24 APRIL 1953, Page 18

National Theatre Appeal

SIR,—The Committees of the National Theatre and the British Drama League have approved the plan of the late Geoffrey Whitworth for a bust of Harley Granville-Barker by Jacob Epstein to be placed in the National Theatre. The cost will be £500, of which £350 has been subscribed. Further subscriptions may be made by cheque payable to the Westminster Bank, West End Office, crossed Granville-Barker Account, address I St. James's Square, London, S.W.1. On completion, an audited account and a photograph of the bust will be sent to each subscriber.—Yours faithfully, ESHER, NICHOLAS HANNEN, PHYLLIS WHITWORTH, CONSTANT HUNTINGTON.