Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-12-01
GETTING up A COMIC OPERA.
Tha Gentle stage Manager and
the Chorus
View 10 a limsal

engaged IN comic opera are Sood
musicians. Mort of them can
not read music. They ase select
ed frst for their vvicsa, anl Sec
ond for appearance. E,cn must,
OF course, have good ear foi
music Many Of the principal
singers, however, ars excellent
MUSICIANS, aud can be trusted to
learn their parts at home, ., thai
the conductors work /, c,uined
TO regulating the expression. the
time aud the en- ,snbl8 w0ik.
When tbs music Is nearly p' Heci
an orchestra rshesrsai IS USUALLY
called, 81 that The members Vi
the band may fam lians Item
selves with their wo'k. Two o'
three rshsar.aIs are uil that are
necessary for these accomplished
players Tusu a no i,e Is posted
10 the glass case at the stsgs dvo'
reading thus:
Call. Full chorus and p.aro
Il. morrow ut III A NJ shar
CBAs. HAHAi,.
! The name OF the stage intnasei
Appended to this no iss IN ,4i-
busiuess"--stags business. II IL
NV time u instruct members of
the oh rus iu those evoint,. us
which have besn died tue calls.
thelics VI coinic opera. Tney
are 10 bs told When u b W and
when to smile; when t. lean ioi.
" .rd aud when tv raise theif
hands; how to execute tue
marcLe coui rInarches. aud
dance haures which ioeiu 80 Ia g.
q part Vi the spectacular work ~
comic opera. When they are all
assem- bled the stage manager be-
gins operations by Administering
as,und ls;iure 10 thOss wso are
lats, threatening them with sll
the puuishmsnls known 10 he
theatrical limbo. Then he ar-
ranges tue soprani iu row across
ths irsut oi tus rt'ge, and b.S'~s
to sort thsla Out according to
size.
Here, you giil with the Big
ears, whats your naia,f
No answer.
"You, there, don't sttnl gawl.
ing ia that uanner. Come out
here, you with ,bs Xxi bius veil"
TIE y,rl assksns u the stu
tiou, Looks indIgnsnt. ani steps
forward amid the suppressed gig
gies VI her associate
No laughing. nov, you id'otsl
exclsims tue sage minsgor. 1T II
be your turn nsxt Nov. thep,
what's your nAmsf
"RsllA S.aith. sir."
"Wsll. 60 down 10 the other
end-uot that end--ihe other end.
Now, you're NJ. l. Can you re-
mem Der thar
"Yss, sir"
"Wsll. we'll see il you can by
tomorrow"
Tue pronptsr, who II sittin :
at = table ps4r by with plenty Of
fooiseap pspsr, writes down the
rirps name aud number. TIE
mex. day she forgets it and Ie-
celves i've minutes of sbuse from
the stage manager, to wnom she
says tnat she Thought ter numoef
was only for ous day. The Stage
manager arrsnyes All the sopisni
by nam - aud mum oers, aai then
does tue same with the contrsiti,
tesori and Dassi. Now he Is ready
to begin
INV, then hs says, "stop
taking aud attend 10 me When
the oaltAin goes up YOU re all dis
covered on tue sttgs looking Vi
left. NV, then. girls, NJ. ! ,oa
arc down hsre. Wners the -
isN NJ. II C,ns hsrs
He takes the girl by the shoul. {.
der and pisats nsr in her pos.
.lop.
NV. NJ. 9. you stand here,
Not that Way; dout stand as u
you'd Deeu struck by lIyntn NJ
stand ia :ui. p jsitioh
lie iIastratss, aud the g,il
litter.
..Suut up, will you?
s, he goss on. givlDg each ont
u pia;e aad alt,tais vail AL az,
Ready. Tueu he ssnds ih-m al
of tue stage anl orders tssn .
come gu uni plsas ihsm . ss'
When they have learuei io ac
complIsh tuis ieat, the nsxt slel
IL taken.
.,Afler the curtain goes up
Gays the slugs iDspaSer, 'yo
sing tbs fret eight Jar, IN thu
positions Tuen you turn towar'
one another, each toward ia
next person. aud make this gss
taFe. lliastsating.l Now, lie
lne sea } su do thai"
Tnsy attempt " do 1t.
son, no, thaIs nos u bit iik