both ways and for each day of rehearsal a sum equal to
one-fourteenth of the weekly salary agreed upon, said rehearsals to be
deemed continuous and to begin not later than the day after the
Actor's arrival. In case the Actor is dismissed after the seven day
probationary period, the Manager shall pay the Actor two weeks' salary
and his transportation both ways.
7. If the full rehearsal period to which the Manager is entitled be
not used by him before the date of opening, he may employ the balance
thereof immediately before the New York opening, provided that said
New York opening takes place within six weeks of the original opening
of the play.
8. All performances for which admission is charged (except bona fide
benefits) are to be counted and considered as performances under the
Minimum Standard Contract.
9. If the employment under any contract relates to the second or
subsequent season of any play then the period of free rehearsals is
three weeks instead of four, but this provision shall not obtain if 50
per cent or more of the cast were not members of the production the
preceding year.
[Illustration: A THIRD FLOOR CORRIDOR]
10. If the play for which the Actor is engaged is rehearsed seven days
or less and then rehearsals are discontinued or postponed, or if the
production is abandoned during rehearsals on or before the seven day
probationary period would have expired, the Manager shall pay the
Actor as follows: If the contract has been signed or entered into
within two months of the date mentioned in Paragraph 2 of the Standard
Minimum Contract, a sum equal to one week's salary, otherwise a sum
equal to two weeks' salary.
11. In case the play is abandoned before rehearsals or the Actor is
entitled to compensation under the preceding paragraph, payment shall
be made by the Manager to the Actor not later than three weeks prior
to date of opening specified in Paragraph 2 of the main contract.
12. Seven days' rehearsals means seven consecutive calendar days,
counting Sunday (when Sunday is used for rehearsals), and said seven
days terminate with the dismissal of rehearsal on the seventh day as
herein reckoned.
13. If the part of an Actor who shall have been dismissed before the
end of the rehearsal on the seventh day shall be cut out, the Manager
shall pay to the Actor a sum equal to one week's salary.
14. The Manager shall use reasonable care that his press department
shall not announce the engageme
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