... ACT DROP. Sir, I am sorry to trouble you ngaiui but Mr. Grafton iu his letter say-* that you! Liverpool correspondent did not approve of i the painting, and as the painting was not mentioned Mr. Grafton does me a grave in- justice. If Mr. Grafton ia perfectly satis- tied with one thing, how can ho be mora than equally ao with another? I refer to _ tho concluding linea of his letter. Thank ...

... Sir,-- Soms of your readsrs may remember that in a letter on the above subject I mentioned having seen a cloth representing Windsor Castle put 011 by a provincial manager to do duty for the Gardens of the a wsll -known French palace. It may therefore interest you to learn that the manager I referred to is this week engaging asc^uic artist. This, of curse, is only a small matter; but we may ...

... ANSWERING LETTERS. SIR,--I can most heartily sympathizo with your last woek's correspondent, Actor, for I have had a very similar experience. 1 have written daring the last tew months scores and scores of letters to managers, both touring and resident, in all cases en closing stamped envelope for reply, whether sending a photo or not, aud it' I had not been treated so badly myself i could ...

... Sir, I was amused by reading in your last week's issue a letter from a gentleman who chooses the nom de plume Actor. H appears to bo groatly upset by what ho considers incivility on the part of managers in not replying to his numerous correspon dents. As I presume he writes of his own free will, my opinion is his troubles can be sumrasd up in a few words, viz., the mana gers have no ...

... SONS OF THE SEA. Sir,-- I notice that a ballet on a large scale, bearing the above .title, is being ex tensively advertised foi\production at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool.' o This title is my property, used by mo and copyrighted for my drama produced on April 8, 1895. at the Queen's, Birmingham, ana, as I am now booking a proviuoial tour of the same, any one else using it will be ...

... UNION OF SCENIC ARTISTS. SIR,--I would express the thanks of scenic artists for your third article on the subject of our union, and also for the suggestions of Saas, which I hope will be carried out. While your valuable columns are open on this subject let us try to dispassionately review the evidence which has been given in favour of our union. We all know the grievances for which the uniou ...

... NOTES FKOM THE EXCHANGE. All it not Gold that Glitters. Dear Sir,' Capel Court, July 13, 1895. The Stock Exchange settlement has gone off without the smallest trouble, while the Bank return shows only the natural expansion of internal circulation which might be expected at the time of a General Election. Again a very large business has been done in gilt-edged securities and African mines, ...

... SIR,--Wanted a first-class experienced scenic artist''; a permanency to a suitable man'' Such advertisements appear regularly in your paper and other organs. Now the question is, do the said advertisers require an experienced artist? My answer is as a rule ''No, and my reason for, making this assertion is this. I have invariably watched whom these managsrs engaged, ana liave found the ...

... Sir, Miss Minnie Palmer commissions Mr. George Manchester to write her musical comedy entitled The School Oirl which she has purchased. Tho play witl that name was advertised for severa weekfl no one objecting to or claim ing ths title. London aud provin cial papers paragraphed it extensively, ant managers wrote from nearly every town to try and book it, as in the provincos there is probably ...

... THE SCHOOL GIRL. Sir, Knowing your earnestness in always championing what is right aud just, and as yours was one of the papers that kindly mentioned my piece some months ago, 1 venture to trespass upon your valuable space again to claim my own, as Miss Palmer seems to ignore some of our leading journals, which tell her plainly that the title i3 mine by right of priority. They did not copy ...

... MUSIC HALL SCENERY. SIR,--May I crave spaco to answer your correspondent A. P's. letter on the above subjeot? I grant him that there is an irritating repetition and sameness in the succession of back and front cloths at our minor halls, but much the same thing occurs in our minor theatres, and might be remedied by that increased activity among scenic artists which has been so much dis- ...

... THE WAR CLOUD FLYING MACHINE. SIR,--Your Wolverhampton correspondent describes this as a thing like a wicker backet. While I am the last man in the world to kick at honest criticism, I really think the gentleman in this case has been too severe. I enclose photo of the machine, taken on the stage of this theatre, suspended in the air above the city, as it really appears at night. Its ...