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          used showcases4 to demonstrate their talents.  Petitioner used              
          the showcases as a method to familiarize entertainment industry             
          professionals with the names, faces, and talents of petitioner's            
          artists so that they would be invited to interviews, and                    
          ultimately, obtain a job in the entertainment industry.  Numerous           
          casting people, directors, and producers who were involved in the           
          entertainment industry were invited to the showcases so that they           
          could see the work of petitioner's clients.                                 
               Petitioner put together a showcase in January 1991, at a               
          small theater in North Hollywood.  The theater space was free and           
          held 26 people.  The theater was filled by directors, producers,            
          and casting people who were invited by petitioner.  Petitioner              
          also organized a showcase at the Coronet Theatre in La Cienega in           
          March 1991.  The Coronet Theatre space was free because                     
          petitioner knew someone who let her use the space.  The 350-                
          person theater was filled with invited entertainment industry               
          people.  Some of petitioner's artists obtained interviews or work           
          after this showcase.                                                        
               In July 1991, petitioner and her artists were invited by               
          Steven Wright Productions to present a showcase at the Convention           
          Center in St. Louis, Missouri.  Petitioner's artists were paid              


          4  As we understand it, a showcase is a production of short                 
          skits, excerpts from theatrical works, musical numbers, or other            
          forms of entertainment which are performed by actors and                    
          actresses.                                                                  




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