... GEOFFREY WHITWORTH REPLIES To the Editor of THE STAGE. Dear Sir,--Your correspondent, Mr. Walter Paget, represents, I know, a considerable body of opinion which would rather see the Shakespeare Memorial National, Theatre content itself with a rehearsal-stage and railway trucks for provincial transport, than assume its primal obligation of establishing in the capital of the Empire a ...

... To the Editor of The Stage. The war greatly developed and strengthened the theatrical pro fession. Thousands of artists served with ENS. A.. Welfare, and mil lions ol Service men and women participated in unit and camp entertainments in all Iheatres of war. What will be the result of an enlarged theatreland in post war days ahead of us? Quite de finitely thousands more will want to join the ...

... To the Editor of The State Sir,--Is there no procedure whereby Members of Parliament can be made to verify the substance of the allegations contained in their questions to the heads of Government Departments? Is there no redress for Persons Whose Professional business reputations have been injured as the result of such un founded allegations, causing ad verse publicity in the Press A recent ...

... HCNRY KENDALL SUCCESTS A SPECIAL COPYRIGHT To the Editor of The Stage Sir,--in re-reading Shaw's Our Theatre in the 90s I was surprised to note how seldom he, in nis criticisms, mentioned the producer of the play under notice Even when he does so (as in the case of Granville-Barker) he refers to him as the stage manager! 1 Now. it seems to me that present- day critics are just as remiss in ...

... To the Editor of THE STAGE. Sir,--Paris and New York have, each of them, a special institution devoted to the study of the dance in all its aspects. The absence of such an organisation in this country has not only meant that the student has no central place in wnicn he can pursue his in- auiries. but involves the danger that existing private collections may on the death of their owners ...

... To the Editpr of Twr Stag* Dear Sir, It has always seemed to me a great pity, that there is not a Stage Fencing Club, and I have always wanted to do something about it. While it is possible to obtain membership of most fencing clubs in London, their activities are mainly in the evenings and so of little use to us. Our young actors and actresses receive instruction in the art while at the ...

... INAUDIBILITY IN LONDON THEATRES To the Editor of Thk Stage Sir,-- During a recent visit to London I was much distressed at the slipshod diction of many of its players--particularly in plays which have been enjoying a long run. I am. of course, well aware that great changes have occurred in the production of plays since tw first world-war, but there are still two standards which should be ...

... To the Editor of THE STAGE. Sir. There has recently been much controversy among British dancers in this country, over the engagement of foreign dancers for present and forthcoming musical productions, apart from imported unit-shows. The cry of the managers is usually that first-class male dancers are not avilaBle in England, therefore they have to fall back on foreigners If these managements ...

... To the Editor of The Stage. Sir. I shall be obliged if I can use this opportunity of informing i'll the competitors in the Jewish Playwriting Competition that the plays are now in the process of being judged, and it is hoped that the results will be announced very shortly. Each entrant will be in formed personally of the result. They are therefore asked not to communicate until they hear from ...

... Dear Sir.--May I suggest that managerial anxiety regarding the activities of C.E.M.A. and municipal theatres is unnecessarily timorous. It does not at. all follow that such theatres will harm purely commercial theatres. On the contrary they may very well i help to create new audiences. It i is highly important, not only to all grades ol theatre people, but to the community, that the theatre ...

... WHY THEY REFUSED CUT SALARIES To the Editor of THE STAGE Dear Sir.--The London District Committee of the Musicians' Union have considered the statements re cently published respecting the closure of certain West End theatrcs controlled by members of the Society of West End Theatre Ejanagers. The following are the i w^he Society, on behalf of their lumbers, sought a reduction ol third in all ...

... To tne Editor of The Stace Sir,--The coming elections for the Equity Council are probably the most momentous that have ever been held. Hitherto the work of the Association has concerned only the welfare of the profession. But there is reason to believe that infiltrations of a subversive character have introduced recently a political consideration towards our policy that many of us regard as ...