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The Art of Stage Dancing · Ned Wayburn — chapter 69 of 76 · ~1,066 words · public domain

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229 West 51st Street, New York City

LOS ANGELES OFFICE 6412 Hollywood Blvd. SAN FRANCISCO OFFICE Theodore Hale, 369 Pine St. CHICAGO OFFICE 1032 Capitol Bldg. KANSAS CITY OFFICE Gayety Theatre Bldg.

To be used by "Independent" New York Managers and others playing the same class of attractions

AGREEMENT made this ---- day of ----, 192-, between ---- (hereinafter called "Manager") and ---- (hereinafter called "Chorus").

Regulations and Rules Over Leaf

Regulations covering rehearsals, notice of termination before and during rehearsals, lost rehearsals, individual termination, closing of play and season, clothes, number of performances, lost performances, transportation, lay-off, method of giving notice and other matters are set forth in the "Regulations" on the reverse side of this page and in "Rules Governing Independent Chorus Equity Minimum Contract Standard Form," on the pages following, and except as hereinafter provided are a part hereof.

Agreement of Employment

1. The Manager engages the Chorus to render services in ----, (Here insert present title of play.) and the Chorus hereby accepts such engagement upon the terms herein set forth.

Opening Date

2. The date of the first public performance shall be the ---- day of ----, 19--, or not later than fourteen days thereafter.

Employment hereunder shall begin on the date of the beginning of rehearsals and shall continue until terminated by notice given as herein provided and not otherwise.

Compensation

3. The Manager agrees to pay the Chorus the sum of ---- Dollars ($----) each week, in New York City, and ---- Dollars ($----) each week outside of New York City, on Saturday thereof, from and after the date named in paragraph "2" and until this agreement is duly terminated. The minimum salary of this contract shall be the sum of Thirty ($30) Dollars weekly in New York City; outside of New York City the minimum salary shall be the sum of Thirty-five ($35) Dollars, unless the production shall be designated by the Chorus Equity Association of America, as a Number 2 attraction, in which case the road salary shall be Thirty ($30) Dollars.

Duties of the Chorus

4. The Chorus agrees to be prompt at rehearsals, to pay strict regard to makeup and dress, to perform his services in a competent and painstaking manner, to abide by all reasonable rules and regulations of the Manager, and, except as otherwise herein provided, to render services exclusively to the Manager from the date of beginning of rehearsals, and shall not render services to any other person, firm or corporation without the consent of the Manager.

5. The Manager agrees that he has notice that the Chorus herein is a member of the Chorus Equity Association and as such member is bound to conform to its lawful rules and regulations, and that it is a lawful rule and regulation of said Association that, as far as the Manager herein is concerned, the Chorus is to work only in companies operated by the Manager herein when all members of said chorus of said company or companies are members of the Chorus Equity Association in good standing and continue to be such during the entire term of employment hereunder. And the Manager agrees that the Chorus shall not be required to work hereunder in violation of said rule or other lawful rule of said Association, and further agrees to the full extent to which said agreement is lawful that all chorus members in the company in which the Chorus herein is employed, shall be and shall continue throughout the term hereof to be members in good standing of the Chorus Equity Association.

Should the Manager employ any non-member of the Chorus Equity Association, or any member not fully paid up or not in good standing, or one who fails to continue himself in good standing, or should the Manager breach any covenant herein made, the Chorus member may (The Chorus Equity Association consenting) not only terminate this agreement forthwith, but the Manager also agrees to pay the Chorus all sums due to the date of termination, plus his return fare and plus, as liquidated damages, no present basis for calculation existing, a sum equal to two weeks' salary.

Arbitration

6. In event that any dispute shall arise between the parties as to any matter or thing covered by this agreement, or as to the meaning of any part thereof, then said dispute or claim shall be arbitrated. The Manager shall choose one arbitrator, and the Chorus Equity Association the second. ---- shall be the third. These three shall constitute the Board and the decision of a majority of the arbitrators shall be the decision of all and shall be binding upon both parties and shall be final. The Board shall hear the parties and within seven (7) days shall decide the dispute or claim. The Board shall determine by whom and in what proportion the cost of arbitration shall be paid, and the parties hereby constitute said Board their agents and agree that its decision shall constitute an agreement between them, having the same binding force as if agreed to by the parties themselves. Further, that they and each of them will, if required, sign such individual arbitration agreement as to make said arbitration comply with a legal arbitration under the laws of the State of New York and the rules of the Supreme Court thereof, and that judgment upon the award may be entered in the Supreme Court of the State of New York. The oath of the members of the Board of Arbitration shall not be necessary unless specifically requested by one of the parties.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF we have signed this agreement on the day and year first above written.

---- Manager.

---- Chorus.

REGULATIONS

(To be printed on Independent Chorus Equity Minimum Contract, Standard Form)

Rehearsals

A. (1) The Chorus, if required, shall give four weeks' rehearsal without pay; if further rehearsals are required then for each additional week or part thereof the Manager shall pay the Chorus half salary for the next two weeks and full salary thereafter. All payments for rehearsals beyond the four weeks shall be made on or before the Saturday of each week.

(2) It is agreed that rehearsals shall be continuous from the date of the first rehearsal to the date of the first public performance of the play, as stated in Paragraph 2 on the face hereof.

Notice of Termination before Rehearsal

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