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The Paris Opera House
Firstappearthestagecarpenters,whoarealwaysseventy,andsometimes,whenL’Africaine,forexample,withitsshipscene,istheopera,onehundredandtenstrong.Thencomestageupholsterers,whosesoledutyistolaycarpets,hangcurtains,etc.;gas-men,andasquadoffiremen.Claqueurs,call-boys,property-men,dressers,coiffeurs,supernumeraries,andartists,follow.Thesupernumerariesnumberaboutonehundred;somearehiredbytheyear,butthe’masses’aregenerallyrecruitedatthelastminuteandaregenerallyworking-menwhoseektoaddtotheirmeagreearnings.Thereareaboutahundredchoristers,andabouteightymusicians.
"Nextwebeholdequeries,whosehorsesarehoistedonthestagebymeansofanelevator;electricianswhomanagethelight-producingbatteries;hydraulicienstotakechargeofthewater-worksinballetslikeLaSource;artificerswhopreparetheconflagrationinLeProfeta;floristswhomakereadyMargarita’sgarden,andahostofminoremployees.Thispersonnelisprovidedforasfollows:Eightydressing-roomsarereservedfortheartists,eachincludingasmallantechamber,thedressing-roomproper,andalittlecloset.Besidestheseapartments,theOperahasadressing-roomforsixtymale,andanotherforfiftyfemalechoristers;athirdforthirty-fourmaledancers;fourdressing-roomsfortwentyfemaledancersofdifferentgrades;adressing-roomforonehundredandninetysupernumeraries,etc."
Afewfigurestakenfromthearticlewillsuggesttheenormouscapacityandtheperfectconvenienceofthehouse
