... Arthur of The Britons Dear Sir, One can appreciate Michael Kittermaster's failure to under stand the episode of Arthur of The Britons (Television Today, December 28). Through a Post Office fault, no sound accompanied the first eight minutes of transmission As those vital minutes con tained much dialogue, their loss made it necessary thereafter to possess rare powers of clairvoy ance in order ...

... Hull Dear Sir. Michael Frostick's ending to the comment on Alan Plater's Land of Green Ginger in last week's Television Today, was glib, cynical and irrelevant. I can't really see how the critic can condemn whole places-- whether Hell, Halifax or Hull just because he enjoys allitera tion and old jokes. Let's consider for example, that Hull has one of the liveliest Arts Centres in the ...

... Death of a Company SIR,-- May I once more beg you to give me a small space in your columns for the sake of liberty? This time the subject is both more acute and more tragic. I understand from the Press that Peter Daubeny had hoped to invite to the World Theatre Season Prague's Cinoherni Klub, whose wonderful en semble work I saw both in Prague in 1969 and at the Aldwych, when they brought over ...

... Series music Dear Sir, Music composed specifically for television is of such high calibre, instantly identifying an episode or series, and is in many cases as far as I am concerned more enjoyable than the programme it heralds. Would it not, therefore, be a good idea for someone to produce a programme or pro grammes using the various musical themes as its subject with suitable illustrations? ...

... Touring Theatre SIR, I am currently engaged, for the magazine Theatre Quarterly in what is intended to be a comprehensive in vestigation of the current state and problems and possible future of touring theatre in the country. I would welcome from your readers any advice, com ment, information or opinion on the subject. Yours faithfully. KENN STITT oo, iiiuniiiiii vjctruens, Sunderland SR2 7 LE ...

... After the dance SIR, I am carrying out a survey into the career possi bilities for dancers when they have left full-time dancing which will, hopefully, be of use to dancers retiring in the future. It would be very helpful to the research that I am doing if I could contact dancers who have left ballet companies in the last few years and are now working in other companies, or have moved out of ...

... Geoffrey Ost SIR,--Geoffrey Ost, who died in October, had been Director of the Sheffield Playhouse for 26 years until his retirement in 1964, and had continued to be active in the theatre up and down the country to the day of his death. His work was widely known and admired, and since his death it has become evident that there are many who would wish to see it commemorated in some worthy ...

... Jacques Deval SIR, It was though THE STAGE that I learned the sad news of the death of Jacques Deval, very sad indeed, because only recent ly Campbell Singer and I had been asked to do the translation of one of his more recent plays entitled, With This Ring and we had been looking for ward so much to his crossing the Channel to see its possible production in the West End. And it is all the ...

... MANCUNIAN FILMS SIR I have recently been commissioned to write a book about the Mancunian Film Company, which some of your older readers may know as Film Studios (Manchester) Ltd, or alternatively John Blakeley Ltd. Starting actual productions in 1920 with a silent film titled Two Little Drummer Boys and starring Wee Georgie Wood, this small film-making company went on to make a number of ...

... Barney Colehan's Knockout girl Dear Sir, Barney Colehan issued an invitation in the Radio Times to girls from any profession to submit a photograph to be considered to be a hostess on BBC's It's a Knockout. Each girl to appear on one programme out of six and one of the girls then chosen to represent Great Britain in Paris in Jeux san Frontieres. Has Mr Colehan not seen the recent Equity ...

... CARYL JENNER SIR-- It was with great regret that I learned of the death of Caryl Jenner, a great loss to the theatre, and a lady who devoted her life to the furtherance of children's theatre in this country, and promotion of friendships with children's theatres tnruugnout me worio. I am very shocked to learn that the Unicorn Children's Theatre, which she founded, has been given notice of ...

... SAVING THEATRES SIR-- I would be grateful if you would allow me to make use of your columns to express the thanks of the organisers of the Save London's Theatres Campaign to the Players' Theatre Management for their great generosity in allowing us to solemnise their pros night on January 28, by introducing an appeal on behalf of- our Campaign. Quite apart from this, the Management also ...