... . A DISAGREEMENT Sir, In the last issue of Thb Stage of Dec. 5 Mr. Bruce states that 1 am Business Manager only for The Turn Hussars, and I get my salary and com mission. Now, to prevent any mistakes, will you kindly allow me to inform him by my last agreement with him I am to have the option (in writing) of booking anything he may migrate in, in the way of travelling playa. And I must ...

... A HAMLET INCONGRUITY? Sir, There is a lino in Hamlet which, being a contradiction, deserves some little regard. Publio criticism has not, to my knowlodge, beau directed thereto. In act throe, scaue one, ocours the soliloquy, To bo or not to be. The 24th line reads thus The undiscovered country from whoso bourne no traveller returns. I submit that this lino is in direct opposition to the ...

... SIR,--I have watched with great interest the letters' in your valuable paper on this subject, which I hope will not be allowed to drop out of sight until, like the Actors' Association--inaugurated by you, I believe--the scenic artists also band themselves together into an association. I am surprised none of the London artists has come forward with offers ot assistance in tills matter. In ...

... Sir, Mr, I\ Allan Laidlaw hint, in hi, letter on this subject that somo of the old Surrey dramas which wore played under the Creswick and Shepherd rigime deserv. to be revived. Among those it may be recallod wa. The Home Wreck, by Stirling Coyne (founded on Tounyson'e Enoch Arden which was revived at tho Holborn during the snrincr season of 1873. with Mr. Oreswick in his original part.-- Yours ...

... CHECKTAKERS AND TRAVELLING MANAGERS. SIR,--Should the travelling-manager provide his own checktakers for the popular parts of the theatre? By all means he should, say I. The local manager, whose character, in common with that of his money-takers, should be like that of Caesar's wife, above suspicion, has a perfect right to insist upon this for the sake of his own banking account as well ...

... ANSWERING LETTERS. Sir, In my letter to you on July 8 I cer tainly did not mean to infer that I expected an answer to every letter I wrote to a mana ger, as your correspondent 44Comodian states. Far from it and as to being a mana ger myself, well, I have been. What moved me principally to writ'j wan the non-return of photographs, and espe cially the following, viz., I have written to several ...

... SIR,--The very excellent result of the meeting held last Tuesday in aid of the Actors' Orphanage Fund is a splendid example of the readiness and generosity of some of us. But there are many of us who are incapable of giving as generously as the least of the sums collected on Tuesday last, but who are still willing and anxious to help the cause as far as lies in our powor. Of all the fchemes ...

... . CARL ROSA MEETING. 8m, I am surprised to flud In yonr notico of tho recent Carl Hosa 6pera Com pany's mooting that I am reported as having creuitod tho management with giving the best of performances, with the best artists, and tho grandest productions io be eeeu anywhere, Tho foregoing wore assertions made by Mr, Oanz, one of the directorate, in his apology for the disastrous failure of tho ...

... FRESH PANTOMIMES WANTED. Sir, As a pantomime writer of twenty years' standing, I should like to say to your correspondent, 44 Change for the liefter, that, in my opinion, the hack neyed nature of tho pantomime stories is owing entirely to the managers. They will not listen to a fresh suggestion, and tho stage managers are jap able of produc ing one with which they are not acquainted. 1 au\ ...

... A MANAGER'S PROMPTITUDE. Sib,-- -I would like to publicly thank Mr. Jefferson and his assistants, as well as Mr. Huish, the Fire Brigade, and all kind friends who helped tb deal with the fire, which oc curred in my property in Prudence Street on Friday last. Thero can be no donbt that Mr. JefferBon'8 promptitddo averted what might havo been a very serious panic in the theatre, and his action ...

... OUTCAST LONDON. Sir, On Mondav, February 14, 1898, a new and original drama in three acts, en titled Outcast London, was produced at the West London with very great success. Mr. Albert West was announced as the author. In 18£6 or 1887 I wrote a drama in three acts, entitled Outcast London whicli con tained similar plot and characters to those of Mr. Albert VVest's piece. My drama was played ...

... BEST BOOKINGS. Sm, I must request yon to correct an error in yonr last week's issue under the heading Best Bookings. I refer to the data supplied you, and appearing as under r Mk. Lockwood's Co. Piece played, A Night Out (B Co.) Theatres at which the largest gross receipts for one week were drawn during 1897 Brixton Theatre. Opera House, Northampton. Metropole, Camberwell. With regard to ...