Usher (occupation)

The usher ( Austrian: usher ) is a person who shows a spectator, etc., visitors, guest reserved for him right seat or standing room. He may also be responsible for checking the tickets.

Virtual usher show over the Internet division of the Tribune and also allow partially a virtual view from this place on the stage, etc. represent. Thus the interested in finding the optimal helped seat or place to stand.

History

" Court " means after Johann Christoph Adelung including " surface " or " base ". " The Latin Platea, the alley, in the Anglo-Saxon: " Plaets " is used exactly that."

Also according to this village is conquered space - Major was the one who in fortresses, the guards distributed and supervised. The square - adjutant, whose assistant.

Activity

The main activity of the usher, it is the viewer, visitor or guest etc. to show the space reserved for him seat and to avoid interference with other guests if possible. At the same time the usher also plays a regulatory role and he may also be responsible for the ( re) check the tickets.

For his work in a darkened room, it is equipped with a flashlight, which primarily serves the viewer, visitor or guest etc. sure to lead to his place.

In the cinema the usher had possibly also the task of projection errors (see: film editing ) to report to the projectionist, which faded out the " displacer " manually correct the image section on the projector. Volume errors in the talkies of the usher was able to adapt under certain circumstances, even by adjusting the volume.

Famous People who worked as an usher

Ettore Bevilacqua, Amabile Cauchi, Frederick de Cordova, Henry Creamer, Carroll John Daly, Vic Damone, Jonathan Frakes, Jason Butler Harner, Dieter Hildebrandt, Wolfgang Koeppen, James Lorinz, Lodovicus Malinke from the trio Malediva, Ranald MacDougall, Tim Mara, Klaus Nomi, Al Pacino, Larry Parks, Mickey Rourke, Jules Schermer, Leon Schlesinger, Rex Stout, Gyula Trebitsch, Lew Wasserman, Jack Weston, Werner Winter.

Pay

Ushers are usually of the institution ( eg cinema, theater, etc. ) paid ( Temporary employment of stage members ). It has yet naturalized as with porters, taxi drivers, dressers, etc., this would be offered a tip.

In some cases, the function of the usher is now taken over by commercial order services (which are also partly to offer security services etc ).

Movies, media, literature

  • The usher ( Director: Peter Gehrig, Producer: Jürgen Dohme ), 1980
  • The usher (Herbert Vesely as an actor and Herbert Achternbusch ) 1983
  • CT das radio with the program point: usher ( for movie listings)
  • Hans -Eberhard Urbaniak, The Conservative usher: employee matters are missing in the election program of the Union, Social Democratic Press in 1980, H. 141 [ 28 July 1980 ], pp. 4, (PDF, 173 kB).
  • Barbara Adamowsky, education fashion as a social usher in social Europe! by Michael Sommer (ed.), Marburg 2008, ISBN 978-3-89472-219-7, pp. 132 - 151

Related Occupations

  • Ushers
  • Porter
  • Bouncer
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