to the Chorus and paying two weeks' compensation.
(4) If the contract be signed and entered into within two months of
the specific date mentioned in paragraph 2 on the face hereof and the
play is not placed in rehearsal or is abandoned, the Manager shall pay
the Chorus a sum equal to one week's salary.
_Individual Termination After Opening_
D. Either party may terminate this contract at any time on or after
the date of the first public performance of the play by giving the
other party two weeks' written notice.
_Termination By Closing of Play and Season_
E. (1) If the play runs four weeks or less, the Manager may close the
play and company without notice, and terminate the right of the Chorus
to further compensation, provided he has paid the Chorus for all
services rendered to date, and in no event less than two weeks'
compensation.
(2) If the play shall run more than four weeks, the Manager shall give
one week's notice of the closing of the season of the play and
company, or pay one week's compensation in lieu thereof.
_Clothes_
F. All hats, costumes, wigs, shoes, tights and stockings shall be
furnished the Chorus by the Manager.
_Notices_
G. All communications which refer to the company in general shall be
posted upon the call-board. Notice to the Manager must be given to him
personally or to his company or Stage Manager.
_Number of Performances_
H. (1) Eight performances shall constitute a week's work.
(2) A week's compensation shall be paid even if a less number than
eight performances are given, except as herein otherwise provided in
Paragraph J.
(3) A sum equal to one-eighth of the weekly compensation shall be paid
for each performance over eight in each week. (This also applies to
understudies.)
(4) It is assumed that Sunday rehearsals and performances will take
place only where it is lawful, and the Chorus shall not be required to
perform in the play and part above named on Sunday in any theatre
except those where Sunday performances were customarily given on May
1st, 1924.
_Lost Performances_
I. The Chorus shall travel with the company by such routes as the
Manager may direct, and the Chorus shall not demand compensation for
any performance lost through unavoidable delay in travel which
prevents the giving of performances by the company.
J. It is further agreed if the company cannot perform because of fire,
accident, strikes, riot, act of God, the public enemy, or for
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