... . To the Editor of THE STAGE. Sir, At the en3 of 1914, and for somo time after, there was a great hue and err far volunteers. Vocalist- were singing lustily We don't warft to lose you, but we think you ought to go/' and various other stirring a.irs. We we.re promised that if we went nothing would be too good for us on eur return. Well, we went, in our thousands. No trade or profession in the ...

... . To the Editor of THE STAGE. Sir,--Are they trying to drive drama off the road? Every week we hear of theatres such as Dalston, Coatbridge, Royal, Liverpool, going over to pictures. Macdonald and Young, having the number 2 and 3 rights of most of the musical West End shows, have booked heavily into drama nouses. Kesuit, many drama companies off the road through tlieir inability to get ...

... To the Editor of THE STAGE. Dear Sir,--Having read the article entitled The Worries of an Actress-Manager, by Mise Peggy Primrose, in the Sunday Evening Telegram, I want you to be good enough to allow me to write a few words, putting the matter from another point of view Like Miw l^rimroae, 1 myself have found that being a manager entails the receipt of a large cor respondence and many ...

... . To the Editor of THE STAGE. 1 Sir,-- May I suggest U> my ex- soldier comrades sending a few Christmas cards to their friends and acquaintances in France, Belgium, Italy, and Russia. We shall never see them again, and it would be a good tbinp to close the book with a little act of kindness, and thus leave in the:r minds pleasant memories of us. Posrtoordi v*-vuVJ servo. They would be very ...

... . 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,--I was very pleased to read Five Feet Nine's letter, as this worship of bulk has cost me many bitter hours, and during the last few years has looked like costing me my livelihood altogether. If Five Feet Nine's letter docs anything towards opening the eyes of managers to their own senseless mania in the choice of inches before ability, a demand for ...

... . To the Editor of The St*gi. Sir, Thore is also another party to be considered when i>asaes aro being given out-- tho author. But who ever does con- I sider him? He is only the man who strings 1 bits of old plays and novels together, i which anyliody else could have dono, but they didn't. Sometimes ho is original 1 Uton he finds somebody else has ben to i the same souroe tliia only to disarm ...

... . To tht Editor of Thi Staoi. Sir,--I read with keen interest th leader on the above, and, while agreeing with it as a whole, I venture to think the main cause of the decline of the provincial theatre is the quality of the fare provided. Your leader more than touches on this matter, I allow; but it seems to me really the head and foot of the offending. Many causes contribute to it. The fact ...

... To the Editor of THE STAGE. Sir,--Will you allow me to compliment you on the forceful leading article, Theatre Preservation. I hope it will be read marked, and inwardly digested by every theatrical manager in Engiand. I cannot help thinking that the old-turns adage, Prevention is better than cure in other -worHs, tha prevention of bad busi ness it a point that should be carefully looked ...

... . To the Editor of Toe Stage. Sir,--The Press agent ia a valuable fac tor provided that he works upon proper lines; indeed, he should be one of the most useful members upon a theatrical manager's staff; but, as a rule, owing to various causes, he is the least considered appendage, and seems, through faults not entirely his own, to have fallen into use or uxisfavour, although his services i ...