Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-11-08
SCHEDULE OF HIGHER PAY, EF.
FEcTlve NOV. 10, PRESENTED
THEArER MANAGERS.
TROUBLE MAY RESULT
OVER ENFORCING SCALE
odeon Theater Orchestra Members
Said to Be Under Contract For The.
atrioal Seascn--Thsater Managers
Object to "visItins" clause--pane-
ing Parties to Como Higher.

Dance, theater and band music here
after Is going to cost more-if local
union musicians arc employed. Ell
! fectiVe Nov. 16 a new schedule OF
rates prepared by the local union OF
musicians will replace the old rates.
according to notices that have been
served on theater managers and dance
promoters.
4 Argument and trouble over the new
rates, which are much higher than
| they have been, is likely to result
especially at the Odeon. where 1t was
| said members Of the orchestra are un-'
der contract for the theatrical season.
| Neither. the Strand nor Casino has
written contracts with its musicians.
Dance and Theatsr Rates.
The new dance schedule Of musi-
clans is: One performer. s.; two per-
each. $3.50; four performers or more,
each, -; leader, extra, 81. Time limit
three hours. with overtime 81 per hour
or fraction thereof per performer. For
dances at the County Club regular
dance scale shall prevail.
Rates for picture and vaudeville
houses. charging to exceed 10 cents
admission. Leader, per week (four-
teen shows), s37; side musicians. $50;
side musicians, single performance.
$3.50: extra rehearsals called by man
ayers. each. per performer, 81. Time
limit for single performance. three
hours and fifteen minutes, provided
twenty minute intermission shall be
| taken.
Odeon scale: Minimum, seven per-
formers; for all attractions, side men,
each, SO: leader. each performance. -.
The full orchestra shall be used on all
shows where highest price for single
seat Is so cents or more, excepting
shows carrying seven or more musi-
clans.
49, Band and Other Rates.
Band rates: Each performer, per
hour, 81; succeeding hour, each per-
| former, per hour. ST. leader, double
| money. ....,.
Miscellaneous orchestra, One per-
former, one hour, 81, succeeding hours.
per hour, Sc; two performers, per hour,
each. s2.50i succeeding hours, per
hour. each performer, $50, three per-
formers or more, one hour, each per-
former 81, succeeding hours, per hour,
each performer. 81, leader. extra, 81.
| Picture theater managers are max.
4 ing less protest against the new scale
! than to some Of the rules prescribed.
| There is objection to the demand that
| a given number Of musicians be en-
ployed for all shows and to a clause
in the notice which reads that the
\ owner shall accord to the secretary
Of local 176, A. F. Of NJ. the privilege
| Of visiting musicians employed there.
in, without CHARGE"
| Managers Raise Objections.
| With respect to this clause there IL
| objection to the. official entering the-
| aters all hours, one manager stating
that he would be willing to call musi-
clans to hiss office where they might
converse with the officer. but he did
not want to have officials Of tho union
converse with musicians In the or
chestra pit during performances.
Members Of the Odeon orchestra are
said to be under contract for 4 fixed
price Of 81 per performance for each
musician. and 50 for the leader. The
orchestra now is made up Of sever
pieces, the number demanded in the
new schedule. Under the schedule
however, tho house must pay sever
j musicians tor each performance unless
the show carriers an orchestra Of q
least seven pieces. Augmented orch
estras, where the show carries lesi
I than seven pieces, must therefore in
1 clude the seven members Of the Cdeon
orchestra.
4 Manager Heller, Of the Strand. said
his orchestra now was receiving more
than would be paid under the new
scale. II the new scale is to go into
effect it is the intention Of the man
I aser to drop the clarinet from the
orchestra for afternoon performances
and the cost Of the orchestra then
/ would be t147.50 week.
Objection Is made at all theaters u
the number OF musicians demanded al
| all performances. Managers declare
they can not agree to this demand be-
cause they can not foresee results OF
conditions which cause curtailmsnt Of
expenses during tho winter season.
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