... Miss Matheson SIR I am seeking information relative to Sir Henry lrving's last leading lady Edith Wynne Mathe son, and I should be most grateful if any of your readers would supply me with facts which have a bearing on Miss Matheson's career as an actress, and in particular on subse quent appearances she may have' made after lrving's death. I have a vague impression of her appearing on the ...

... How nice SIR, I would like to say how nice it is for those of us who have no con nections with an acting or producing career, but who take great interest in the acting world, to be able to read a paper such as yours. I would also like to take the opportunity to thank the production team of the recent production of Joseph and the Amazing Technico lor Dreamcoat at the Ashcroft, Croydon for all ...

... Concern at show trials SIR--We the undersigned members of the Old Vic Theatre Company view iwth deep concern the show trials about to take place in Czechoslovakia of actor Albert Czerny, playwright Vaclay Havel and ten other academics, journalists, a priest and workers at present imprisoned without trial for public ising the erosion of human rights and freedom of expression within ...

... RESPECT SIR, John East is big in size only; his irrelevant letter in THE STAGE does not refute one word written by George Wood, the critic. Mr Wood is not wee; Georgie Wood is wee and as such one of the best loved and most highly respected members of our profession. Mr East's tone in attempting to dismiss a rather bigger man than himself merely makes him appear smaller than wee. Yours ...

... Answering back SIR, I wish to answer Graham Cull's attack on my character via his letter of March 1, by itemising the following points: 1 I am not attempting to pull the wool over the eyes of the mem bership. On the contrary, I want the membership to have a clear idea of the happenings at meetings. 2 I am not, as the tone of Mr Cull's letter suggests, a member of the Council, neither am I in ...

... Resources Room SIR, This centre is developing a Resources Room for use by Arts Administrators. It will gather together reports, press cuttings, sur veys and other information of value to administrators in the arts, and will be open to members of the profes sion. Can I appeal through your col umns for people to either send us or to let us know the whereabouts of material which should be in such ...

... In memory of Barry Jackson SIR. Does anyone have items for possible display purposes on Sir Barry Jackson, the founder of the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, and of the Malvern Festival, with which he was involved from 1929-1937. Sir Barry also staged plays in Lon don and was Director of the Strat ford Memorial Theatre just after World War II. As well as exhibition items on Barry himself, I am ...

... The Face at the Window SIR, When I was a boy in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, in the 1920's the local theatre was frequently visited by the Marriott Watson stock company, and one of their plays was The Face at the Window, written I believe by Marriott Watson's brother who used the name of Brook Warren. It had a mad scientist, who talked a great deal of nonsense about the power of electricity, and ...

... Account unfair SIR, Peter Warlock's account of the Magical Gathering of the British Ring Convention at Scarbo rough this year was a little unfair when he says that, Despite the minimal entry of only eight, the organisers were able to drag this miserable cavalcade out until past 1 1 'pm! Peter has obviously forgotten that the earlier part of the evening was taken over by the Irish ...

... Damage the strike would cause SIR,--As a writer who, indirectly, provides work for actors, may I appeal to Equity not to call their disastrous strike for November 5. I am an author whose latest play Murder-Go-Round is currently on an eight week tour under the aegis of a new company called Portland Plays. This company's intention is to place before London managements the plays of new writers ...

... Problems for actors Dear Sir, In his letter The Plight of Actors (Television Today, October 18) Jimmy Jewel effectively outlines some of the real problems facing actors. I hope members of the Equity Council read it This is where their attention should be directed instead of sniping at live theatre. When I complained to one of the deputy secretaries of Equity about the ITV strike his reply was, ...

... Rolling Mills SIR, I am the Entertainment Secretary of the Rolling Mills Club in Enfield, and I would like to point out a printing error in THE STAGE (July 27), page 5 Raising Kane. The club is in Enfield, and not Tooting. Please also through the medium of your paper please thank Tommy Kane for a very commendable write up of the function on the last Saturday in June which he commented on. ...