... Sir, It was unreasonable to suppose that those attending the Manchester meeting could realize all that the draft con tract meant to actors and I actresses at a cursory glance. I went through the draft after wards, and came to the conclu sion that we should be better off without any standard contract of this sort. Even the £2 10s. minimum is not really the minimum, for a manager is en titled to ...

... To the Editor of THE STAGE Sir, It is proposed to dedicate. a memorial in St. Aeries Church, Kennington, to Lilian Kuylis, who was a constant worshipper there for many year*. The Bishop of Kingston will dedi cate the memorial, an altar in the South Chapel, on Sunday, May 7, after the 11 a.m. service. This will doubtless interest many of her old colleagues and friends; so I hope you will give ...

... 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 ...

... . To the Editor of THE STAGE. Sir, In your last issue Mr. Charle*? T. Grinfield asks what is the difference between a stage man ager and a stage director. There is no difference. Only some people think it sounds so much more im portant to be t ailed stage director, in which case the assistant is styled stage manager. Yet such geniuses as Isaac Cohen, Charlc* Harris, not to mention others, had ...

... . Sir, Replying to the letter of Mr. Pat Lennox, it is o ...

... . To the Editor of THE STAGE. air, Managers have oeen very g onerous in the past in giving free seats to the various hospitals. Could you. through your paper, bring to tneir notice a suggestion from the students of the medical profession? The tickets so kindly sent are usually received in the general offices of the hospitals con cerned, and, although a few get to the nurses (and rarely tny to ...

... . Sir,--The Association of Touring and Producing Managers has been in consultation with the Home Secretary for some time upon the question of Sunday opening as it affects the touring branch of the profession. I should like to have an opportunity of placing clearly before yon the views of the association No official or member of the committee of tho association has at any time advocated the ...

... . To the Editor of THE STAGE. uwvii my lot ro visit most of the film studios, and to come into close contact with the crowds and .small part people who daily make their weary way to the aaentV offices. I take my hat off to them for endurance and steady cheerfulness against almost overwhelming odds. If the agents knew the inside stories of some of their applicants, I think they would bestir ...

... GREATREX NEWMAN. To the Editor of THE STAGE. Sir, With referenco to the re cent proceedings by the Lord Chamberlain in connection with tho rts in which ho is described as the author of these sketches. Wo have been asked by Mr. Newman to state that ...

... THE TOURING REVIVAL. To the Editor of THE STAGE. Sir,--This is so vital a matter that the ventilation of the question from all angles is most welcome. The offer that has been put forward by the touring managers to find twenty or more companies for the autumn, providing a reasonable number of provincial theatres can be found to respond, is a clear-cut challenge, and it is now up to the ...

... To the Editor of THE STAGE. Sir,--The arguments over the revival of the touring system seem to be getting us nowhere. The resident manager complains of the touring managers for not sending out plays or casts equal to the demands of his audience, and the touring manager complains of the resident men for not granting him adequate terms. Well, they may be both right and both wrong. Tho ...