Except in a case of notice given on Monday as otherwise provided
in these rules, a week's notice shall be seven calendar days and two
weeks' notice fourteen calendar days.
18. The Chorus shall be responsible for transporting his own baggage
to and from the station or theatre in New York City. The Manager will
pay the cost of or reimburse the Chorus for such transportation
anywhere on Manhattan Island.
19. Should the Citizens' Jury provided for in New York decide
adversely to the continuance of a production because salacious or
against public morals, the Chorus shall forthwith terminate his
employment without notice, payment or penalty.
20. Should the production in which the Chorus is engaged be complained
of as being in violation of any statute, ordinance or law of the
United States, any state or any municipality in any state and should a
claim or charge be made against the Chorus on account of his being
engaged in such production, either civil or criminal, the Manager
shall defend the Chorus at his own expense, or shall pay any and all
reasonable charges laid out or incurred by the Chorus in his defense,
and the Manager agrees to indemnify the Chorus against any loss or
damage which he may suffer on account of being engaged in any such
production.
This rule shall not apply to any case or any set of conditions where
its enforcement would be illegal or against public policy.
21. The Manager shall have the right to lay off his company the week
before Christmas and Holy Week without pay. Should such lay-off take
place the Manager shall not during said lay-off period be entitled to
the services of the company except for a run-through rehearsal on the
day of re-opening, and except further that additional rehearsals may
be allowed by the Chorus Equity Association in case of illness of the
star or prominent member of the company or change of cast.
22. If in any production the star or featured member of the cast shall
be ill and a lay-off shall take place on that account, Chorus
receiving less than $100 weekly (but no others) shall be paid by the
Manager an amount equal to their board and lodging for the first week.
If said lay-off continues beyond one week half salaries shall be paid
to the entire company for each day the Chorus 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
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