Miaomiao Yu wrote:
>I heard that the reason CM performers still wear tuxes and such formal
>evening wear is from the tradition of musicians being seen as servants.
>At formal functions (say a cocktail party), the caterers will also wear
>tuxes. Musicians were considered to be in the same class as servants.
Hmmm. And where are the female servants dressed like the female
counterparts to the tux-clad male performers?
Walter Meyer