The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-03

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ka5 IkHdM The reporter n
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shoulder and was Z
WikSEYg puzzled too, says an 1
NES& exchange The re- Z
MNI porter had Just I
w. dropped into the /
of,ee TO say How dye dol" and 10
hear II any new orbits had been cal.
culated for the planets and satellites OF
the stage. The paper which the man
ager held was report from the stage
manager. II said Miss -- ana MISS
. fined for making then came the
word that was hard to read gestures
30 cents each Miss - and Miss --,
for laughing At them aloud, p cents
each" The Question-merely for the
satisfaction Of curiosity, not that u
was Of any other importanee-WaS
what sort OF gestures they we're which
In the opinion Of the stage manager
ought TO cost 90 cents each. AFTER
good deal Of study the word was maue
out TO be "exageratory."
DO you have to fine the members
Of the chorus often for making eA-
ageratory' gestures or for other
iaults?" the reporter asked.
NO" sald the manager. mot very
often. with our company, which Is
employed through the season and Is
thoroughly disciplined. there Is less
need Of Il than there Ia In some others
that are got together for shorter perl
DDS and are not so well trained ana
managed. but II has TO be done some
times. There Is no other way to IN
sure discipline. To keep them In order
all the time you have got TO touch
them where they feel II most. In their
pockets"
what are the usual onenses for
which you impose hnes''
Just such az these that you see be-
fore you-aetlng wrong on the stage or
laughing or talking or dressing wrong.
or faults in making-up or hardness
Half n dollar il the usual amount or
quarter for little things
Never more"
"oh. for something more important.
like lmpertlnence to the stage man
ager. there nigh, be a hno Of 81 now
and then. but halves and quarters are
the regular thing. A man or woman
In the chorus or girl In the ballet who
is getting SIS a week really misses 20
cents and will generally try hard not to
lose H."
DO you have to keep up the system
all through the season.
"Oh. yes from the beginning OF re-
hearsals TO the very end. There Is
little more latitude at rehearsals, o.
course than there is when the piece Il
actually on the stage and before Tn
publlc. Il doesn't make 80 much dlf
ference then u chorus Girl whisper
to the one next 20 her az the wronI
time and promptness Is not so neces
sary. though most stage managers ar
pretty particular on that point
''How much latitude DO you allow j
= The matter OF hardness before you I'm
60 pose hnes'
III "None. now. We used to, and som
IL eompanies DO still. but We think N
H. better way is 10 require absolui
n. ,romp,ness. You have heard the 81
he presslon among actors. Ten minute
D. for difference OF Watches That use
C. 20 be the rule always all over n
II. world I suppose. That is you kno'
n I, a rehearsal was called for 10 ocloS
y nobody would be fined for lateness
n he 20, there before 1910. 4 few yea
OF ago in England they began the syste
lsi N calling rehearsal say AZ 10 o'elol
,or 1880 That meant that the a
nolnted hour for assembling was
and for beginning the rehearsal lOa
ana that a fine would be imposed
,nyboav who was not there az i0s
Nc ald that Cor awhile. and I think
IA n good way, bu, now we simply 81
the oxac, hour and expect everybo
IN be on hand. II they would be ~
n they suspect that their clocks a
watches are wrong they can make
lowance for Il themselves and come
n minutes earlier Just as well "a to co
~ ton minutes late and cxpce, Us 20 ms
n the allowance
~ Actors who were indignant AZ the
IN ,osition Of hncs have been known
insinuate that the stage manager
n 10 save the money. but there is
lie reason to suppose tina, this is d,
with any frequency, Fines are su
penaltlcs for people with small
aries There have been Jokes 40
49,. the managers getting his total rcceI
AZ. from the dnos Of the actors. but {
81. we're only Jokes, The fines OF
80 onera company would scarcely amo
-. -, IN $50 In the course oi season an
~ would not be worth managers W
80 10 try to save money In that way.
~, some managers give all their
'''' 10 a charity at the end Of the sea
Some managers save up the fines
return them 90 the actors who }
paid them al the end 81 the sea
Miss In this case. ~ course. the only /
ovel lshment IL the Inconvenience OF g
and without the money Tor a time,
the chorus girls DO not know v
Her they do wrong that they are goln
ians get their fines back. II depends on
from pleasure Of the manager, and he
'me- not spoil the effect Of his penaltie
ma telling them that he Is merely az
sew a. a compulsory banker,
Il happened once In recorded
e Of tory that a certain stage manager
that ported TO hls manager that Miss
,udl- and-so was hned % cents for whit
icing Ing. II happened that there we're
duce Miss so-and.so. sisters, In the CHI
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