... To the Editor of THE STAGE. Sir, T ltave read wkh much in- terest M. K. S.'s letter deaisr^ with Uk que-flt^m fti chorus inexperience. I my sell have had a thorough musH al tiainintg from ooe lest kno ...

... To the Editor of THE STAGE. Sir, Please allow us a little space in your paper. We are two who worked in a touring pantomime for seven week,s. Four weeks we did not receive fiull salaries. In the last ...

... . To the Editor of THE STAGE. Sir,--The letters that appeared in THE STAGE last Thursday regarding inexperience in the chorus interested me greatly. I fully endorse M. F. S. ...

... . To the Editor of THE STAGE. Sir,--Would you allow me space to reply to Mr. Frank Roy's letter in THE STAGE of March 4? I am one of those managers who occasionally farm companies in the ...

... . To the Editor of THE STAGE. Sir.--With reference to licensing of managers, which I myself, as a concert party manager of nine years' standing and with twenty-two years' experience ...

... . To the Editor of THE STAGE. Sir, I should bo la.l if you could find space for this letter. I have lately taken a company to a theatre not far from Liverpool. At thi lli atro the manager ha. the only key to the one letter box. The ...

... . To the Editor of THE STAGE. Sir, In ordinary business circle?, when a man is appointed to a posi tion of trust, lie usually supplies to his principal a fidelity bond. Why should not the law be altered to compel every manner employing artists to defosit a fidelity bond of sufficient amount to cover salaries I for say three weeks. Tjiis would j have a two-fold object: (1) It would i eliminate ...

... To the Editor of THE STAGE. Sir,--I have been asked by many artists to set out my personal views of the policy, past and present, of the Actors' Association, and in view of the many mis-statements which have been made, purposely made, I fear, in certain quarters it seems very necessary that some such statement should be pub lished. One may be excused for growing a tittle tired of unfair and ...

... . To the Editor of THE STAGE. Sir,--All who care for the future of tho theatre must have read the two last leaders in THE STAGE with keen appreciation. Yet even these do not fully stato the strength of the cause they advocate. Tho action of the University of London in instituting a diploma in dramatic nrt two years ago, was epoch-making. Undter this diploma three schools, tho Royal j Academy ...

... . To the Editor of THE STAGE. Sir,-- I read with great interest an article in the columns of your esteemed journal, entitled Orches tral Worries. Although a musical director of some years' experience, I am afraid I cannot claim acquaintance with many of the long- ago stars mentioned by your contributor.. Still, his remarks anent the lack of consideration shown to orchestras, and the ...

... . Sir,-- Your faith in the self-styled Joint Protection Committee is certainly not shared by the members of my Association, so far as I know their views. Nevertheless, the invitation from that body to us to join with them in their work was on the aircnda for our last, meeting, but what we re gard as having greater 44 urgency, matters connected with the future policy to secure the abolition ...

... . To the Editor of THE STAGE. Sir,--Major McGowan's letter in your issue of to-day is inaccurate, as he will realise when I remind him that at tho inaugural meeting of the Stage Guild it was stated: The Guild was an answer to Barrow, and Barrow was a strike, not a boycott. The boycott, as I previously said, was instituted later to defend tho actor against the first Guild contract. Major ...