... . (To the Editor of The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News J {Sir, I have often thought I would rush into print on the following subject, and now do so with your permission. Why do the papers and the men themselves imitate the slang of dog fanciers and id ytnuxomne (I am not sure of my Latin), and talk about the 'Varsity crews and why do they call their boat a shin To my mind it is ...

... . Sib, I was glad to see that the dramatic critic of the Standard, in contradistinction to some of his confreres, defends the action of the Examiner of Plays in refusing to license several of the pieceB proposed to he played at the Gaiety by the Palais Royal Company. As a matter of fact these prohibitions extend only to four pieces, one of which is not in their repertoire, bnt is specially ...

... Dear Sie,- A great deal has been said, and a great deal more will be said, about the opening night of the Havmarket Theatre. Many different shades of opinion have been elicited and, as far as I can see, with very little result. May I add my mite to the controversial collection Not that I suppose for one moment that what I say can have any influence upon the matter, in one direction or the ...

... THE FIRST NIGHT AT THE IIAYMARKET. (To the Editor of The Illustrated Si'ohttno and Dramatic News J Sie,-- As an old and constant frequenter of the Haymarket pit, I am anxious to assure you that the minority who miscon ducted themselves so offensively on Saturday night are not to be accepted as representatives of the class that used to frequent that favourite resort of the playgoer who is not ...

... . Sir, The Irrationals Amateur Dramatic Club intend giving a performance at St. George's Hall on Saturday, March 13, in aid of the fund now being raised to alleviate the Irish distress, in which all the leading members will take part. May I ask you to be kind enough to give publicity to this communication in your next issue. I am, sir, your obedient servant. B. H. Van Tromp (Hon. Sec. and ...

... Sir, Seeing a notice in your last issue of Mr. Conquest's performance at the Grecian, in which it is stated that a young lady imitated the feats performed by Ariel at the Canter bury, may I be allowed to state that neither Mr. George Conquest, nor any other person, have either the right or power to imitate the feats or flying dance of Ariel at the Canterbury, or gEnea at the Gaiety, as both ...

... Sir, Many readers of The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News hope that, in your very interesting letters upon Ladies on Horseback, you will touch fully on the most important thing, viz., the ladies' horse. One sees ladies riding all sorts some too big, some too small, some good shoulders and no backs, others just the reverse; not one out of twenty what it ought to be. Also, up to what ...

... ROAD -MAKING. To the Editor of The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News.) Sir,-- The roads in and about the metropolis have for many years been in a very unsatisfactory state. The mode of making and repairing them has been such as to render them uneven, thus causing carriages to be injured by being jolted, and the horses' feet to be hurt by the large and sharp stones. The cause of this has ...

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... . To the Editor of the Stage Directort. Sir Would you allow me to make a few sugges tions Your paper is likely to prove of so much value to the Dramatic pretension, that in the name of several members of the musical profession, I wish to add, if possible, to its already UHeful character. What I mean is this the orchestra of theatres have no organ (of course 1 nicau paper), at present there ...

... . Sir, In one of the late numbers of your valuable paper in the Athletics, &c., column you published the large score made by the East Melbourne C.C. against a Tasmanian Eleven in November 1879, viz., 742, a score which occupied three days in being made, so that the Tasmanians had not a chance to bat. It may be of interest to you to know that in the return match between the East Melbourne Team ...