Both bookings were confirmed, in writing, by different people, in different documents. The stage held a band while fourteen models held the corridor. Neither calendar mentioned the other. The venue manager produced a third calendar, which mentioned
continued on p.4THE RAIL REPORTSECOND EDITION · 35¢
BACKSTAGE ASKS: WHICH VERSION?
An hour of show day went to establishing whose PDF was newest. It was nobody's. A dresser produced a printout from Thursday, older than every file but more trusted than any of them. Work resumed on the Thursday copy while the newest version circulated, unread, in
continued on p.4BACKSTAGE COURIERTHE LATE PAPER · No. 412
SEVENTEEN RUNSHEETS, NONE FINAL
moments before doors. uncredited.
Each one was final when it was sent. A stage manager has begun printing them on different colours of paper to tell them apart, an approach she describes as working, in that nothing works. The seventeenth was superseded during the writing of this
continued on p.6GATE & GUEST WEEKLYMORNING EDITION · No. 88
WHO HAS THE DOOR LIST?
Security worked from Tuesday's printout. Forty-one names were missing, among them the designer's mother, who was asked to wait beside the bins. We had the newest list, said everyone, holding different lists. The gate reopened at eight; the apology is expected to take considerably
continued on p.9OPERATOR'S LEDGERSEASON SUPPLEMENT · FREE INSIDE
LIGHTS CUE THE WRONG LOOK
The operator's copy was version nine. The copy taped to the stage rail was version twelve. Nobody present would claim thirteen, though it was known to exist. The blackout that followed was described in the programme as an artistic choice. It was not an artistic
continued on p.4OPERATOR'S LEDGERSHOW DAY SPECIAL · No. 1,204
NOBODY CALLS THE ENCORE
recovered from the rail. photographer unknown.
The caller's sheet ended one walk early. The music did not. For eleven seconds the runway held an empty spotlight while backstage debated, in whispers, whether the show was over. The designer took a bow that was meant for somebody
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SKYLAR.
six clippings. one missing system.
printed tuesday. worn friday.check the dates.final ≠ finalNO.17/66
SKYLAR. NO.17/66.
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reviews_— what happens when it doesn't
GATE & GUEST WEEKLYSECOND EDITION · 35¢
EVERY NAME AT THE GATE
Security had the newest list because there was only one list. The designer's mother sat front row, on time, in the right chair, beside the buyer she was supposed to charm. The gate closed at eight with nothing to apologise for, a first in this reporter's
continued on p.6CALL TIMES GAZETTETHE LATE PAPER · No. 412
EVERY MODEL. EVERY CALL TIME. HONESTLY.
the rail, calm. photographer unknown.
The call time changed twice on Thursday and both times everyone knew within the minute, in one place, on the record. She arrived styled for the right look at the right hall with nine minutes to spare, which she spent
continued on p.5THE RAIL REPORTMORNING EDITION · No. 88
BACKSTAGE ASKS: IS IT ALWAYS THIS EASY?
Nobody hunted a PDF. The rail read the same lineup as the stage door, as the caller, as the phone in every pocket. A dresser finished early and helped the next rail along, out of what she described as sheer novelty. Work ended on time, which took some getting
continued on p.11GATE & GUEST WEEKLYMORNING EDITION · No. 88
GUEST LIST RIGHT. THE FIRST TIME.
Printed once at five, correct at five, still correct at seven. Guests were admitted on names rather than confidence. At least one critic was seated by a man who had seen the chart, because everyone had seen the chart, because there was one
continued on p.10BACKSTAGE COURIERSEASON SUPPLEMENT · FREE INSIDE
ONE RUNSHEET. IT WAS FINAL.
There was one runsheet. It said final and meant it. A dresser, asked which version she was on, looked at this reporter with genuine confusion and said the one. Backstage was described by a veteran stage manager as suspiciously calm, like a library that
continued on p.3OPERATOR'S LEDGERSEASON SUPPLEMENT · FREE INSIDE
FORTY LOOKS, FORTY CUES, ZERO BLACKOUTS
The operator's copy was the stage copy was the caller's copy. Version one, final, believed. The encore arrived exactly where the sheet said it would. The board op called it the dullest night of her career, and bought the caller
continued on p.6HOUSE NOTESTUESDAY · LATE EDITION · 40¢
FRONT ROW FULL, LIT, AND SMILING
doors, on time. uncredited.
One seating chart, matching the chairs. A critic was walked straight to her seat by a volunteer who knew her name, and the chart agreed. The house manager spent the show watching the show, an activity he said he could get
continued on p.10OPERATOR'S LEDGERWEEKEND WRAP · $1.20
THE ENCORE, CALLED ON TIME
The caller's sheet ended where the music did. The designer's bow landed in a room that saw it coming and stood anyway. Eleven seconds of applause per look, by the ledger's count, which the ledger kept, because the ledger finally had time to
