... PASS-OUT CHECKS. A oik,, i snoiiMi De onhged if by inserting this letter you would call the attention Jof touring mantfers to what I consider would bo an effectual mode of couritcractinglthe evils attendant on above. If each travelling manager carried and supplied his own pass-outs, a more satisfactory result would be arrived at. luirther, if they were sent by agent-in-advance three days' ...

... THE MATINEE. limit Sir, -Thoro is a feature hi Tub Stag* (hit I greatly admire. Whenever you put forward a new idea, sir, you stick to your work, an 1 endeavour to make others think as'you At the fisk of Incurring your displeasure, may I disagree with you about the watt ns* As you say, the nuitiaca is of benefit t tht young actor, io ,li/- young author, and to the p'aygoin puhllo -though I ...

... MATINEES. Sir,-- You hit the right nail on the hea l iu saying that, as far as the metropolis is concerned, mi tint-ex are an indis pensable expedient of modern theatrical management. Where, indeed, would tho future of struggling dramatic authors be if they had to rely upon evening production as tho one channel open to them What manager, may I ask the compl lining critics, would so much as ...

... . Sir,-- Your Stratford correHpondent, in your isaue of the th inatant, notices the new act-dropfct the Theatre Royal as neing painted by Mr. Fredericks, Jun., assisted by Mr. Hill- yard. 1 may mention that the act-drop in question was de signed and painted by myself, and Mr. Fredericks was only my assistant, which puta a very different complexion on the matter. Apologising for intruding upon ...

... . Sir,-- Will you kindly insert the following warning in your valuable paper for the benefit of Cos. visiting my theatre. As I have a great objection to dogs being brought on the stage, or into the dressing-rooms, I hav given orders to lay poison in all parti of the building. I wondor what the remarks from travelling managers would bo if we admitted dogs in front of I the house?-- I am, yours ...

... Dear Sir,-- Your Leigh correspondent, in noticing Ihc Harbour Lights last week, mentions the part of David Kingsley as being played by Mr. W. R. Sutherland The part was, in consequence of Mr. Sutherland's indisposition, played the first three nights of the week by-- Yours faithfully, I Berkeley Perkins. Winter Gardens, Southport. ...

... . SCHOOL. Dear Sir,-- It has been stated by the Dublin correspondent of a London paper, in a notice cf a performance here by amateurs of the late T. W. Robertson's School, that Miss Rose Masse), when playing the part of Bella, was in the habit of leaving behind her in the Wood scene. Act l,a slipper much to tiny to lit her own natural (sic) foot. In accordance with j the htage directions, ...

... LOST LETTERS Dkar Sir,-- I am the hallkeeper ...

... FIRE AT STALYBRIDGE. DbarSir,-- In answer to our appeal in Tub Staoe and Era wo have received on behalf of tho sufferers, who are left completely destitute of wardrobe and properties, the follow- intr sums.-- s. d. J. Pitt Hardacre, Esq 110 Ed. Tearle and Co. 1 3 6 OsmondTearle andCo. 16 0 T J. L. and J. L 0 5 0 Herbert Budd and Co. 110 Carl Stenn (through Herbert Budd) 1 1 0 Messrs. ...

... Dear Sir.- Your Middlesbro' correspondent last week in criticising The Silver Falls at the Royal writes-- 41 Miss Sa>h Millward, as Primrose Easterbrook, won golden opinions for her pleasing and sympathetic acting. May I ahk you to insert this letter as, owing to Miss Millward's indisposition, the part was then being played by yours faithfully, EDITH GAUTIER. ...

... INSANITARY THEATRES. Sir,--At a time when members of the theatrical profession are being struck down right and left with mortal sickness, it may be well to call attention to the conditions under which the actor pursues his occupation. It is well known that many theatres are in a btite most perilous to health. Faulty drainage, broken or obsolete sanitary appliances, unventilated dressing-rooms, ...

... FAUSTINE'S LOVE. Sir,-- I must accept, with the best grace I can, your judg merit upon ray play, but I must needs protest against a critic visiting upon an author the vagaries of others. That the staging of the play proved bad was surely no fault of mine. If, too, a lady's harmless vanity incited her to wear rings in a nun's dress, or a gentleman's travelled experience to don jewellery as a ...