The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-28

with many interruptions. The unfinished parts are
practiced separately in the morning TOO long too
composers there, and at the word of change elm
mate adapt. The songs sung by the compos-
sung alike by principals and chorus, and
marched and danced by them, too.
1t is few days before the opening now. The COS
tunes have been fitted and afternoon comes a
dress parade Everybody is arrayed in the costly
raiment of the production and passes for inspection
A girl will venture, My tights too tight here"
and the order for alteration will come. Then comes
in hand figures to time Each piece of scenery in
carried and off, just will happen at the perform
In all this time however no mention has been mad.
of the orchestra Yet this has been practicng under
its leader in hall apart However, the producer
gives the word and one hne day the performers find
the orchestra in its place. and they sing their lays to
its accompaniment This is few days before tina
initial performance. Nothing remains but the
dress rehearsal, of which there possibly three
before the first production of the play somewhere else
The scenery is in its place. the company is CARRIED in
the spendors of its costumery- Every detail of tho
production is gone through without interruption
The stage manager and the dancing directors are not
seen before the curtain that occasion They ara
behind the scenes marshaing their line of chorus
gest1cuating exhorting harder than ever Behind
those freshly painted scenes, too, propertymen
rushing about, hauling dismantlng, replacing. In
the auditorium sits the producer, mmutabe watch in
hand, ready to record further points for changes
points for the electrician, for individual players "a
the chorus, for everything bearing e ne production
The ends of this complex skeia being gathered
together.
much will be found changed The man with tho
watch has conceived the whole finale of some scene
to be less effective than he wished. In the morning
1t IS changed. The time occupied has BEEN perhaos
20 minutes too long So the night it is dinin-
ssed by that in those places where the sac
rites will most fit. Thus does the book" de-
crs~I from l97 pages to the handler 90 And the
man Who holds the watch and who rehearses the cho
rus and the principals and the music and the songs
and makes the engagements and pays the bills has
fashioned it under his hand
After the FIRST dress rehearsal the company trans
ported to the ryout town of this theatrical occasion
The scenery has been packed and sent by train the
stage carpenter looking after upon arrival In the
meantime the posters designed have been piacard-d
the advertisements written.
The night has come, the lights are low in the ardi
forum. Rehearsas still called each morning and
the work OF change comes that another success NAV
be made The play the star the principals the music
the scenery, the dances alike in their Respective
grooves And then one night, with the advanta0 rs
OF experience and time upon its head we see Il IN
New York But the stage is not bare now 1t /. rich
with scenery and cleaning with color The lights ara
low IN the auditorium From the stage back amid an
opulence OF sheen, advances rich procession Tbs
bright young ladies have pinned up petticoats now
They are creatures of effulgence and fairvlaud w,
see that the ehrysalis has changed and Is now BUT
terfy. She IS huttering her wings The production
has been NADIA