9. Lay-offs, unless caused through the fault of the Actor, shall not be counted as part of the guaranteed period.
10. (a) The Actor's employment hereunder is conditional upon the membership of the companies of the Manager being in accordance with the Equity Association rules, set forth in the agreement between the Actors' Equity Association and the Managers' Protective Association, Inc., dated May 12, 1924, and the Actor shall not be required to work hereunder in violation of any such rules. Should at any time the membership of any such company fail to be in accordance with any such rules, or should the Manager fail to comply with any of the provisions of paragraphs "SEVENTH" or "EIGHTH" of said agreement, the Actor shall at his option, provided the Actors' Equity Association consents, be released from this agreement and the Manager agrees to pay to him and he may recover from the Manager, all sums due to date of said release plus his return fare, as provided in the transportation clause, plus, as liquidated damages, a sum equal to two weeks' salary. Any claim under this paragraph must be made by the Actor through and with the consent of the Actors' Equity Association and any dispute regarding the same shall be arbitrated under the provisions of this agreement.
(b) This agreement is dependent upon and subject to all the terms and conditions of said agreement with the Managers' Protective Association, Inc., dated May 12, 1924, omitting the "Equity Minimum Contract" made a part of said agreement.
Arbitration
11. In event that any dispute shall arise between the parties as to any matter or thing covered by this agreement, or as to the meaning of any part thereof, then said dispute or claim shall be arbitrated. The Manager shall choose one arbitrator and the Actors' Equity Association the second: —— shall be the third. These three shall constitute the Board and the decision of a majority of the arbitrators shall be the decision of all and shall be binding upon both parties and shall be final. The Board shall hear the parties and within seven (7) days shall decide the dispute or claim. The Board shall determine by whom and in what proportion the cost of arbitration shall be paid, and the parties hereby constitute said Board their agents and agree that its decision shall constitute an agreement between them, having the same binding force as if agreed to by the parties themselves. Further, that they and each of them will, if required, sign such individual arbitration agreement as to make said arbitration comply with a legal arbitration under the laws of the State of New York, and the rules of Supreme Court thereof, and that judgment upon the award may be entered in the Supreme Court of the State of New York. The oath of the members of the Board of Arbitration shall not be necessary unless specifically requested by one of the parties.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF we have signed this agreement on the day and year first above written.
—— MANAGER
—— ACTOR
REGULATIONS
Rehearsals
A. (1) The Actor, if required, shall give four weeks' rehearsal without pay (in case of musical comedy, revue or spectacular production, five weeks), and obligates himself to be ready to rehearse four (or five) weeks before the date mentioned in Paragraph three on face of contract hereof; if further rehearsals are required then for each additional week or part thereof the Manager shall pay the Actor full compensation, as provided in Paragraph four on face of contract hereof on Saturday night of each week.