... . THE ROLL OF THE DRUM. Sib, I see Mossrs. Morell and Mouillot intend touring a drama by Joseph Hatton bearing the aDovo title. As far back as July, 1898, I produced a sketch entitled The Roll of the Drum at the Washington Music Hall, and it was afterwards fully licensed as a stage play for the Royal, Woolwich, March 5th, 1894. I am quite awaro thero is an old free-acting dnuni^wilh MUM ...

... . Sm,-- Now that cycling has become 1 national pastime for all classes, I should liko to give a useful hint to some of our enterprising managers to establish a no fee store-room, where visitors to tho theatro oould leave their machines in safety. I think the small outlay that would be spent in promoting this would soon meet with a hearty response to the managerial coffers. This would supply a ...

... . To the Editor of THE STAGE. SIR,--It has come as a painful surprise to many of us that the council of the Association should doclare itself not in favour of suggesting that the benefits of the three-quarters fare be extended to actors leaving companies. Had the governing body of the Association simply stated that thay thought such a demand likely to meet negation the surprise would not ...

... CHARLES GODFREY. sir,-- At a committee meeting held to day at the Canterbury Music Hall it was decided that previous to Mr. Charles God frey's departure for Australia his friends should entertain him at a farewell dinner, to be held on Tuesday, December 21, at five o'clock. Further than this it was proposed that a presentation be mado to him also. Will any friends of Mr. God frey who may ...

... . Sir, Kindly allow mo through The Stage, to thank Sistor Eliza, the Rev. Arthur Brinckman, and staff of St. Saviour's Hospital for their kindness Mr. George Lawson, F.R.C.S., surgeon oculist to Her Majesty, for his helpful encourage ment and, most- of all, Mr. Arnold Lawson. F.R.C.S., and Nurse Gibson, to whose especial caro and attention I owe tho preservation of my sight; also Mr. and Mrs. ...

... . 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 DISAGREEMENT. SIR,--In to-day's Stage I read:--Mr. Alfred Davies informs us that' Mr. Harry Bruce has, without his permission, given his name as one of the managers of The Two Hussars and (K)Night in Armour companies in the joint return for those companies. You will observo on all letter head ings that Mr. Davies is my business- manager of The Two Hussars company only, therefore I am ata ...