... . The following letters, waiting to be claimed at the Actors' Association, must be applied for ah tho offices of the society, and applications must t> accompanied by a stamped addressed envelope H. J. Barrett, Gordon Bailey, Ridge- wood Barrle, Edwin Brett, Cecil Brooking, W. H. Brame, Charlie Cameron, Sybil Carlisle, Combes, Conipton CoutU, H. Chichester, C. Barrel!. C. Esdalc, J. Ellery, ...

... PLAYS FROM NOVELS. Sir,--All playgoers must be interested in your discussion on dramatised novels. May I venture to suggest that the gist of the difficulty lies not simply in that slicing up of the novels which you mention, nor even in our dislike to seeing our dream-children translated into flesh and blood but in the utter faliure of the dramatist to cr, rry out tho author's :efithetic ...

... THE SIGN OF THE CROSS. Sir,--It having been spread abroad in the various countries where The Sign of the Cross has been played that the author, Mr. Wilson Barrett, had sought inspiration for his work from the novel entitled Quo Vadis, may I draw your attention to the following, which appeared in the Pall Mall Gazette of March 25, 1899:-- The rebutting: of a charge cf plagiarism gmT- *11 v ...

... SlB, The thanks of managers, resident and touring, a3 well as the general n'ay- going public, are due to my old friend Ren Groet for his outspoken lotter in your last issue. I firmly believe, with him, that rotten plays and inane and vulgar musical piocos are the main cause of the bad busi- nc83 of which somo managers complain. Personally, I find tho public give liberal support to anything ...

... FASHION FOR MEN. Sir, Can you find space for so trivial a subject as tho above The new play of tho early sixties, which will reproduce the fashions of the time, may, I hope, be a strong factor in the resumption by men of the 44 Peg-top nether garment, whioh, to my mind, was and is most com fortable and graceful, moreover, showing to tho best advantage a neatly- shaped and well- ahod foot. ...

... . Sir. There is no headstone or token of any description to mark the last resting place of the late Shiel Barry, whose remains are interred in the Middleton cemetery. The Middleton Musical Society have started a fund, the object of which is to place some suitable memorial on his grave as a tribute to his groat dramatio ability. Subscriptions are limited to one shilling, and the subscription ...

... .-- I was pleased to seo your leader in i he Mtage of 13th inst. on 4 ...

... VERBAL ENGAGEMENTS. Sir, Kindly permit me to offer, as briefly as possible, a warning to fellow ar tists against verbal engagements. Early in December, a well-known manaarer of a well- known London theatre, promised that my daughter and I should return to the scon# of former successes in the revival of a well- known play. Since then I have callod and written concerning rehearsals, &c., and all ...

... CRITICS AND STAGE MANAGERS. Sir,-- Kindly grant me a small space in your valuable journal to say a few words ou this point. I rofer to the case of a stage-manager taking a small part in a cer tain play. I consider it only fair to the perron ocoupying that important post to mention his name as combining with the I .art tho stage-inanogoment of tne produc tion. In RlancinK through various ...

... SUMMER STOCK. SIR,--Your admirable article on this subject touches upon a point which is very true--viz., the lack of knowledge of the dramatic literature of the English stage evinced by the majority of the managers of English theatres, even men of some practical experience. If you can spare the space, will you publish the subjoined list of hackueyed playa which I have drawn up? These are ...

... UNION OF SCENIC ARTISTS. SIR,--For the past few weeks a vast amount of your valuable space has been monopolized by correspondence bearing on the grievances under which we neglected scenic artists have, till now, silently suffered. The subject, it is true, by your courtesy has been agitated and well ventilated, many excellent ideas auggested, and on June 27 44 Saas proposed a simultaneous ...

... Sir,--I read the remarks of A. C. last week with great pleasure, because if there is one thing I like more than another it is for people to have the courage of their convietions, and not bo mere echoes; but it is a pity that A. C. does not, after demolishing my fabric, erect another one by suggesting some other plan. A. C. says Actors do not want to become trade unionists. I never ...