19 FEBRUARY 1927, Page 11

[THE FORUM TILEATHE GUILD.]

THE Forum Theatre Guild, the British equivalent of the Theatre Guild in New York, is an enterprise which deserves the attention of the public. The object of its existence is to establish a permanent home for interesting British and foreign plays. The Guild will present its first production at the Royalty Theatre on Monday, February 25th, when Mr. C. K. Munro's Cocks and Hens will be performed. No play produced at the Royalty will run for more than about eight weeks there, but any play which meets with excep- tional success will be transferred to another theatre after its two months run. The Forum Theatre Guild will be established primarily on a subscription basis, and its success depends on the response of subscribers, who will obtain scats at advantageous rates. The chairman of the committee is to be Mr. C. B. Cochrane, and Mr. Robert. Atkins, the

. - . will produce "managing director, will produce the plays.