... . Its Case Against Opening. To the Editor of THE STAGE. Sir,--As Chairman of the Actors' Section of the Stage Guild, I speak for my Council representing 2,900 members, who passed a unanimous resolution as long ago as May of last year that the Actors' Section is opposed to the opening of theatres in this country on Sunday in any shape or form whatever. Although the Stage Guild most happily ...

... . To the Editoi of Ths Stage. Sir, I read in the paper that the late George Bealby was seen a few hours before his death talk ing to another out of-work actor on Poverty Corner. I happen to know that Mr. Bealby had an income. His father built Saxcl- bye Park, near Melton Mowbray, a beautiful house, which was rented by Captain Forrester when M.F.H. Quorn. Poor Bealby was a great genius and ...

... . Sir,-- In reply to No Port ables, I am pretty certain that there are many actors, and quito young men at that, experienced in tli is class of work, and still oapable of doing it, should tho opportunity occur. In 1910 I made my stait in the profession in this kind of work, and very soon was going on for leads This is ono week's work I did in Buckley (North Wales):-- Svengali in Trilby, ...

... . To Ike Editor of THE STAGE. Sir,--Twice nightly is the only uav in which you can compete with the kinema prices and continuous performances. Since the coming of the talkies theatrical managers have done nothing to fight them. They have their association, which meets every fortnight or month, or what ever it is, and what do they do? Have they no ideas? As an artor of many years* ex ...

... . To the Editor of THE STAGE. Sir.--Once more THE STAGE, is in admirable leading article, dwells on the mischief that the entertainments tax does to the theatre. The tacit toleration of this burden and the apathetic disregard of its destructive consequences become more and more astonishing a a time whan so many zealous efforts are at work to sustain the living ^rania and ombat the forces ...

... Sir,--The correspondence in THE STAGE on the subject of amateurs prompts one who is disinterested to express another point of view, and perhaps indicate a solution of the problem. As for qualifications, I doubt whether there are many towns where there are more amateur dramatic societies than in Bournemouth, and it has been my lot sometimes a happy one and sometimes quite the opposite to see ...

... . Sir, There is one point in con nection with amateur show that seems to have been misled. Tii re are certain weeks in the year :nat are notorious for bad busim and the amateurs frequently come in on those weeks. I have known them, in recent years, to put 0:1 Gilbert and Sullivan opera* for (he week preceding Christmas and Edward German opera in Passion week. I have loved the theatre for ...

... . To the Editor of THE STAGE. Sir,-- I think it is a pity that paint-frames are done away with in many of the provincial theatres. I have painted in a good many theatres in the provinces, and very few now have paint-frames. There fore. the scenic artist has to do his best on the stage. Cloths can not be painted properly also if there is much work to be done, ho cannot work in the evenings. ...

... . Authors' Royalties. To the Editor of THE STAGE. Sir,--While congratulating you on, and thanking you for your leading article on 44 Plays as Films, may I, as one of the exploited authors, point out the difficulties attending the taking of your excellent advice to demand a contract similar to that which Mr? Bernard Shaw insists upon. Moat of us in these hard times are afraid to miss a sale by ...

... . Sir,--My attention has been drawn to a letter on the above subject published in THE STAGE of Thursday, June 9, over the signatures of Mr. Ben Webster and Mr. J. Fisher White, and sent from Mr. Webster's private address. As the only member of either tho Stage Guild or British Actors* Equity who has l>oon in every su p yet taken in the present in-got ia- tions for Actors' Unity, will you allo ...

... . EQUITY AND THE STAGE GUILD To the Editor of THE STAGE. Sir, A reply to Mossr-. hen Wobster and J. Fisher White's letter ro Unity had been drafted, and it would havo been submitted to you for publication in your columns; but since then a com munication has been received from Equity, as a result of which we hope tnat moetings between their repiesentatives and ours, as sug gested at the Stage ...

... To the Editor of THE STAGE. From Sir Arthur Carlton. Sir,-- Mr. St. John Ervine has made a slashing attack upon the No. 2 theatres of the country, just when it is most difficult to answer him, since it is common knowledge that all theatres (not only the Number 2's, but the Number l's, and even the uonaon tneatrnsl are having a rcrj* hard time, principally owing to the lack of availablo ...