in and that happens in this film And so you just kind of like brush off the thing that you saw that where you were just like Oh, I don't know about this maybe I should be getting getting out of here and then it also speaks to the destruction that can be caused of Of You know when these relationships go poorly and it's not just the people in it. It's people around it And in the end, you know If you if you're able to get out of the relationship in whatever way or if the relationship ends or anything There is catharsis There's the ability to kind of look back and say oh, you know that wasn't for me But when you're going through it it's terrible And I think it they hit in the film all the span of emotions And it keeps showing you this turmoil of How like I feel like I should be in this relationship because there's this good thing and this good thing But then there's this bad thing over here But then oh i'm distracted this person did this really nice thing over here That's just gonna bring me back in and people just tell me like I should be in a relationship And maybe this is where i'm supposed to be but then there's this person over here That's like telling me that they kind of might want me and so I think it plays very well as a whole metaphor for Bad relationships relationships you convince yourself to be in Against your own will basically The other way I think this works is way more controversial and that is from a religious aspect of People and their beliefs and whatever religion they they subscribe prescribed to Of You know as as an audience member I will say watching this film you're experiencing kind of a religion in a sense A community a religion like they do things differently And to you a lot of it's very confusing. It doesn't make sense. It's funny at times. It's terrifying at times It's weird at times. It's very beautiful and peaceful at times And that's kind of the audience what you're experienced through watching this film Is kind of the experience that outsiders of a religion experience You know, they're looking into it and they're not seeing what the people in it are seeing at the same time and But you also get the glimpses of and some dialogue related to How the people in that religion in that community feel about it and how they're just like Well, this is how it is like this is just and whenever you as an audience member are kind of questioning it and you're just like Oh, yeah, that doesn't seem right or that's not good or uh that they're just kind of like well I mean this is how it is and so it works on this level of You know showing you what religion Looks like from the outside And what what insulated communities look like from the outside and feel like as well And I think it also kind of then focuses on this Unless you're a believer of whatever religion or whatever, you know beliefs or community Then you look at it as crazy. You look at it as this doesn't compute. This is wrong. This is messed up But when you're in it you do everything you can to Make it look a certain way to be as nice to to other people as possible to make it look enticing And figure out a way to kind of pull people in or save people or however it's done Within the religion. So I think it also plays that way So I could see people if they pick up on that Or if they feel the film kind of plays with that theme that they would be very turned off because it's a very touchy subject Me personally. I'm actually agnostic. I don't believe anything really I just feel like I don't know what to believe, you know, I feel like most likely nothing is correct. Like no religions are right Probability wise. So for me, it's kind of weird because watching this film like the way I felt as an audience member watching it Is kind of in a very pared down way Um kind of how I feel looking at any religion because I don't have one You know my my set of beliefs and who I am is is very unique because it's just me basically So, you know and to other people looking at me like that looks weird That's that's very foreign. It doesn't make sense and sometimes could probably feel very wrong So Yeah, so there we go. Um, I'm trying to think the acting was really well handled in this It looks beautiful. It really looks beautiful and they really took their time. There are a lot of really nice wide shots The the scenery is amazing there. The costuming was really well done The directing is is great and so from like a technical standpoint except that little cgi issue and from it being a bit too long I think it's really well executed the story. Like I said I see where a lot of people are not going to like that story But I really liked it There's some humor written in there to kind of give people reprieve from time to time and that's really cool too like It's hard to appropriately mix humor in especially with a horror film and I think it was done well Um, so that's basically all I have to say about that But I did want to tell people this little story My buddy and I were were watching that in the theater and there was one couple In the theater with us and there's that was it for the for the amount of people seeing the film So I wish there were more people seeing this film But uh, it was a very old couple and they were talking loudly during the film And it was actually pretty funny because there were things like is this movie supposed to be scary and the response was Yeah, I think at some point And then during you know one of the long stretches because it takes a while to get into the film Like get things kind of like rolling. Uh, there was a question of um, is this supposed to or um Oh, this is a lovely film. It's nothing like the write-up And I'm like what's it's gonna get there if you read the write-up It's gonna get there obviously, but it was just really funny and then at the end the uh, the couple stopped by us and said Um, we're gonna tell our kids to see this, but they were joking. They were being very sarcastic And I'm like, what did we watch and I'm sure there were plenty of people who kind of felt that way What did we watch but uh, my buddy Jordan had said it at when we were walking out He's like I feel like I want to watch every movie like that with an old couple and just hear that because it was pretty funny Um, but anyway, yeah, just a little anecdote there So anyway, I greatly did enjoyed this film. Is it perfect? Absolutely not, but is it really good in my opinion? Yes, it's very good. I don't know if it's done in a way that Warrants a rewatch for me Or I like I I liked enjoying Enjoying it and I think I can maybe watch it one more time But I don't think it has a ton of rewatch value because it's mainly in In The end like like getting it at the end figuring out what it's all about at the end So I could probably watch it one more time to see if there were like certain things here and there that I missed or didn't miss Um, and I will say actually there if you pay very close attention There are a bunch of things that happen that really signal to you what is going to happen You really need to be keen and look for it and um There's actually a very strong visual cue if you keep that in your mind that basically Tells you the whole movie before you see it And I'm that's all I'm gonna say about it You might pick up on it and then one other little thing like I know that filmmakers like to put little nods to other films in Their films and I think I think there was a nod to the shining Because there was a blanket at one point where someone has a pattern that looks very similar Not color wise, but just pat shapes wise a pattern similar to the carpet pattern in the shining So maybe I'm wrong, but that's what it looked like to me Anyway, uh, we'd love to hear other people's opinions on this film put your comments down there Did you like mid-summer? 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