... !A THEATRE EOR THE AMATEURS. Sir,- Owing- to tlie prevailing difficulty of obtaining a suitable theatre in the West-end of London for amateur dramatic per formances, it has occurred to me that it would be a good idea if the managers of the different amateur dramatic clubs would hold a meeting with the view of considering whether it would he advisable to form a limited liability company for ...

... . Sir, It may be interesting to your readers to know that the Doncaster Race Committee, at the recommendation of the stewards of the Jockey Club, have acceded to the request of the Northern breeders to postpone the closing of the entries for the St. Leger until after the Doncaster September Meeting. This vear the entries will close on the first Tuesday in October. Yours truly, W. Tailor Sharpe ...

... . (To the Editor o/Tse Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News.) Sin, Seeing that yon are interesting yourself in the mys teries of so-called Nurr and Spell, I send you the following note from my commonplace hook where I find it, unfortu nately without a hint as to its origin: Nurr and Spell is a corruption of Nothern Spiel' (Anglo-Saxon, Game played with a trap and hat. The game is to drive ...

... NUKR AND SPELL. To the Editor of The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News.) Sir, Seeing that you are interesting yourself in the mys teries of so-called Nurr and Spell, I send you the following note from my commonplace book where I find it, unfortu nately without a hint as to its origin: Nurr and Spell is a corruption of Nothern Spiel' (Anglo-Saxon, G-ame played with a trap and bat. The ...

... I. Sir, Owing to the prevailing difficulty of obtaining a suitable theatre in the West-end of London for amateur dramatic per formances, it has occurred to me that it would be a good idea if the managers of the different amateur dramatic clubs would hold a meeting with the view of considering whether it would be advisable to form a limited liability company for the pur pose of erecting in the ...

... 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 ...

... . Sir, Erom ;the short biographical notice of Mme. Yalleria in your valued paper of Saturday last the public are likely to draw an erroneous inference as to her vocal education. I feel sure you would not willingly withhold the credit that is due to myself as her teacher in the most important part of vocal education the training and developing of voice and the formation of style. This was done ...

... YACHTING AT GRAVERENI) (To the Editor of The Illustrated Spoetixo and Dramatic News.) Sib, Perhaps the appearance of these few remarks in your columns may have the effect of directing the attention of the authorities of Gravesend, and also that of the executive of the various yacht clubs, to the necessity for the removal of an annoyance affecting yachting men and their families. I allude to ...

... . 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 ...