... PILLARS AND PATRONS To the Editor of The Stags Sir. Judging by my recent ex periences, it seems high time that some London box -office managers began to study the seating arrange ments at their theatres. Three times lately 1 have been thrust into a very inferior seat (once behind a pillari for a not inconsiderable sum. when there were rows of empty seats avail able at the same price. To add ...

... EQUITY AND NATIONAL COMMITTEE To the Editor of Tux Stack. Dear Sir.--I have been asked by the Preparatory Committee of the British Theatre Conference to reply on their behalf to the reference to the conference in last week's Chit Chat You quote the Theatre Industry Journal as stating that the conference is in tended to ,da to nu!',oM.,'r-o .itre. T' er an r chat. r I the neth Bttines. ...

... . ^11, ii. daiiu-.s uaie asKs .wnv the actors posterity remembers are those who played Shake speare. and why do we remember them mainly in their Shakespear ean triumphs? Surely. the tribute is as much to Shakespeare as to the actors. Unfortunately, some of our older Shakespearean actors still live in the glories oC the past, wfr.cm stage effects were much more crude and acting of neces sity ...

... By FLOTSAM To the Editor, THE STAGE. Dear Sir,--Responding to your suggestion that I write a few lines about Malcolm McEachern. whose death last week terminated our long partnership, I do so gratefully, if only because your thoughtful gesture affords an opportunity of acknowledging the great many letters and telegram that have come to me from fellow-professionals during tn last few days. ...

... To the Editor of The Stage. Dtar Sir. In commenting upon the setting for Donald Wolfit's pro duction of Hamlet at the Scala. your dramatic critic observed a' similarity of pillar-and-stairway with the design used In another place. i It may be of interest to know how and when Mr. Wolfit's design was originated. On a spring tour v in 1941 Mr Wolflt sent me one day, from Bath, to note the ...

... To the Editor of The Stage Sir,--I am in full agreement with the Council of the Association of Municipal Corporations rechild-actors, with the exception of age, especially in pantomime. ine autnorities are always talk ing about protective conditions I for children touring, but I think it is time the local authorities did some practical work in this respect as regards accommodation for children ...

... To the Editor of Thf. Stage. Dear Sir, Through your columns I would address Fellow Actors, Manageis, Authors, Musi cians: To-day is Actors' Day, the first Actors' Day since peace was de clared. Through the kind co operation of Thk Stage we, the President and Vice-Presidents and members of this fellowship of players, are appealing to every one connected with our profession to send as much of ...

... To the Editor of THE STAGE. Sir,- The paragraph relating to the People's Entertainment Society and the Co-op. establish ing repertory theatres and ad versely commenting about the Co-op. and the old theatre at Guildford, has been brought to our notice. Your readers will be interested to learn that an attempt was made by the Guildford Co-operative Society to open the premi>*es as a repertory ...

... To the Editor of THE STAGE. Sir,--Broadly speaking, of the three competitors mentioned in Mr. Green's letter, the activities of one (E.N.S.A.) are essentially peculiar to war conditions and must be accepted as such. The second (C.E.M.A.) is giving cultural refreshment analogous to S war-ume service but has also the prospect of per manency under the aegis of the Board of Education. The ...

... ALEC CLUNES ANSWERS CRITICISM To the Editor of The Stage On the pretext that Man Bites Dog (or actor barks at minister) is better reading than the reverse. I would be grateful of the opportunity of replying, through the medium of your columns, to Mr E. T. Garrington, the Minister at the Hope Chapel. Clifton, who has protested from his pulpit against my production of Tarquhar's Restoration ...

... To the Editor of The Stage. Dear Sir. It is high time some thing was done to establish a special section of the rent -tribunals to deal with the difficult theatrical cases. These cases take two or three weeks to prepare, and by that time the unfortunate appli cant has moved on. We were fortunate recently in being ab'e to make such an application ow ing to our long j residence in the house in ...

... To the Editor of THE STAGE Sir.--I was interested in your recent leading article and Claud Jenkins's letter. Is not the constant success of the Gilbert-and-Sullivan works, whose traditions are so magnificently preserved in the D'Oyly Carte Company, an index? I agree with Claud Jenkins there are forgotten operettes such as those of Solomon and Cellier-- that might revive; but only if ...