Difference between revisions of "advance agent (Q27812)"
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| + | historical description: An advance woman goes out ahead of a play, a moving picture, a concert, or whatever the entertainment may be, and lays the groundwork. In other words the advance woman arrives in a city or town about ten days before the opening of the attraction. She arranges advertising with the manager of tlie theater — the house manager, in the parlance of the theater; looks up the times of arrival and departure of trains ; arranges hotel accommodations for the cast, signs contracts for the transportation of baggage; and in short, attends to everything which will smooth the way for the company when it arrives, and blaze the trail for its success in that town. (English) | ||||||||||||||
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| + | Publication date: 1919
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Latest revision as of 16:29, 21 April 2024
An advance agent goes out ahead of a play, a moving picture, a concert, or whatever the entertainment may be, and lays the groundwork
- advance women
- advance man
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | advance agent | An advance agent goes out ahead of a play, a moving picture, a concert, or whatever the entertainment may be, and lays the groundwork |
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advance agent (English)
An advance woman goes out ahead of a play, a moving picture, a concert, or whatever the entertainment may be, and lays the groundwork. In other words the advance woman arrives in a city or town about ten days before the opening of the attraction. She arranges advertising with the manager of tlie theater — the house manager, in the parlance of the theater; looks up the times of arrival and departure of trains ; arranges hotel accommodations for the cast, signs contracts for the transportation of baggage; and in short, attends to everything which will smooth the way for the company when it arrives, and blaze the trail for its success in that town. (English)
1919
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