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lay off continues beyond one week, half salaries shall be paid to the
entire company for each day the Actors are retained up to and
including two further weeks. From and after the beginning of the
fourth week the Manager shall either pay full salaries to all members
of the company or may abandon the production.
16. When understudies are employed or there is a change in the cast,
announcement shall be made to this effect, either by a slip in the
program, or by announcement from the stage at the rise of the curtain,
or by conspicuously posting a notice to that effect a reasonable time
before the rise of the curtain, at the box office.
17. In case after the opening of the play and after at least two
weeks' employment, the Manager shall desire a lay off for the purpose
of re-writing or making changes in the cast or any other reason deemed
sufficient by him, he may apply to the Actors' Equity Association for
the right to do so. If the Association agrees to such lay off it may
do so upon such terms and conditions as may seem equitable to it under
the circumstances. But in any event if a change or changes in the cast
is made the Actor or Actors dismissed and not employed upon the
renewed run of the play shall be paid at least one week's additional
salary.
18. Musical comedies, revues or spectacular plays shall immediately
after a New York run be allowed one day's lay off before the opening
in either Boston or Chicago. This does not apply to premieres, i.e.,
original openings in those cities.
19. Should either party give the other any notice permitted under this
contract which terminates the same at any future date and should the
Actor have or secure a new engagement he shall be permitted to attend
the rehearsals under the new engagement as may be necessary and as do
not conflict with his performances under his then existing contract.
20. Should the Actor deem that he has any claim against the Manager
under his contract he shall present the same to the Actors' Equity
Association or to the Manager or both within two months after the time
when such claim has arisen, unless he shall give to the Board of
Arbitration good and sufficient reason for any delay after such period
of two months.
21. The actual salary of the Actor agreed upon shall be stated in the
contract and a lesser or fictitious salary shall not be stated in the
contract.
22. Sunday performances referred to in "Regulations" under Subdivision
4 of Pa
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