... . The u6ual Council meeting was held at 32, Rngent Street, on Tuesday afternoon. There were present: Mr. Cyril Cattley Mr. F. J. Arlton (in ths Chair) Mr. Kr-dk. Junei Mr. H. W. Mote Miss Vita 9pencer (lion. Solicitor) Miss Beatrice Cheater Mr. Arthur Dennis Mr. D. Young Mr. C. F. Colltaf s (Secretary) Mr. John Mortimer CoHBESrONDENCJ. The Chairman read a letter from Miss Rose Mathews ...

... . To the Editor of The Stage. Sir,--Immediately the warm weather sets in the local manager has a glorious chance of running his theatre bars at a profit. He issues free list-- notice. I do not say bill orders and in como all his friends and their friends to enjoy the piece at the local playhouse and cool themselves in tho interval with bottled beer at thos? unprofitable places which, of ...

... . To the Editor of THE STAGE. Sir.-- At tiliis wasan thore appear in many adverts, for pantomime protlucprK, and nT-gjcrtifct ions will elucidate the fact lhat Ruch proArcors arP ofTcre ...

... . Sir,--I endorse tho remarks of Advance Agent, also those of Another Victim. I have been many years in the business, and I find by experience the average bill inspector knows little about advertising, and the average resident acting-manager knows about as much. All that the former knows is how to get out plenty of free passes, and as many UtJios as ;.sil>lo from the touring manager. ...

... . Sir, Let another victim odd n vnftamoe of resident managers' business acumen: R, the resklon* manager, has stated in his contract -.quires 800 hce w'l go halves in th expense of blankm.',;, 600 sheets wilt be sufficient. Ilaiif flhaire of blanking, 10. 200 aWt, 33s. W. If V ts innoce-nt ho jumps at ...

... . We have received the following letter: To the Editor of THE STAGE. SIR.--May I ask the question if members of the theatrical profession are included in Mr. Lloyd George's insurance scheme? And, if so, under what head are we most likely to figure? I dare say there are a few below the £160 limit, and it would be rather interesting to know what steps if any are to be taken in our behalf.-- ...

... . To the Editor of THE STAGE. 8ur,--I would like to sugjrest to artists the advisability of heading tJl their letters with the words reply to instead of this week and next week. When the former are. used there is no doubt what ever as to whero the re-ply should be sent, but when the latter words are inserted and the letter happens to bo written en a .Sunday, how is it possible to know where ...

... . To the Editor of THE STAGE. Sir, In your notice of o;.^.aj.^-J with in LAURENCE THERVAL The Actors' Association Piccadilly, May 1. ...

... artiet* have boon ajproached by tihoir different manaemcnto with an offer to book tho pr ...

... . Sir, Your leader in last week's issue is certainly interesting, but in your sug gestion that the local manager should disclose the present earning power of his theatre--would that be a fair basis to work? I am afraid not, unless the tour ing manager was well versed in the draw ing power of attractions on the road and_ aotually know tlie booUirngs of tlve various thostj-** ho was) ...

... . Sir,--May I reply to Another Victim's letter in a recent issue. I have recently visited a theatre where exactly the same conditions as to blanking and special advertisements obtained. Now, having agreed (I am innocent) to these proposals, thinking that I had accidently struck a resident manager who tried--a lattlo diiferomt from oeuad-- to belp tho busJncSB, on my arriral I anked hatn ...

... . To the Editor of THE STAGE Sir,--On November 9. I forwarded two one-act plays to the Lord Chamberlain's Office, with the request that they should be granted licences for performance at a special matinle at the Court on December 8, they being items in a quadruple bill of plays of which I am the author, and in which Mose Maud Hildyard was to appear on the 'cs;nn of her return to the ataR'1. ...