... UNION OF SCENIC ARTISTS. Sir,--I was very much interested in tlie letter of Saas. 11 is is just the sort of plain speaking that is needed. There is no use in our trying to mince matters or to gloss over obvious defects. The travelling manager has, I think, had his share from those who would hold him, and him alone, answerable for the slow but sure desertion of the playhouse by its ...

... Sir,--Your excellent and moderate article will do much to ameliorate the present state of the unfortunate scenic artist by opening the eyes of travelling and resident managers to many evils to which they are exposed by this pernicious system of rampant touring, out of which no one seems to make a real profit. Much has been said about tne enormous cost of railway faros and printing, but there ...

... WHERE? Sir,-- In reply to Comedian, I think he is mistaken when he says, I do not grasp the meaning of advertisement. My card appears in the columns of The Stage when necessary, and the gratuitous advertisement, as he calls it, announcing my engagement by such aud such a manager is inserted by the oditor to furnish news and as a slight discount on my several shillings. However, as the ...

... A HAMLET INCONGRUITY Sir, In reply to your correspondent in your last issue with reference to the above subject, may I be allowed to point out that the line mentioned, viz., 44 The undiscovered country, from whose bourne no traveller returns, is capable of a meaning other than that which the actual words in them selves naturally convey; otherwise it would be an undoubted incongruity for ...

... UNION OF SCENIC ARTISTS. Sin, I am pleased that Fitch's plan is being acted upon, and trust it will meet with success. I enclose one shilling for the above object. Thanking you for the deep interest yon have taken in the betterment of the scenio profession. Yours truly, CHALKLINE. THE SHILLING FUJD. J. C 5s. C. W. Moore Is. M. B 2s. Bolt of Canvas Is. Perspective Point iis. Pound of Blue ...

... Sir, In reply to Mr. Paul Barry's lettor in The Stage re Authors' Fees to Amateurs, we should be very pleased to act up to his suggestion of producing plays by amateur authors, and should b ino-t happy to hear from any aspirant. We quite agroe with him that there aro as good fish in the sea as have ever l>een caught; that there are numerous strug gling authors waiting for an opportunity (which ...

... THE BATTLE OF LIFE. Sir, With reference to The Battle of Life, I beg to state that it is an old title that the piece was performed years ago and. that it is now printed in Dick's free list of plays.--Yours &c., JOSEPH C. HODSON. ...

... PLAY TITLES. Sib, As I have assured Mr. Wilton Jones, so I should like to assure you and your readers that I was unawaro ho had used the title The Agony Column. My little play, so admirably acted by Miss Cowen andMr. Sydnoy Brough, will hence forward be known as A Bold Advertise ment. Yours very truly. LOUIS N. PARKER. November 22, 1895. ...

... AUTHORS' FEES FOR AMATEURS. Sir,-- Mv. French seems to infer that I havo charged him with collecting fees that were not due. I did not do so. His now tariff list, I consider, fully up holds my statement respecting tho per centage of froo plays mentioned by me, and is the most applicable answer I can present him with. If my assertion in your last issue respecting this is not correct thon I ...

... A CORRECTION. Sir, In your notice on tbe pantomimo at Dpera House, Northampton, in this day's paper, it is stated that tno ballets have boon arranged by Mr. Will Bishop, and danced by my quartet. I beg to inform you that the four girls are my pumls, and that their :1a noes wero arranged oy my wife (Madame Phasey), who has always arranged tho bal lets that have been sent from my school.-- ...

... Sir, There is no question as to the neces sity (more so than ever) for a Touring Mana gers' Association. And I shall bo pleased to subscribe to and assist in the formation of one. Yours truly, WALTER SEALBY. juycoom 1 ueatre, Sheffield. January II, 1898. ...

... THE ASSOCIATION A PROPOSAL. SIR,--To a large extent I agree with your correspondent, E. Edmonds, but I cannot for the life of me see how it all is to be brought about. That no one should be permitted to become a member of the A. A. unless he or she is capable of earning at least £2 a week seems a capital idea. It would keep the association one of actors. and free it from tha novices. But to ...