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... iw v° to.ni?£' V^ANAPALUS. tro£rrett's Dor??} ^U8t r turned from re-witnessing Mr J^-peruninw06 in Ctoudian, and have also just William Archer's article in the a^*tio £1 *ehrttry, 1884, entitled Claudian Theology. it i8 not, however, with Messrs. Wills and Herman's play, nor with Mr. Archer's dis quisition thereon, that I have to do. In the learned and charming essay mentioned, the ...
... 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 ...
... 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 ...
... MATINEES. Dear ir, As an old playgoer, with a fondness for new productions and fresh debit's, I go to many of the matii.t that so frequently take place, snd I must say t iat I often see a promising play or a clever performer, which well reward me for the price of the pit seat 1 disburse at the pay-box. One of such matinees I recall with a degree of pleasure which few even of the evening shows ...
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... A MOTHER'S SIN CO. Sir The paragraph in your issue of January 18, anent the above Co., h rather ambiguous There was no misunder standing. We decided to pay salaries and allow the com pany to walk about rather than submit them to the discomforts that would have ensued had we remained in the town.-- Faithfully yours, M. R. MORAD, Queen's Theatre, Birmingham. Jan. 18, 1889). LETTERS TO THE EDITOR. ...
... 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 ...
... Dear Sir,-- In your last week's issue of Tni Staor it was stated in the criticism of Trick for Trick at the Theatrs Royal, Stratford, that Miss Nannie Goldman as Jessun ne ooks and enacts the p irt to the letter. Tnrough the above lady leaving for pantomime the character was played at by yours GUENIVEVE SHILTON. ...
... 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 ...