The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-23
CHORUS GIRLS VACATIONS?
DON'T HAvE.ANY, EXPLAINS THE
WARDROBE WOMAN.
THIS IL Their Busiest limo Of Year. and In
Juno when Work 10 Over They Don't
Dare Leave Town for Fear OF Not
Getting An Engagement for the FAN.

June When work IL Over Iuey UW"
Dare Leave Town for Fear OF NO
Getting An Engagement for the FAN
A woman who .dotes" on musical comedy
was wondering the other day where TN
chorus girls spend their vacations. D'
they make Decline for the seashore whef
the show season L. over or do the mountains
appeal to them more7" she unused.
When this question was repeated 10
mistress OF the robes-of theatrical robes
who was hard at work In the upper story OF
big theater building, she answered: That's
an easy one. Chorus girls don't have any
trouble choosing between mountains ane
seashore for the very good reason that they
20 to neither. Chorus girls don't have q
vacation.
"There are exceptions, maybe, but they
only prove this rule. that the rank and ME
Of chorus girls never dream, as do moe'
other young women who work for living
Of packing up and starting Oh to this, that
or the other resort every summer for two
three or four weeks vacation. Saleswomen
typewriters, milliners, dressmakers, all have
vacations but not the chorus girl.
Yes, know this doesn't agree with the
here It is: From an outsiders point OF view
chorus girls might easily take vacation
In June without anybody objecting at all;
and so they might but for one thing.
Chorus girls don't dare leave New York
In June for fear Of losing a chance to nail
an engagement for the fall season, which
begins anywhere from the middle Of August
to Sept. 1.
Most Of the shows on tour ip the spring.
al we'll as the New York productions, close
up In May, which means that the girls are
discharged then and for the time being are
out Of Job.
take q vacation them OF oourse they
could. No one would stop them But they
don't dare to. Instead Of leaving New York
they all flock hero and present thomsol yes
promptly and persistently to the different
managers. for II q chorus girl isn't engaged
tn the early summer her chanoes for q
steady winter engagement are slim and she
knows It.
After an application is made It may be
q good many days before managers decide.
and then It Is almost time to begin re-
hearsals, which last anywhere from four to
eight weeks and mean that the chorus must
get to gether every weekday and practise
from 10 to ~ and from 1 to 4.
-The hardest work Of the whole year Is done
by the chorus girls In July and August, and
what is moro they don't get cent for doing
1t. Their pay doesn't begin till the produo-
ton is actually put on the boards and the
box Office is opened to the public.
Another phase Of the case some people
fall to consider is this: The average chorus
girl can't afford vacation. Most Of them
In fact, fnd it hard to pull through the sum.
mer without running in dobt. 1t all depends
on how much OF their winter salary they
save. Chorus girls get fairly good pay
about SIS or more week-and the providen,
ones lay by little in the busy season to helI
steer them safely through the dull season
Others are careless and spend as they go
depending good deal on the chance Of
getting a summer engagement.
Il ought to explain perhaps that improvi
dence Is not the only reason why so many
chorus girls can't afford a vacation. Their
is another which the general public Is moi
wise to. Nine out Of every ten have known
were trying to contribute to somebody
support"