... SISTER GERTRUDE. SIR. 1 thank you very sincerely for your kiud insertion of my letter. 1 have had two offers of subscription up to the present, which leaves only three whillings more to be made up before we can hire our room. Out of our deep poverty I appeal to three kindly readers to give one shilling each weekly to this most deserving cause. I urn, Sir, yours faithfully, Sister Gertrude, ...

... BATTLE THROUGH LIFE. Sin,--- Having noticed that Mr. P. W. White is advertizing a piece entitled Battle Through Life wo bog to say that our original drama, entitled Battle of Life was first produced in Liverpool on August bank holiday, 1894, and again in March. 1895, Such being the case we most strongly protest against this palpable imitation of our title, as it is likely to lead to ...

... JUDY'S CALL-BOY. Sir, It may possibly interest managers to know that in the reorganization of tho staff of Judy{ recently fallen into new hands) the call-boy, started by me, in conjunc tion with Mr. Alfred Bryan, over eight years ago, has been left out. As it is my inten tion to make use of the title elsewhere, I deemed it fair to myself, no less than to the managers (who have hitherto ...

... SIR,--The assertion of your correspondent, Mr. M. J, Rooney, that a good agent in advance is worth his weight in gold may be accepted cum grano salis, but the remainder of his business-like and practical letter, dealing with the many details only known to an agent, and unrecognized or unknown to the manager, must be received without the shadow of a doubt. t There are, unquestionably, some ...

... Sir, The letter of 44 Transient is absurd. What member of the Association would like its secretary to give a private address to an utter stranger for tho mere asking P T take it that if 1 leave my address with tho Asso ciation, it is in order that letters received there may be forwarded to me or that I may call for them. You will find my adver tisement always contains the address of the ...

... 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. ...