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| re: I think there is some chance that Variety was wrong | |
| Posted by: AlanScott 07:48 pm EST 11/26/22 | |
| In reply to: re: I think there is some chance that Variety was wrong - BobPlak 11:04 am EST 11/26/22 | |
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| Just a reminder that shows missed 12 performances because of the strike, which started on June 2, 1960. (The Tenth Man started the strike on June 1 under circumstances that I don't feel like trying to explain, and it missed 13.) And it was resolved on Sunday, June 12, with performances restarting on the following day. Most Broadway shows played no performances from June 2 till restarting on June 13. | |
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| re: I think there is some chance that Variety was wrong | |
| Posted by: BobPlak 08:02 pm EST 11/26/22 | |
| In reply to: re: I think there is some chance that Variety was wrong - AlanScott 07:48 pm EST 11/26/22 | |
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| There's something here I must not be explaining very well. That week when everything was totally shut down -- the week of Monday, June 6, 1960 to Sunday, June 12, 1960 -- isn't counted in the total of the number of weeks a show ran. Shows would shut down for even several weeks for various reasons, usually summer layoffs (which Gypsy did shortly after the strike, reopening in mid-August at the Imperial). Those weeks certainly aren't counted in the run of the show, nor is the week it was totally shut down due to the strike -- only the half-week is counted. So not counting the strike week gave Gypsy a run of 89 weeks, not 90. So those missed 8 performances don't have to be subtracted from what the total the show would have run without a strike. That's why I only mentioned four performances missed due to the strike, which were the only four relevant to the discussion. I guess I'm still not explaining this very well. :( |
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| re: I think there is some chance that Variety was wrong | |
| Posted by: AlanScott 08:14 pm EST 11/26/22 | |
| In reply to: re: I think there is some chance that Variety was wrong - BobPlak 08:02 pm EST 11/26/22 | |
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| Oh, I get it now. I think I've just been slow in this situation. My bad, not yours. | |
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