... THE STAGE AT THE EMPIRE. Sin, I hcjSe that you will pardon me for ^wiug your attention to a small error in your last week's issue. I represent The Stage in the Empire ballet, The Press, and in your illustration you havo given me a wrong name.-- tours truly, ALICE HYMUS. [On Wednesday evening, last week, a repre sentative of this paper was Informed by the stage- manager of tho Empire, Mr. ...

... A SUICIDAL POLICY. SIR,--A man with a grievance frequently possesses the ingredients of a magnificent bore. My excuse for troubling you with my grievance is that the facts to which it refers display lamentable pigheadedness in those responsible for the management of suburban theatres. Much has been written and said about the advantages that will be heaped upon the drama by tho recent ...

... FRESH PANTOMIMES WANTED. Sib, I for one cannot agreo that we want new stories. What I fancy is required is acting. If Crusoe and Whittington would re member that they stood on a sinking ship, instead of blandly smiling and introducing songs and dances-- which, of course, are entirely out of place-- if the funny men would leavo clowning to the harlequinade, and play tho parts as in a drama; let ...

... SIR,--Permit me a passing word on the harlequinade question. This is not to be dismissed with the careless assertion:--O! the public do not care for harlequinades, now. The public cares just as much for these once absolutely indispensable sections of pantomime as it used to do; but it must be harlequinade suited to the end of this nineteenth century. Wo don't take an old farce, or comedy ...

... . Sir; Your Eastbourne critio seems to be very inaocurate in his report of a sword loav ing the stago for the auditorium through the error of tho person who held it. Mr. Loslie Carter is quite correct in his denial. I was the guilty one. Still, as in the business of the piece I am supposed to have my sword dashefl out of my hand by tho superhumau strength of Tronham, who is armed with a stick ...

... . Sir, In the interest of managers all over tho country I must ask you to give space to detail a fraud that has been perpetrated upon my maaager and myself in this town. Somo -unprincipled scoundrel wired my mawaper last Friday to Harrogate in my name, asking for £4 to be wired to me on the pica that my mother was dying and I wanted to go to her. The whole story was a fabrication, my mother ...

... JACKO. Sir, In your correspondents roport last week of Jacko at the Boyal, Darwen. he omitted my name, although it is on the Dills twice and on the programmes, and I was conducting tho orohestra. Jacko is an original musical absurdity, the overture incidental music, songs, dances, being com- noKpd and arranged bv vours resnectfullv.. GEO. BURTON. Princes Theatre, Accrington, May a, 1898, ...

... THE SUPER QUESTION. Sir,--Much has been said and written lately on the subject of soldiers as supers, and one of your correspondents recently endeavourod to relieve himself of a few cynical remarks on the matter. Not a few of the gentleman's would-be caustic remarks were really true. In the first place, the ordinary supers have themselves to blame for soldiers ever being engaged as ...

... FRESH PANTOMIMES WANTED. SIR,--Before you close your columns to this interesting discussion, perhaps you will kindly allow me a little space. For a considerable time past it has been my conviction that many improvements could be made in this claws of entertainment, such as new plots, titles, scenario, and a different arrangement of the characters in the quinade. My contention is thai a ...

... . CAN STAMINA BE IMPARTED IN SUMMER? To the Editor of The Stage. Sin, The answer to the above important question is decidedly Yes. ISo matter whetlier physical or mental labour is a meant, or even if, as is too often the cae in the summer, an exccss of either baa to be accomplished, Dr. Tibbies' Vi- Coeoa will jirovc of inestimable service. Tho iiu minor J^vdedaess and tiredness whi.h ...

... LETTERS TO THE EDITOR. TOURING MANAGERS' ASSOCIATION. Sir, The actors have an association, alec the local managers, anil we, who need it most, have none. What I suggest is this, that we should form an association of re- sponsible managers say at a nominal subscription to enable us to support befitting premises and secretary, with the object ol protecting our interests. On railway travel. ling, ...

... . Sir, We are on tho verge of a reign of farcical comedy in the metropolis 1 According to managerial theorists and wiseacrcs, tho inconstant public has been suddenly ?eized with a violent attack of hilarity, and demands irresponsible farce, and so the merry epidemic is about to burst on the dramatic horizon. In a few days five iWest-ond theatres will be 44 turning money away from all parts. ...