Originally Posted by
marybrewster
That makes good sense.
And this thread is going to take a life on its own:
In 1972/1973, was Motown still paying for gowns, choreography, staging, and music charts? Or was that expense on the group? And how did that go over with Lynda, who was "new"? By this time Jean, and of course Mary, we're invested. But should 1/3 of the expense have fallen to a member who had only been in the group a few weeks/months?
By the time Scherrie joined, with Cindy returning, Pedro was at the helm and Supremes Inc. was formed, so maybe the expense was more on Mary and her company? Or was a portion of each salary put into the "kitty"?
The last thing to ponder: when Flo left the Supremes, she was paid out for her gowns. Not sure if Diana was, although she turned them over to Mary. As the group acquired more stagewear, at the expense of the group, was each leaving member paid out for what they'd purchased?
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