... . Sir, As a medical man of tJiirty years' n'Jindinjr, I shoukl like to correct ooe of CVoil Raleigh's remarks in last 1 issue of The Stack. He ebatca doctors have a mirmmum charge and do not undersell each ofher. I stato v^th sorrow mesjNca.1 mesi do unders^n There is no mini- mam f- .t be kicked out no matter hov. ^.ijrjre tivey wake. In miiny oases Trd* Unionist are th> cm?* of this ...

... . Sir,-- Ii the A. A. has any sense of the fitness of things it will take Mr. Cha-rles Hawtrey 8 advice- to heart and remain as it is, without the managerial presence. Mr. Hawtrey sensibly declines to be a party to anything so incongruous and ridiculous as thMreturn of tho managers. But, of course, iTtho A. A. is bent on the rcadmifion of managers I suppose, they must e'on gang their ain gait ...

... SKETCH PRODUCTION. Sir, I was delighted to read the article on thin subject the other week, and to observe that some effort will be mode to arrest a rapidly-growing ovil tho per nicious practice of so-called sketch man agers, who obtain the services of aotors free for a trial week. I feel strongly on the matter, haying suffered much by the unfair competition that one who speculates with a ...

... . To the h'ditor of The Stags. Sir, I havo received a communication from Mr. Thos. Brock, R.A. to tho effect that he finds it impossible to complete satisfactorily tho Irving Statuo until August. As it would be most undesirable that the unveiling should take place at a season of the year when th majority cf subscribers will bo absent from London, the Committee have decided not to fix the ...

... To the Editor of THE STAGE. Sir,--Following the lead given by Mr. F. Morland, I should be obliged, as a nominee for re-election to the Council of the A.A. if you would permit me to puhlish In your columns my views on the various matters now agitating the membership. io tno moaauroB 01 renorm eei iortn abovo the sixteen signatures to the letter published in your issue of the 13th inst., I fully ...

... . My Dear Sir. I thank you very cordially for your kind invitation, but my ...

... . To the Editor of THE STAGE Sir,--The band is always paid. This phrase is familiar to every member of the actor's calling. The bogus manager may leave in the lurch the man who plays the lead, but not the man who plays the fiddle. Why? Because the fiddlers stick together. If actors only stuck together they would always Bet their money, and what is more, they would always get a fair wage ...

... Sir, May I draw the attention of mas* agers do the fact that a book containing the names of its members is ieraed an nually by the Actors' Association. No* if managers when requiring artists womW glance through this book, -no doubt tfcex would be able to find1 someone whom tkci know, suitable to their requirements; in by writing direct to the artist, instead o to the secretary, they would save ...

... . A subscription is now being raised to assist Mias Ada Mariue, the daughter of the late Mono. Marius. of Gaiety fame. Miss Marius, through various unfortu nate circumstances, had been reduced to a sad state of want and privation, and undor the stress of her worries her reason appears to have temporarily given way. JJ again print the letter from Mr. Chris Walkor which appeared in last week's ...

... To the Editor of THE STAGE. Sir,--I should be very much obliged if you will allow me to explain why I was unable to sign the Manifesto issued last week by sixteen of the candidates for the Council of the A. A. With a considerable part of the programme set forth in that manifesto I am entirely in agreement, but I could not sign it cnieffy for the lowing reasons: 1. I cannot support a Fieo ...

... . To the Editor of The Stack. Dear Sir,--Histrion asks: How many managers arc there who pay £2 to all their artists?. That is not the question just now. Many or few, we repeat, £2 is the least an actor ought to be offered. What man, after a little serious thought, need hesitato to condemn a system which asks him to give the best year3 of his life nd art with the ultimate hope of a salary ...

... . THE PRELIMINARY NOTICE. Sir,--Regularly for some years I have interviewed each week one or more agency in advance They supply somes of the raw material for a newspaper column, ap pearing at the end of the week, for which am responsible. It is ray business to make, column as interesting as possible with the raiw material at my posal. Only rt it w approximately tn- thrusting will it be ...