14 JANUARY 1928, Page 3

The assessors of the designs for the new Shakespeare Memorial

Theatre at Stratford-upon-Avon have unani- mously chosen the design by Miss Elizabeth Scott. Before their final choice they had reduced the seventy .designs entered to six, and then out of the six they picked Miss Scott's as much the best. As they speak enthusiastically of several of the designs, it is evident that their tribute to Miss Scott's work is a very high one indeed. The design harmonizes perfectly with the surroundings of the theatre—with the bridge, the shape of the land and the river. In one respect the site is easy.; as it is in the form of a wedge the architect is virtually invited . to plan an auditorium in which all will have a full view of the stage.