... FRESH PANTOMIMES WANTED. Sir, In all directions wo find worn-out pantomimes beina produced every Christ mas, again and again suoh as Dick Whittington Cinderella Forty Thieves Robinson Crusoe f and a few others. The wonder to me is that audienoes can be found to witness these repetitions. Surely wo have good pantomimo writors capable of producing a new set of panto mimes if only managers would ...

... LETTER TO THE EDITOR. THE GRAND, FULHAM. Sib, We are instructed by our client, Mf. A. F. Henderson, the leasee and manager of tho Grand, Fulham, that in some unaccount able way, and for some unknown reason, malicious and unfounded rumour is being diligently circulated in London, especially n Fulham and tho immediato neighbour hood, to tho effect that the Grand Theatre has sunk 2ft. and is in ...

... Sir, Seeing Arthur Jefferson's letter in tho last issue of Tiie Stage, I bog to state that tho title of my play, when first ad vertised in your paper in 1690, was Father Against Son. It was produced on Decem ber 26, 1891, by Mr. George Sylvester, who then altered the title to London Day and Night. It was first soon at the Public Hall. Pontardulais, South Wales. Faith fully yours, ARTHUR BURLEY ...

... . FRESH PANTOMIMES WANTED. SIR,--Some few of the old nurser stories are still safely available as the pivot--sub jects for fresh pantomimes; but others, being devoid of certain specially attractive characteristics, are to all intents and purposes played out; i.e., intrinsically, there is no longer any money in them as pantomime subjects. But the moment we can dismiss from our minds the ...

... BOY PARTS. Sib, In a criticism of that well-known PW Ileal Littlo Lord Fauttfleroy, which was given at Wolvoriiampton, your correspondent makes a remark on tho sub ject, of girls playing boys' parts. Lot mo quote his words: The greatest surprise to us, however, lies in tho fact that girls should always bo thought preferable \o impersonate boys' charactcrs. Are there no actors' sons equal to ...

... BUSINESS ON TOUR. Silt, In the last sentence of Transit's letter of last week, lie gives tho answer tc his own question, vie: -Theatres aro nl- ways being built in fresh places, so that the field is biggor than it was. Therein lies the crux of the whole complaint. There are more theatres and more oompanies, but the theatre-going public uoes not increase in sufficient proporti9n to keep up tho ...

... PRONUNCIATION. SUB,--Should the stage be guided by amel serviloly follow tho orthoepy of the lexicon, tho slip-slop slang of society, and the accumulated vulgar mispronunciations of centuries of fungi-like growth, at should it take up arms against this soa of phonotypio trammels and, by opposing, end them? Should it meekly quiesce in these errors should it still keep on wading through the ...

... . With reforence to my socent re- t marks re Lotters care of The Staok, kindly grant me a small space to say a few words on the above subject. The non-re direction of letters for artists arriving after tho company have left the town is a serious matter, and a source of incouvenience and anpoyanco to artists. It is a matter that should have every attention given to it by hall-keeper^ and ...

... THE ACTORS' ORPHANAGE FUND. SIR,--representative gathering at the Haymarket Theatre on Tuesday, last week, proved conclusively the deep sympathy which is felt in the grand scheme to provide for the poor little helpless orphans of our profession. All actors and actresses must teel a great interest in the proposed undertaking, and from my knowledge of them 1 feel sure a large number would be ...

... FRESH PANTOMIMES WANTED. SIR,--Of the numerous letters in THE STAGE on the subject of the production of pantomimes in the past, one of your correspondents made a great error in stating that the transformation scene used to come in as a finale to the piece and did not take place at the end of the Opening as now. A transformation scene was never dreamed of nor waa there ever such a scone ...

... ENLARGING THE SUPPLY. Sill, I read with great interest the leader of to-day's date, and also tho lottor of tho author of The Klondike Rush on tho same subject. I have written and produced several plays, but in common with many other unknown actor-authors 1 would never send any play to be read, even after it is copy righted. The only time I did so my play was re written and producod with ...

... THE LEAP FOR LIFE. Sin,-- The situation which your critio baa pointed out as scarcely safo or desirable was the result of a slight accident on tho first performance of the above play, and must not be laid at tho author's door. The episode, which is only a minor inci dent in the act, is that the heroine ex tinguishes a fuse before it reaches some gun* powder. Through standing too near an ...