The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-04-08

ment of the coach in all matters anC
should not presume to set his persona
Opinions Chased as they naturally are
on the profound ignorance of youth
and inexperienced against the ripe wis
dom of a person who has for years
been successfully engaged in artistic
ally staging meritorious plays.
In the old days the business man
ager was generally not paid at all;
and there were always plenty of stu
, dents who were willing TO discharge
all of the duties because of the valuable
experience they felt they gained in
writing and distributing advertising;
in selling tickets; in engaging thea
tire; in stage management; in listing
and gathering properties; in handling
the accounts; and in performing the
many other tasks incidental to the
presentation of a play. On two acca-
sions, at least, in connection with an
unusually elaborate production, We
maid a business manager the sum of
ten dollars, with the understanding
that he should relieve the coach of
some of the responsibilities and tasks
which threatened to be too much for
busy instructor to discharge. But to
the disappointment of those who had
agreed to such a stipend, the work OF
tbe coach was not diminished and the
labor of training a green manager
was found to be as great as When ne
was unpaid. Giving ten dollars to
student. however willing and amlable,
did not supply him with either ability
or experienced. On later occasion
heavily indebted senior class made an
Arrangement with one OF its own mem
bers to, put on a play (of a popular
but unworthy type on percentage
hasie The bad influence of the per-
centage idea on the character Oh the
nroduction has not been forgotten by
the cast or by the members OF the rae
ultv who coached the play, without
compensation, of course. Inc WHOLE
onisode will make a good story some
dav and we only hope that when we
come to write it we shall have the skill
TO depict graphically the truly laugh
able embarrassments that arose IRON,
mo stingv practices of the manager
whose "box-office' eye glared at even
the most trivial and necessary eXpeh-
ditures: and whose astute NINA CON
ceived the notion of putting seats III
the aisles at the risk of arrest, BECAUSE
N case the worst should befall him, the
r,oyimum fine that could be imposed
would still be much less than the IN
come to be derived from the SAFE OF
the extra seats.
AT present the work OF the business
manager is so much lighter imam ioi-
merly that there is even less excuse
now for letting him make proilt out
of a nlav. The reputation of the Eng
Iish Club has been so well estapiishec
nv nearly ten years of SUCCESSFUL "ofh
that there is no longer any necessity
for the strenuous and varied auVer-
Using of other years. The 1ouhuihs
of a daily paper has made possible
dionified announcement at relatively
small cost and an almost uhlllli'eu
70
of free reading notices. Inc
usa of the university auditorium elm
mates all the business land it was con-
siderable) in connection with the down
town theatre. And the experience
gained by the coaches in the past reh-
1ers unnecessary a great deal OF eX-
and lack of system winch
we're inevitably prevalent in the hrsl
ESSAYS. 1t is inconceivable that COM
,etent students could not be ion Il
who would be glad for the sake OF ire
hub to act as business manaee
f they were sure they would not get
Useful experience from the sllght sac
.ifice of time and energy involved.
The English Club is doubtless he
.reatest single agent in the university
or the promotion of culture and the
of pleasure of the most ele-
ated type. Most departmental organ
cations are, by their very nature ahc
purpose, limited in their appeal TO a
mall group of specialists Meetings
re primarily for the discussion d ser
,us and technical subjects intentional
V confined to a narrow field. WIN the
,nglish Club the situation is quite dif-
srent Every person who enters col
age takes English at some time OF
Their in his course, and thus becomes /
ieible to membership in the club, and /