... . To the Editor of THE STAGE. Sir,-May I briefly correct a possible misunderstanding raised in your admirable report of the meeting at the Duke of York's, which resulted in the decision to establish a British Equity? My speech, as reported, conveyed an impression that I wanted a legal trade union, and thereby inferred that some trade unions were illegal. That of course is nqt so. I can sum ...

... . To tht Kdilnt of i hi Stagi Sir,-- In repfy to Mr. J. H. Hcntschol, my one and onJv desire is to protect the members of our companies. I consider t.his con tinuous commission wicked and outrageous. We shall be only too pleased to do bu&incsa with any a'ent who charges the reasonable 10 per cent, on first ten wekg to any artist in- troduced bv them. MsrHonald and Younsr have no thought of ...

... Sir.--You have published letters on the subject of theatre advertising, one from Mr. E. Ouston and one from Mr. C. Nicholls. The former gentleman suggests a more modem and effective way of using posters, and what he states is quite good, but hardly goes far enough. After nearly twenty years' asso ciation with theatrical enterprises and advertising of every descrip tion, I have come to the ...

... . To the Editor of THE STAGE. Sir, In your last issue Mr. Charle*? T. Grinfield asks what is the difference between a stage man ager and a stage director. There is no difference. Only some people think it sounds so much more im portant to be t ailed stage director, in which case the assistant is styled stage manager. Yet such geniuses as Isaac Cohen, Charlc* Harris, not to mention others, had ...

... . Sir, Replying to the letter of Mr. Pat Lennox, it is o ...

... . To the Editor of THE STAGE. air, Managers have oeen very g onerous in the past in giving free seats to the various hospitals. Could you. through your paper, bring to tneir notice a suggestion from the students of the medical profession? The tickets so kindly sent are usually received in the general offices of the hospitals con cerned, and, although a few get to the nurses (and rarely tny to ...

... To the Editor of THE STAGE Sir, I was present at an enter tainment at large music hall last Friday, when, prior to the rise of the curtain, the orchestra played God Save the King, and the vast audience rose and stood silently whilst it was being played. Might I suggest that during the time that His Majesty is ill it would be a suitable act if all places of entertainment copied the example of ...

... . To the Editor of THE STAGE. Sir,--How to cater for the summer weeks in a first-class provincial theatre that remains open all the year round has been a very difficult problem for many years, and will be a still more difficult problem in the future. rhe suggestion oontsaned in your Music lk column last week of short comedy and hurleq-ue to follow, witih Ikalf price for the 4>uHesquo, is a ...

... . To the Editor of The Stage. Sir,--Having resigned my seat on the Council of the A. A., may I crave the publicity of The Stage to explain to the members my reason for this action? The Council have suspended, recently one of the rules by a resolution at a Council meeting. Although 1 do not oppose the policy calling for this suspension, I did oppose the methods employed to make the ...

... . 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 ...

... THE A.A. AND THE BAYNTON COMPANY. To the Editor of THE STAGE. Sir,--May I be permitted to reply through the columns of your valuable paper to the letter of Mr. Hamilton and also that of Mr. Henry St. John, which appeared in your issue of last week? .Vir. Hamilton s column ana J. half can bo dealt with 111 a very few sentences. In his very last sentence he states, The objects of my visit to ...