... . A SUBSIDY SCHEME. To the Editor of THE STAGE. Sir,--Would you kindly bring to the attention of your readers a scheme, with which I amongst many others warmly sympathise, for saving the historic theatre of Sadler's Wells and converting it into an Old Vic. for North London, by providing for its use by the fig Uld Vic. iMiake&peare and >pera companies, conjointly with he thea.tre in the ...

... . To the Editor of THE STAGE. Sir,--One must agree with Mr. Fred Roper'e first paragraph that your issue of June 23 was of exceptional interest to concert party proprietors, with its batch of letters on the subject under discussion and your leading article, which so ably summed up the matter Mr. Roper seems to have missed the Heal point, and in doing so has been to a great extent, respon ...

... . Sir,--Many do not realise that the principal--in fact, I suppose, the only--reason any man puts on a show-- of any kind--is to make money with it. As soon as this fact is realised many of the arguments put forward fall to pieces. Let us look at the facts of the matter, and what do we find? Much of the criticism in fact, nearly all of it seems to be levelled at Mr. Fred Roper, because he has ...

... . Sir,--If your leaders and the various articles and letters cause managers to view publicity as an art, as ordinary commercial enterprises do, then this controversy will have borne splendid fruit. But vour contributors mention matters that must be trite to every real publicity man and to most man agers. As to blocks, know ledge screens should be and is to the real Pressman-advance manager ...

... . To the Editor of The Stage, Sir,--May I express an opinion in regard to concert parties on tour broadcasting their programmes gratis? The mode of procedure is this: It is usually done during an ordinary performance. through the various corporations of different towns. who are under the impression that it advertise their concerts. The touring manager is approached somo weeks l*eforehand, ...

... . Sir, If artists would enclose stamped addressed envelopes oer- haps they would get their photo graphs returned. When I get these I return at once all photos. Recently I had more than sixty replies to an advertisement in The Stace for an artist, and out of these twenty failed to enclose stamped addressed envelopes. To return these photographs takes up a lot of a manager's time, apart 1 from ...

... . To the Editor of THE STAGE. Sir,-- Although an actor, I usually pay for my seat when in town. Like most playgoers, I rather enjoy the wait in the queue, and cannot understand why so many theatres are now booking every seat in the house. Hundreds of folk like to come down to a theatre on short notice. IN or they want to book seats that illness or other causes may prevent them from using. ...

... . To th* Editor of Thi Stack. Sir,-- I ahould like to draw your attention to a habit amongst managers, proprietors and agents which is nowadays becoming fax too prevalent The retaining and in some cases actually destroying the photographs of artists (in most eases unemployed), who reply to their advertisements. These advertisements particular ly state send photographs. In the last few weeks ...

... To Hit Editor of Tmi Stage. Sir.--I have a complaint to make not, I surprisedly and thankful interject, against your criticism of my play in your last issue, for it was a model of what dramatic criticism should be, as it made no attempt to be merely destructive in order to be smart, but agains't a particular premise it contained, which i ...

... . To the Editor ol The Staci. Sir,--A short time ago Miss Sybit Thorndike wrote on the above subject--The stage war must end. Everyone but the fanatics on either side will endorse her dietum. She also expressed a hope that someone, outside, the contending bodies of the Actors' Association and the Stage Guild, might come forward and suggest a solution of our difficulties as no such ...

... . To the Editor of THE STAGE Sir. I I'll grcailj intercstod in inn nriiclo Ijy Miss Ada K frrnr in last week's issuo pn 41 Htago Nat ura lneiM especially thai |>oi- ion of it dealing with conveiffttion. In my young days it vvs always 'impressed upon me that tlie matt in the gallery was us a Vxiotis to henr what was X>oiii|{ said as the rest of 'lie house. It seems to mo that pitch lias been ...

... . To the Editor of THE STAGE. Sir,--May I, through the column of our only paper, be allowed to express indignation at a custom becoming more prevalent for certain advance agents to bill and placard towns a week before the arrival of their companies. Arrived here on Monday, I was astounded to find the following morning that the town \\as plas tered with the bills of the com pany which is due to ...