... . THE GERALDINE CO Sib,-- It may interest some of your readers to learn the fate of the Gcraliine Co., announced to open last Monday week at Waterford. 1 was cngag -d by telegram on June 24, ami duly proceeded from London, the hire necessarily being heavy. On arrival at WmterfordI found that ladies and gentle men had arrived, but the manager had not. Owing to the kindness of the Mayor of ...

... Dear Sir,-- Your Goole correspondent, in his report last week of Tne Arabian Niahts, says that as Joshui Gillibrand Mr. F. L. Glover scores heavily in the song, I was in it I beg to state that the song is sung by, your* very truly, EVELYN VAUDRAY, 27, Tremlette-grove, Highgate, January 20, 1890. ...

... Dear Sir. In June 1884, under the management of George Rlgnold, Esq.. at the Holborn Theatre, I produced, and played iu. a musical farce entitled tutuHttcd, and have now iti mv possession copies of your paper containing very favourable criticism-, t hereof, lor which I thank you. Yours truly, I -Alibi. Grey, July 6th, 18J0. Dsih Sir,-- In your Stauk provincial notices of July a, IS '0, your ...

... ,0°WlnK ,etter ha' been the'Jn' to 'sTnes'KN, .f aten,ents which hive appeared J' \Valp5erii.0' iio^rL,^10 0Dd ,ler P14 W,lJrid ,n nprm?f8 Theatre from rn 1Perforraed at the Prince of permit me to say th. c' 'cts, will you ^'t?nd I am bound t n inaccurate, mis- tra.SU- iS Wil1 be n,fldu acnuftf K^norous. In due time S^P'red, and under what Ud with what hM iotuallv as declined to ...

... THE SHAKESPEARE (?) SIR,-- So the new Olympic Their tre may perhaps be re named. What recollections does the name call up There MadameJVestrls reigned supreme there I saw Robson walk on with his clarionet in TheWantU ring Minstrel I think I behold him now, looking up to the gallery, and saying, Ladies and gentlemen, this Ib not a comic song. There I saw Brooke make his memorable first ...

... LITTLE JACK SHEPPARD. Sir,-- In your able critique last week you mentioned that Miss Fanny Rohina appeared in a minor part in the original production at the Gaiety. Permit me to state that prior to appearing as Jack at the Standard, on the 18tli inst., Miss Ronina's only connection with the burlesque was when she plavcd the X\l\e-rule for two years in Australia. Yours obediently, A. D. Corry ...

... Dear Sir,-- Far be it from me to make capital out of an incident that can be of no interest to anyone, except to one's individual self, especially in such a widely circulated paper as yours, where space is so valuable; therefore, if you will kindly insert this explanatory letter, I will not write again on the subject. To your Leeds correspondent I offer a sincere apology. My impression that ...

... . Dear Sib,-- I see in last week's issue of The Stage a criticism of a new play produced at the Royal, Ryde, Isle of Wight, in which my name was mentioned. I beg to state I did not take part in the performance, although I was offered the engagement, having accepted one previously from Mr. John Douirlaas. to ulav at the Theatre Royal, Leicester.-- Yours very truly, LILY GORDON-ASCHER, 4, Wood- ...

... Deab Sib.-- The title of my new comedy, just purchased by Mr. Norman- Forbes, does not appear to be generally con sidered happy. Murder Is Intended to have notes of interro gation after it, thus-- Murder f J Being a farcical piece, the idea struck me as original, which it if not easy to be in these days.-- very truly yours, J. W. PIGOTT, GARRICK Club, W.C. 26th November. ...

... AN ACTORS' UNION. Sir,-- I see, says Mr. Barrett in his Interview, 44 that it has been suggested'that Tele Stage itself should take the initial steps. Then he gm-s on to say: Now, although Thk Stage cannot, for reasons which it has stated, under take the conduct of the affair, perhaps its editor would act at first as intermediary. Let every actor who is in favour of a Union lwick his ...

... Dear Sir,-- I think the entire profession owe you a debt of gratitude for your persistent efforts to rouse us all, Indi vidually, from our apathet ic mood, and by your praiseworthy insistence upon the benefits of union amongst ourselves to induce us to band together for our common good. Indivi dually, I feel the warmest admiration for your generous endeavours. I read Mr. Barrett's views with ...

... SIR,--Perhaps you will allow me--an outsider, but a patron of the drama for about forty years or more--to address you on the above subject. I am a reader of your paper and a subscriber from the first, and have read the views on the subject which have appeared in The Stage from time to time. Inter alia, I was much struck with the opinions of Mrs; E. Saker. I wish to put the scheme from a ...