... but even this, good and encouraging though it is, may do harm to the image of theatre as a family enjoyment if it is not accom panied by something positive in the theatres themselves. The time to cheer will be when some new plays are put on for children ...

... and we have had very amicable meetings with them. David Brayshaw, the adminis trator of the new Sheffield Theatre, has said that with only one theatre Sheffield would be like a one-legged man and, because there is no pantomime in Sheffield this year, bookings ...

... With the opening of Tiny Alice, at the Aldwych, it is with great pleasure that we welcome back David Warner to the London theatre. His return has been far too long delayed, and his many admirers are delighted at the opportunity to see him in his true ...

... they pay more)? Why did they not consider, or, if they did, give their reasons against the taking over of an other West End theatre to give the dancers genuinely enhanced artistic opportunities to perform nightly in the place of three times a week; bringing ...

... Frank Matcham Sir, I should be very grate ful for information any of your readers might have on the celebrated theatre architect Frank Matcham (1852-1920). Yours truly. SEAN MCCARTHY, 23 Port Hall Street, Brighton, Sussex, BN1 5PJ. ...

... Theatre Machine Sir, I don't think your critic will every enjoy the work of the Theatre Machine if he expects our pop-entertainments to add up to a dramatically satisfying evening, any more than he'd expect to get the best out of a wrestling match if ...

... the cast never at any time but in the finale, met each other or anyone else. What sort of Dantomime is this? NORMAN ROBBINS Theatre Koyai, Nottingham. ...

... Theatre for the young SIR,--We were very interested to read your leader, Wanted: Smash Hit for Youngsters. Our musical play for children, The Owl and the Pussycat Went to See ran at the Jeannetta Cochrane for five very successful weeks closing ...

... Then again they could attract more custom by offering cut- price front stalls to the hard-of- hearing, who cannot go to the theatre unless they can afford top prices for their seats. Not all partially deaf people are elderley pensioners, who are sometimes ...

... the Royal Ballet will appear outside London this could mean the Covent Garden company at full strength in any provincial theatre large enough to accom modate it. Also, there has been no suggestion, except from out siders, that the smaller company will ...

... scenes in this sector of the theatre. So much that we are having difficulty keeping track of all the people and organisa tions with bright ideas. The I.L.E.A. organised a con ference last Tuesday at their new Cockpit Theatre. Gate- forth Street, N.W.8, ...

... that the full company will apparently tour for 8-10 weeks in April-June, presumably visiting only the biggest provincial theatres. It is also true that the company of 25 which will tour the rest of the time could presumably perform Sym phonic Variations ...