13 MAY 1960, Page 14

Sus.—,Your correspondent A. E. Cherryman reports the discovery of a

lady at Aldershot who was attempting to play the piano continuously for 132 hours, and asks whether this is a record (not, of course, for piano-playing, but for lunacy). It is not.

A few years ago, when this sort of thing was popular at seaside resorts, we had here both male and female . 'non-stop' pianists who went on for a week or more.

On one occasion, we posted a reporter on the roof of the premises overnight, and he confirmed that once the gullible shilling-paying public had gone to bed the 'non-stop' pianist did likewise. But that did not stop the gullible turning up again in numbers the following day.—Yours faithfully,

sinaEprrit WHITTAKER Editor, Scarborough Evening News Aberdeen Walk, Scarborough