Dangerous greetings

Tarification in any theater is the most painful situation. In the 60s. The conflict commission on tarification at the Moscow Department of Culture, a member of which I was, received a statement from the actress of the Theatre of Lenin Komsomol (now Lenkom), who did not receive an increase in the rate. She received a miserable category, something about 90 rubles, and asked to add 10 rubles, which was an increase in the category. Theatre director Anatoly Efros has died. Obviously he was right, I and the whole commission didn’t even know the name of the actress, and we didn’t have any grounds to believe an artist like Ephros. The actress filed a complaint in court. Here the sufferer played out: she presented several posters, traditionally signed by the director to each performer for the premiere. Usually, such inscriptions are complementary and greeting, but, as shown by the process, the underwater reefs are melted. On the posters the director wrote (I pass on the general meaning and mood): “Thank you for the talented work...”, “Little gold, dear...”, “Thank you for the creative attitude to work...” and so on. The judge, a simple man and not experienced in theatrical diplomacy, asked only one question: “Did you write these inscriptions?” The actress was raised the salary not by ten rubles, as she requested, but by a much larger amount.