... To the Editor of THE STAGE. Sir, T ltave read wkh much in- terest M. K. S.'s letter deaisr^ with Uk que-flt^m fti chorus inexperience. I my sell have had a thorough musH al tiainintg from ooe lest kno ...

... To the Editor of THE STAGE. Sir, Please allow us a little space in your paper. We are two who worked in a touring pantomime for seven week,s. Four weeks we did not receive fiull salaries. In the last ...

... . To the Editor of THE STAGE. Sir,--The letters that appeared in THE STAGE last Thursday regarding inexperience in the chorus interested me greatly. I fully endorse M. F. S. ...

... . To the Editor of THE STAGE. Sir,--Would you allow me space to reply to Mr. Frank Roy's letter in THE STAGE of March 4? I am one of those managers who occasionally farm companies in the ...

... . To the Editor of THE STAGE. Sir.--With reference to licensing of managers, which I myself, as a concert party manager of nine years' standing and with twenty-two years' experience ...

... . To the Editor of THE STAGE. Sir,--Will you spare space for a word of warning to all artists visiting South Wales (Rhymney Valley district especially) to beware of dressing-room thefts round about there? The usual pre-cautions of padlocked doors (padlooks, I should mention, generally luave to be furnished by yourself) are quite hopeless. In our case, not only were the locks both of doors ...

... . Sir, Svdney Valentine has passed the outstanding personality of our Council the strong, fine aotor till charming, eloquent, and conciliatory pleader. The good he has done for has earthly calling will assuredly live after him. But it would be a poor compli ment to the memory of Sydney Valentine were we to accejpt ly ing down the grotesque and in suiting contract virtually agreed to for the ...

... . MR. WILFORD DEWHURST. To the Editor of THE STAGE. Sir,--May I appeal to the many friends in the profossiom of Mr. Wilford Dewhurst for some assistarace in his present trouble? About a year ago ho underwent a double operation in West Brosm- wioh Hospital as the only means of taving his life. The operations were successful, but Mr. Dewhurst w#l novei- be sJbile to work again, an ...

... . To the Editor of THE STAGE. gi,r Now that another 25 per c**nt. has been added to tlie railway fares, it hardly' wins fair or Just that the touring manager should always liave to bear the brmnt of these Gojernmont impositions. May I suggest to tlhe residoTu. managers that th^.y rfiould either incrcajc all contracts another 5 per cent., irrespective of when they wore wade, or thait Whey pay ...

... To the Editor of THE STAGE Sir, In view of it being- definitely decided that tdieatres will not bo allowed to seli choco lates or tobacco except at stated tames fixed by Act of Parliament, I should like to give brother managers tilie result of iny recent experience in my efforts to sustain the eal!-es in this d^ipartment, in pite^of tiiia vexatious and riclicu- lous order Last week I opened a ...

... . To the Editor of THE STAGE. Sir,--I make no apology for asking you to give a careful and prompt consideration of the conditions under which infants of even a few months and little children are being employed in kinema and photographic studios. While one does not wish to per in any way a growing indus try, one must admit that at present tho conditions of studio work are rough in the ...

... . To the Editor of THE STAGE. SIR,--Mr. Robert Lord's exposition of points in the A. A. contract is most concise and straight to the point. As he remarks, unless standardisation is adhered to, and a minimum in black and white agreed upon in the new contract, the bogus or grabbing manager will give £3 or the £4 all round, and thus bring his average salary list to the usual. This will, of ...