... 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 ...

... . bm, 1 agree with your correspondents, Fitch and A Touring Manager, that enough letters have been written to The Stage on this subject, and am sorry to see that little has so far beon done of a prac tical nature. I am surprized that many of the older members of our profession have remained silent, as they must surely see the difference between past and present. Were a society formed all ...

... MR. TULLY LOUIS. Sir, I noticed in a tecent issue your comment on the death of the old clown Harry Marshall. Might I venture to bring to the notice of your readers another old pantomimist, viz, Mr. Tully Louis, who has for many years amuzed the public, and has been styled England's national pantaloon. Some years ago he had the misfortune to injure the roof of his mouth, which caused an ...

... LYNCH LAW. Sir, I read in your last issue that a drama to be called Lynch Law is in preparation. I fear your advertiser, who does not give his name, is unconscious that I have toured the provinces with a play bearing this title, and that it will be presented at no distant date by Mr. Isaac Cohen at the Pavilion. As it must be prejudicial to the interests of both owners to have two distinct ...

... THE ART OF ADVERTIZING. SIR,--I agree with Mr. Rooney'a remarks to a certain extent. Certainly it is imperative that an agent should have a knowledge of bill-posting; but how many so-called agents at present on the road can, as Mr. Rooney expresses, slap up a bill? He is speaking mostly from a fit-up point of view. Undoubtedly in lots of the towns he hae to uo it or ho gets no show at all ...

... ROBSON. Sir, I read iu last week s Stage that, on the occasion of the dramatic performance by t Mr. Alexander's Company at Balmoral, Her Majestv was pleased to mention to Mr. E. M. Robson fhat she remembered his father. I am afraid Her Majesty must have been mis informed as to the relationship existing be tween that artist and my father, the late cele brated comedian, Mr. F. Robson. Mr. E. M. ...