Talk:Emil Rameau

"Vicarious intendant"
Does anyone know what this means? I am guessing that something was lost in the translation from German to English, as there were many minor English grammar errors in the article, but I cannot for the life of me figure out what the intended meaning was here. Ewen Douglas (talk) 18:25, 13 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Hello Ewen Douglas, I wrote the text: In German it means "stellvertretend", I tried to search a word for it and vicarious is the first word there: https://www.dict.cc/deutsch-englisch/stellvertretend.html It would mean that he is the most important person behind the actual Intendant of the theatre. --Clibenfoart (talk) 18:42, 13 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Hi Clibenfoart! Thanks for responding so quickly. So, the word "intendant" is not one that is used in English for the head of a theater - the term "General Manager" would probably be the translation for that. I'm not sure what the 2nd-in-command behind the general manager would be, though. Perhaps the "assistant" to the general manager? "Vicarious" is definitely not the word we want, although I understand the relationship, now that you explained it. Ewen Douglas (talk) 18:48, 13 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Yes, basically that he is the second-in-command of the general manager / artistic director of the theatre (so quite an important position, in contrast to his small roles after fleeing Germany). Yes assistant would fit, perhaps also "Vice-". --Clibenfoart (talk) 18:56, 13 November 2018 (UTC)
 * okay, yes! Artistic director seems to fit the bill perfectly. Now just need to find out what the person directly underneath that position is called in English. Ewen Douglas (talk) 19:57, 13 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Take a look at this article - Erica Whyman, who became the "deputy artistic director" of the Royal Shakespeare Company. I believe "deputy artistic director" would be the correct title here as well. Ewen Douglas (talk) 20:04, 13 November 2018 (UTC)