12 DECEMBER 1941, Page 14

" THE SPECTATOR " IN THE U.S.A.

SIR,—I frequently get appreciative comment on Spectator articles from the friends in New York to whom I have been sending it for the past two years. The latest one might, I think, give you a laugh in these days when laughs are a valuable asset.

" It's weeks since I have been to the movies, but I learn more about them from the reviews in The Spectator than from seeing them myself " ! !