15. Notices of termination or closing given at or before the end of the performance on Monday night, effective at the end of the Saturday night following, shall be deemed one week's notice and such notice effective at the end of Saturday week following shall be deemed two weeks' notice.
16. The essence of this contract is continuous employment and a play once closed shall not be opened during the same season within eight weeks of the date of previous closing, without the consent of the Chorus Equity Association. Such consent, if given, shall be upon such terms and conditions as may be considered just and equitable by such Association.
17. 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 the production.