... and could rasily have been arranged for the action 1 :o be l.c and r.c. instead of in the :orner. I am told that at another theatre the ipper circle has to rise en bloc when he action moves out on to the apron. Vrtk in cinrr.lu Barry Duncan. 11, Si. Martin' ...

... the Exeter Theatre Royal and should be most grateful to any of your readers i who could tell me of interesting inci- j dents, outstanding anecdotes or anything which would assist with the production. Since 1735 there have been five theatres. It is possible ...

... al theatre al Prtlochry cannot be granted meantime. The decision is. of course, very dis heartening, as I had hoped to create in Scotland a t>pe of theatrical enter- I prise quite different from what one usu ally associates with repertory theatres i in ...

... in the writers who send in so many plays to them each year. Good sense makes then? polite, but only a real interest in the theatre makes a btg firm show interest in an unknown playwright. From Messrs. 1 inn it and Dunfee and the Laurence Olivier Productions ...

... SCENIC ART To the Editor of Tm Stage Dear Sir, Might I suggest that alt new theatres and old ones should have paint-frames for their scenic artists. Some artists have lo paint in very bad conditions, whilst others are belter off and have every comfort ...

... PROGRAMMES To the Editor of THE STAGE Dear Sir.--I go to the theatre about four times a week, which means that in the course of the year I spend about five guineas on programmes. I consider this an extortionate fee imposed by the management for supplying ...

... to try theii luck m a profession which has already perienced applicants for every single job. CYRIL JAMES. Duke of York's Theatre, W.C.2. ...

... assistance at all. If full and definite periods could be so occupied all well and good but no true artist is going to leave the theatre if he can get an engagement, and it is generally accepted these days that so far as work is con cerned Mohammed definitely ...

... COMPETITION To the Editor of The Siaob Dear Sir, All theatre-lovers will applaud the action of Alec Chines in offering a prize of £500 for the best new play to be submitted for production during the Festival of Britain, but I cannot help feeling that ...

... your humble servant in West End theatres. In these days beginners get their experience in repertory, hoping for the Mecca of all good artists, but I fear I be at the other end of the ladder joining the little Court Theatre in Sloane-square then considered ...

... and energy. In it he h*s created, in a sur rounding of unparalleled beauty, a corner in the English Church which is the theatre's own. Many famous names are carved on its panels Grade Fields, John Tiller, George F'ormby. Tubby Turner, to name but a few ...

... THEATRE TIMES To the Editor of THE STAGE Dear Sir, In your last issue Charle> Landstone's letter on the necessity for early opening of theatres is interesting reading Mr. Landstone. however, in his enthusiasm for early opening, for gets to mention the ...