... The Manchester Imperial Palace op Varieties. -A company has been formed, of which Mr. Ambrose Austin, Mr. George Edwardes, ill*. N. Vert, and Mr. Alfred Cellier are directors, for the purpose of acquiring a site and erecting a theatre at Manchester. The plan of the building will be somewhat similar to tliat of the Empire in London, and the entertainment will be a variety one, with the ballet ...

... CAPTAIN SWIFT. Ihir i- aPDeai2 ?ou k i,ld'y permit me to correct a slight error J .?hies cf i y°u- ^asfc tasuo, with respcct to tho conclud- llC.ePlavn^.?by' Captain of k rated hv *iC 0 in the somewhat conventional manner, t u r illeiriHrJ KUilty niothor falling ucroas the dead body Played with the cr> M^' 80n m>' 80n- ev.'.l^anco fi.51 8.rWnftl ma,'in6et and at every subsequent i'aa it u-no ...

... . BOOTLES' BABY. DiAR Sir, -In your la*t week's notice or Mr. Mil.lngton'a Booties' Baby company at Crojdon, you mentioned that Mis* May Ostlero vm prevented from playing through illnes*, in stead of which it chouid have been. Yours sincerely, Edith Ostlere, 1, Belmont-villas, Southend -on-Sea, Sept. 5. ...

... . Dsar Sia,-May I encroacn upon, h,vo of explanation In the course pwiish actors a arrange the ocean passages of a A.nerio actresses who have to Join theatrical 00 P uenoe 0f p about this time. In many ,or on sccount of the sages not having been ordered in t me lo ndo n), great strike in the case of those who were to sa a great many professionals have not be blame 'h the time they wished, ar.d ...

... Sir, Will you allow me to state through your columns that I am not the Mr. Charles Courtenay now on tour witli Miss Maude Bransoombe's company By inserting the abore you will oblige -Yours sincerely, Charles Coi rtf.nay, late cc- litssee and Manager, Theatre Royal, Wol\\.rhunp on, and Royalty Theatre. Chester. Theatre Royal, Bath, May 6, 1989. ...

... Drar Sir,-- You speak in la-st week's is juc of a portable desk, devised by Mr. Trevalion, and that a duplicate of his desk is en rout for Paris Exhibition. 1 don't know who invented tho j htyle of desk, but I can speak of its utility, having had one in constant use for over two yearn. Mine wascopl d from one i made in oak, the property of Mr. Trevalion's manager, Mr. Wynne Miller.--Yours ...

... j DsaR Sir, The letter signed Au' olycus j'-its the case 1 U. unemployed in s'uh a cler light that tiiere remains little to be said on tho same suoject. I am an unemployed aero and have been in that state lor some month*, ami I am most anxious to know if any thing can be done to holp those who, ike myself, are willing to accept work when offered. Perhaps i \utolycuH will favour your readers ...

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... BURNING OF THE CITY THEATRE, DUNDEE. Dbar Sir,-- The city theatre hero was totally destroyed bj fire early on Tuesday morning. June 4th, as notified in youi issue of last week. Will you kindly allow me, through thi medium of Tub Staub, on the part of myself and company to thank Fred Wright, Esq., of tho Face to Face company thon performing at the opposite theatre, for timely pecuniar aid In ...

... TRUE COLOURS AT THE VAUDEVILLE. Sir --Permit me to correct an error that has crept (through no fault of yours) Into your kindly c.iticimi as t tho author ship of my play, lately produced at a Vaudeville ma'inte, which authorship Is credited to another gentle. nan. The mistake fs only natural, from my name havi g been accidentally omitted from the programmes, although it had appeared for days ...

... Sir,-- The best argument in favour of the matinee system fro n an actor's point of view lies before me In the shape of a table I have carefully prepared. Thi* table contains a list of all the new pieces produced at inatiiites within the last two years, together with a complete cast of each play. From ic I have worked out the propo.tion of actors in engagements and actors out who have boen ...

... Sir,-- Your correspondent, 14 Ex-Manager, touches upon a part of the ma'.inti question tint I think may well be followed up. He says, Were I the manager of a West-end theatre I would Insert a now clause in my thea re rules that no member of my company should accept engagements for matinees. Mr. Hare, I believe, has already done this, and I hope his lead will be followed by all the managers ...