... A DISCLAIMER. Dear Sir,-- In your issue of the loth inst., you credit me with being part proprietor of the company representing The Barrister in the provinces. In order to avoid any possible mis apprehension that may arise from this error, kindly allow me to state that the said company is not mine at all, and that I have nothing whatever to do With any company at present on the road.-- Yours ...

... THE FAVORITE AT RYDE. Dkar Sir,-- In your issue of the 18th instant, under the Ryde heading, the following words occur: Tha Favorite company, which was obliged to break faith with the public, owing to unprepared ness in certain matters of detail in respect of the production. Will you kindly grant me space, in your next issue, to state that the managers of the company wenj prepared, in ...

... Thar Sir, -With reference to the letter of Miss Alice Barth to 1011 In la-t week's ltsue, I beg to say that. In coriseiiuence of my notice of thu performance of thu Dublin Amateur Operatic Society, which she quotes from, having hi en held over by you for some lime, iiss liarth has been led Into a very excusable error. Tho society gavo two series of perform ances within a very limited period, ...

... . HiR, r( rmit me to contradict and correct a misstatement which obtained bold advertisement in Tun Stasi last week. Whilst no other name but Mr. Couttneiilge's appeared for the part ot Pepin in (Sirouct'e at tho O If., Leicester, last week in any of the bills, programmes, or local advertisements, credit fortius part was given in your paper to a Kentkinan who only commenced to rehearse the ...

... . Diar Sir,-- Will you kindly correct an error in week's iasne. Your Glasgow correspondent, in is nl9 t> the revival of The Shaughraun at tho Royal, mention' i being an assistant to Mr. Glover. 1 beg to contra' b have never been an assistant to that gentleman, ?i>o been principal stock scenic artist with Messrs. 110 rt Wyndham, Koyalty, Glaigow, for the past threo yea ur had my special ...

... . Sir 1 feel suro there is no apology n ees^ary on my part lor tro-insiiMK on your J -urnal h sui.jeot i .which you with myself mux del a e :tion anil the lioen,.n(t of theatres, 1 *ou'd earnest!, 0.11 your a teniion, and tfut ol the framer. of tho Hill, to the Imperative i^cetsi y of intro- .lucinK cU'liie providing fur tne ...

... THE LATA MR J DELANEY Fir,-- I wish to thank, through the columns of your paper, on behalf of the members of tho company and myself the committee of the Actors' Benevolei.t Fund for their kind'and very prompt assistance in defraying the funeral expenses of th- late Mr. Jmes Delaney, professionally known as James Dillon, who died suddenly at Southtnd, July 1st, through lirnnbintr a Kim (l ...

... Sir, --In this week's isaue of The Staos I find a notice of Arthur Wellesley '8 concert to the following effect: Mr. Hope essaying a not re ry *triking song, 4 Young Love,' the com poser (Otto Cantor) being at the piano. Allow mo to state, as a mere detail, that neither did Mr. Hope sing the song, 1 nor did I preside at the piano.-- Youra truly, Otto Castor. [Such a mere detail should have ...

... . DkakSiii, My attention his been cilled to a paragraph Ahich appeared in your last issue under the heading of Pro vincial Items, wherein you state th^t a Mi* Joseph K ill in in writes complaining of the non-appearance of the variety artists announced to appear at my theatre on^ tho second night of Messrs. Curry's benefit. Who the Mr Kallman miy be i do not know, neither can 1 find that such ...

... HAUNTED LIVES Dkar Sir,-- Ycur North Shields c >rrepond*nt i your icBue of last week that Mr. H Kutlau d orloD marked success in h s clever sketch of C°u,'t j t f*f0!,fl daunted Lives) Will you courteously do mo trie J of tj of stating tnat, owing to indisposition of a gen^ tie Qj t& Co.. 1 have played the Count since oommenoei tour Regretting the necestdty of troubling you. in sr vour ...

... MR. FRED OWEN. I Dear Sir. I take the earliest opportunity to thank you f >i your kindnew* in publishing my appeal on Mr. Fred. Owen s behalf, and all those who have responded thereto Tho Ac tor a' Benevolent Fund-- through their Socretary, Mr. C J- Coltson-- kindly offered prompt assistance to the amount of £5, which I am pleased to say it was not necessity to accept, as the other ...

... THE UNEMPLOYED ACTORS Sir,-- The profession generally well understand and fully appreciate your goodne-s in giving room for the cry of the unemployed actor. And a bitter cry It is, when, as in my case, a wife and family have to exist on the salary of a man who is out of engagements 9ix months in the year. I am not an Idle man I am teady lor action. I have li.ul plenty ol experience, and am ...