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... KISir, Your West Hartlepool correspondent praises MifS Ethel May field for her double of The Tearer and Mrs. Peckaby, which I have now played for some little time, on account of my friend, Miss Ma v field, being taken suddenly ill, the bills not being altered in the daily hope of her mnnvorv Rv ino>rt.mcr t.hia von will ohliore. Sir. vours truly, ANNIE ROSE, Theatre Royal, Goole, February 17, ...
... THE BATTLE OF LIFE. Dear Sir, --I have read an announcement that Mr. W. H. Mitchell, proprietor of the Royal, Barnsley, will produce, for copyright purposes only, his five-act sensational melodrama, entitled, The Battle of Life. Allow me, through the medium of your columns, to inform all those whom it may concern, that the above title has been duly registered by me, at Stationers' Hall, a ...
... Dbar Sir,-- Whilst thanking you for your kind praise of my singing of He knew it, at the Coventry Club Smoker, I should like to point out that it was not Mr. Walter Thornbury who appeared, but Cecil H. Thornbury. Your correction will oblige, Yours truly, Ckcil H. Thornbury, The Coventry Club, 8, New Coventry-street, Leicester-square, W February 17, 1890. ...
... Sir,-- In your last issue I notice that the production by Mr. Balsir Chatterton of a new drama. In the Queen's Same is mentioned. By reference to your columns it will be found that I produced a drama of my own on June 18, 1886, called /n the Kin ...
... . IN RE SHARP PRACTICE. SIR,--Allow me to supplement your remarks, In re Sharp Practice, which appeared in the last issue of THE STAGE. The engagements which were entered into, and which were signed on behalf of the management by Mr. Paravicini, the engaging agent, were for four or five months at the option of the management, the said engagement to commence on or about November 9, 1889. ...
... . DlAR Pis.-- In reply to your letter in last week s ST AO* beg to si y that I have changed tha title of mv drama m Battl s 1 (trough Li/9, tha registration number of which is Vft fAJMt. I have written i our oorrer*>oodit. Frank Marryat, Esq.; to this effect--Yours faithfully W. H. February 24, 1890. ...
... . BENEVOLENT BRANCH. DEAR SIR-- Your leading article in last week's issue, An Actors' Union.--XV. has been brought to the not ice of my committee, who viewed it with mixed feelings of satisfaction and pain. Before offering a few observations on the subject, may I request to be allowed to correct one or two slight errors You say the late J. W. Anson and Mr. J. D. Tidd caused, a to speak, the ...
... 8iR,-I hasten to assure Mr. Foster Courtensy that the above title was in no way derived from the prejs opinions of the production he alludes to. Scarcely a day passe* without my receiving printed notices connected with professional business of some kind or other, and it would be impoeoible for me to recollect their contents, but, to satisfy your coi res pondent, I am able, by many witnesses, ...
... THE LATE FRED MITCHELL. 1'bAk em,-- nindiy allow me a email space in orocr so can the attention of the profession to the death of Mr. Fred Mitchell, comedian (late of the Avenue, Strand, Felly, Globe, Grecian, and Standard theatres, and also the Krminie and other companies), who died in this town on February 19. Poor Mitchell had had a run of very bad luck for nearlv J 2 months, and two or ...
... FIRST CLASS CO. Jbar Sir,-- Your Salford correspondent, in noticing Firtt Class last week, made a slight error. The part of Pejrgy was not, as he stated, played by Miss Squire, but, as stated in pro gramme enclosed, by yours faithfully, AMY ROGERSON Opera House, Ashton, March 4, 1890. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR. ...
... MR WHYATT'S PRESENTATION. uear sir.-- a paragrapn in your last lfsue credits Mr. Mul- holland with having presented Mr. Whyatt, his stage manager, with a watch. Mr. Mulholiand desires me to correct this, and to state that not only did the idea originate with the ladies and gentlemen of the company, but the presentation was male by Alius Stafford -he only having had the p!easure of adding his ...
... Dear Sir,-- In your notice of Th Man 0' Airlie at the Grand Theatre, you are good enough to speak in favourable terms of the child who played the part of Robert. May I be allowed to say that it was not Mr. Caravoglia who played this juvenile character, but Yours truly, LITTLE MAUDIR MARSHALL, March 10th, 45, Margravine-gardens. P.8.-- Mr. C. was me growed up in the fourth act; for some reason ...