Italian Films Sir,—i Don't Know Where Mr. Mayne Got The
figures which he quoted in his article on the Italian cinema in your issue of May 14th. They are wildly wrong. The number of films produced at Cinecitta in 1953 was thirty-six,......
Wvf Sir,—my Attention Has Only Just Been Drawn To The
rather misleading account of the affairs of the World Veterans Federation given by Strix in his ` Notebook ' on 21st Maya 1 should be grateful of an opportunity to correct the......
Sir,—in 1895 1 Was Serving At Sheffield And Was Playing
for my regiment, the 1st Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers, at Braman Lane ground against a local eleven which included George Hirst. One of our team, Private Ryan, was a fierce......
A Real Trumpet
S14,—It is unjust of your correspondent G. II, Wilbraham to blame the German horn fot• the unpleasant horn tone of Many of out orchestras today. The fault lies with the con-......
Sir,—in His , Article Entitled Northern Ire- Land' In Your
issue of June 4th, Mr. Skelton seems to labour under thC delusion, shared by many inhabitants of England and Northern Ireland that 'Eire' is the name of the twenty- six,......
Mccarthyism
SIR, — If Mr. W. Kent Power (Spectator o June 11th) loathes McCarthy and McCarthyism,' he should take the trouble of acquiring a copy of the April 1954 issue of The Progressive,......
More Trouble At The Tate
SIR,—Your editorial comments on the re- current staff troubles at the Tate Gallery are most timely. It was unfortunate that Mr. Butler, when replying to Parliamentary ques-......
Commercial Television Sia,—we Would Like To Take It Upon...
to warn artists of the dangers of accepting contracts which contain clauses prohibiting appearances on commercial television. Such contracts, we understand, are now being......
Among Gentlemen, Had Differed From The Ancient Law On The
subject, but the close relationship of the parties effected a revulsion of feeling and, as far as is known, this was the last duel fought in England. Duelling, however, was......
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