WHAT THE THEATRICAL PROFESSION IS DOING FOE THE BLIND [To
THE EDITOR Or TEM "BriCTATOL'l Sm,—Would you kindly allow me to appeal through your columns to the theatrical-profession as a whole on behalf of the National Institute for the Blind? I consider Mr. C. Arthur Pearson's undertaking of brightening the lives of the blind through cheapening Braille literature is one of the most deserving causes of charity which have been put before the public for a long time, and it ought especially to appeal to r,ll ranks of the theatrical profession, as we are not only dependent on our eyesight to earn our livings, but are dependent on the eyesight of our audiences to enable us to do so. I myself am sending Mr. Pearson a sub- scription, and a donation equal to one day's fees, and I sincerely
hope that ethers will try to do as much as they can on the same
Garrick Club, WC.
LONDON :—Every theatre and-nearly every music-hall is insert- ing pictorial leaflets. in the programmes. One leading actor or actress in each theatre has a collecting-card, and has made himself or herself personally, responsible for the theatre in question. At the Globe Theatre, Mr. Arthur Granville has already collected ES 6s. among the artists and staff employed in Kismet. Mr. Frank Allen, managing director of the Moss Empires, Ltd., has bad leaflets inserted in the programmes of all his halls throughout the kingdom. He is also projecting on the cinema screen of every hall under his control an extract from the speech delivered by the King on opening the new premises of the Institute on March 19th. Robert Hale at the Alhambra is making an appeal nightly. Rutland Barrington at the New Theatre introduces the appeal into a song. The Coliseum have a special scene with regard to it in their revue. W. H. Berry at Daly's is talking about it wherever possible. References are being made at the Adelphi and Gaiety Theatres. Miss Peggy Bethel is reciting a special poem by Miss Jessie Pope every afternoon and evening this week at the London Hinpodrome and Finsbury Park Empire. She is being taken from hall to hall in a motor-car kindly supplied free of charge by the London Motor Garage. Wilkie Bard is making an appeal wherever possible.
Sul:manes theatres are all inserting a pictorial leaflet in their ,programmes. Paovnicser:—The ninety-five chief theatres have been written to askingthem to distribute leaflets during Easter week. So far not one has refused and nearly all have consented. Collecting- cards have been sent to each resident manager asking him to Make a collection during that week.
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