... Dear Sir,-- As your Leeds Correspondent, I should be glad to know from what source Mr. G. M. Polini derived the information that the paragraph he mentions emanated from me. It would lie well for Mr. Polini to le quite sure of his facts before giving publicity to them in so widely read a journal as yours. Mr. Polini ought to know me'lettcr than to father a paragraph upon me which is calculated ...

... . Dkah Sir, I am unaware from whom your Leeds corre spondent has derived his information, but his paragraph last week has caused me endless work, in answering letters of condolence, from all quarters, consequent on his statement that Mr. Wilson Barrett's business management had been offered elsewhere, on account of my continued indisposition, or words to that effect tl did not see the ...

... . SIR,-- We have delayed offering any observations on the articles appearing weekly in your paper, in the expectation that others who have been more years engaged in the agency business than we have months would have taken up the cudgels in defence of the entire body. We can, of course, know but little of the ways of gome of the numerous so-called agents, who seem to live and thrive by some ...

... . HER FIRST APPEARANCE-- A COMPLAINT. Sir, -In justice to Miss Cora Stuart and myself I hope you will allow me a little, space to contradict the report, of your Liverpool correspondent on the lirst pioductiou of the monologue. Her tirst Appearance. A critic, to be a ciitic at all, must have his own opinions, and 1 should be the last, to complain of them; but 1 do complain that in the face of ...

... . NEW SHAKESPEARE READING IN GERMANY. Dka ft Sir,-- In justice to the ladv whoso representation of Portia called forth the well-merited rebuke contained in my letter which appears in your issue of the 14th inst. under th heading of New 8hake*pesre Reading in Germany, I beg you to allow me now to give her a word of equally well merited praise. This lady, hy name KrUulein Doppel, played last ...

... . 3 our notice of this theatre la-t week vnn as Ph edU'bvBM n0e,,°', Mr- Waltcr Andrew, h£ ^ar Plaved ?r to ate that it was al by yours truly, HARRY DAWSON. Comedy Theatre, Manchester, January 25, 1890. ...

... NOVELTY THEATRE. DSAR Sm,-- As it appears tnai my name m since the opening night of fast Lrnne under Miss Beatrice i Strafford as musical director at the Novelty, I V>eK to say only entered the house with my oum band ot sixteen on Satur j dav 1th January, and on Monday, the 6th, the theatre waJ closed through indisposition of Miss Strafford. I a i anxious that it should bo known I hid nothing ...

... . bin, l trust that the members of the dramatic pro fession are duly grateful to you for the thoroughly practical way in which you wield the cudgels on their behalf. On the subject of agents, I am sure you will publish opinions for as well as against. In my humble opinion, a dramatic agency, conducted on thoroughly honest principles towards employer and employed, should be a very useful ...

... . SIR,--Observing in your columns of last week a letter signed Justitia, and being able, I think, to form a very correct opinion of who was the writer, I, as acting-manager of the company in question, am perfectly prepared to admit that the management did deduct the two nights' salary for the two nights on which the company did not play, and I equally admit that the argument for doing so was ...

... Dear Sir, As Mr. John Rogers has written to the editor of a local paper to say that Mis Minnie Palmer did not promise to appear at the Star and G.irt r here on S-iturday week, ami possibly lias sent you a similar communication. I should like to say the lady's name was printed both on the hills and programmes, and that I was present and saw the person mentioned in my report come forward wit h a ...

... BATTLE THROUGH LIFE. Sib,-- If A. W. Parry and Thos. Dobl had mado inquiries before protesting 01 charging authors with palpable imita tions they would have found out thai they had no right whatever to questioi the use pf the above title. My drams entitled The Battle Through Life was pro duced on February 12, 1890, at the Koyal Barnsley, duly licensed by the Lore Chamberlain. Therefore, I ...

... FULL AND EFFICIENT. Sir, If an actor, or an actross, could be granted the right to append to his, or her, name certain initials of fitness gained by examination, the question of efficiency could be decided at once. As an illustration, the namos Smith, Brown, Jones, or Robinson appearing on a bill do not carry with them convincing proof to the playgoer who reads the said bill that they are ...