The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-24

IN rehearS3lS proceed with more or
less regularity Clarence. until tn great
night comes Tor tn dress rehearsal-th'
night previous TO tn openin' Tn
queens aV beauty a-a-are decked out
in their exp ensive but somewhat scanty
attire ans tn comejeen has d goold
crown stuck sideways on his head Tn
manager is hoppin' around like an edu-
Gated flea an the angel is chewin' UP
dhry cigars in tn stage box and askin'
mis- frind. tn wine agent. how it looks.
The Opening Chorus.
Now, SAYS tn manager. rusnin' to
tn ciutheT aV' tn stage and Navin' his
arms at tn orchestra leader. I'VE will
thry that ooenin' chorus again. livery
body wake up. now" says he. Let's
go through with IL
The chorus ladies begin walkin'
through tn town square as natural as
life an III Leaders has Just raised his
baton to start tn doin's whin suddenly
from tn dark recesses av tn scenery
carts commsndiu' figure.
Cease he cries, givin an imitation
av tn Haymarket status. this show
must stop right here"
Now what?'' demands tn manager.
and tn angel swallows what's left av
tn cigar in his mouth.
HIS SiiBW STOPS IIEDT mere. says
the cOmmandin' figure '.Or tn Stage
.COstUmers' local No. 765 will know why.
Thin tights has no union label on
thin -
ImaS CINE IN CONSERVATION. Clarence,
You may well ask if tn labor union
has affected III Industry av tn stage.
IN manager falls weakly agin a fiat
an fans himself with his hat. Tn com
mandm' figure av' tn Stage Costumers'
local representative holds it's place at
Z an tn music doesn't start
At this jUncture the comeieen secs
a chance to make himself sthrong with
tn manager He thinks av a gag right
eff tn reel. Pushin' his gOOld crown at
a rakish angle over his eve. he walks
up TO tn cOmmandin' figure an saws:
7 suppose you'd expect to see this
chorus come on in union suits?"
This gay wheeZe falls to tn stage
with plunk an tn manager takes tn
commandin' figure aside an talks to il
In tn secrecy av tn star dressin'-roOm.
Clarence. tn matther is compromised
temporarily an tn rehearsal is on once
more. Tn angel weak from his fright.
goes out TO get highball an tn man.
ager works for fourteen hours straight
with III company until it's nearly time
to ring up on tn first performance.
The Oboe Players Delegate.
Thin, whin he is snatchin' sustenance
an glass av milk in a nearby cor
ner takin' his lunch a Ia cart, a tall,
thin gazabo with a ftshy eye ap-
prOaches.
"Misther Manager" he says. L would
word with YOU says he.
Say on. fellow" says the manager.
who has his nerve back be that time,
but be brief"
I represent the Consolidated Oboe
Players association says The tall guy.
an / have been Obligated fer TO wait
on YOU an fer TO tell you tn demands
av tn organization, which" he says.
must be complied with before 7:3O
o'clock says he, -"or the curtain does
mt go up"
Demands" echoes tn manager. ia
kin bite cut av his cheek in his ex-
element; what demands have the
oboes-I mean tn oboe players-got?''
tbs against tn rules av tn or
ganizatiOn," says the committee. for
a union oboe player 10 be hidden I'M
dher tn stage in thin caves that you
fellows have built fer tn orchestras.
You must furnish a seat fer tn oboe
player where he can see tn performance
an where tn aujeence can see him an
appreciate his work. says he
"Tll not" says tn manager. boItin'
the last piece of his pie. 'Tn cut tn
oboe out av tn band. HOw's that fer
high ?"
If you do" says tn sad IOokin' COM
mittee, you won't have any band, be-
cause We stand together as wan man. |
an tn orchestra viii quit if there's no
oboe player in it. More than that"
says he, 9TH organization also demands |
two aisle seats fer tn oboe players
family at least twice a week. especially |
on SUNDAYS an Openin' nights says
he
TAKE tn pot" says the manager.
weakly layin' down his hand. You |
win"
A little later i'm tn day, Clarence, tn |
manager is waited upon by a commit |
tee from tn Ushers' Protective assOcia- |
ton. an he learns that they must be /
paid in advance livery night. or tn cur
tain viii not be pulled up by a union |
stage hand. An whin he goes back av
tn house to see how things are goIn' /
a half hour before tn doors are opened |
ne finds tn organizer has been busy /
with tn chorus girls an they are all 1
organized an demSndn' Thursday /
nights off an only one matinee a week, I
an tn lad that works tn electric lights 1
couldn't think av startin' in until I'll /
manager signs a contract hiring him /
fer six months rain or shine.
It's a glad, free life, Clarence, this |
Dein' manager, as you can judge from |
these few remarks. but rs fer mine |
give me instead tn peaceful quiet that 1
the head keeper OF the county jail en-
joys.