FESTIVAL HALL EXHIBITIONS
SIR,—Pharos asks why an interest in music should be considered a necessary prerequisite for being allowed to see the pictures displayed in the Exhibition Suite of the Royal Festival Hall.
The answer is that the Royal Festival Hall is a place where people may enjoy concerts. There are many ancillary amenities thrown in—the riverside promenades, the floral and sculptural features, the roof gardens, the upper bars and buffets—and among these is the Exhibition Suite which concert patrons may visit during the intervals.
It would be pleasant if these amenities could be enjoyed by the public without the tiresome necessity of producing a concert ticket. It might be equally appreciated by some admirers of Pharos if they could enjoy reading 'A Spectator's Notebook' without having to purchase the rest of the Spectator.—Yours faithful ly,
T. E. BEAN
Royal Festival Hall, SE!
[Pharos, writes : 'Flattered though I am by Mr. Bean's proposal, I cannot see its relevance. The vari- ous parts which go to make a whole journal are bound together for convenience : for obvious reasons, it is impossible to arrange that each subscriber gets only those parts of the paper he likes. But there is no reason that I can see why somebody who wishes to look at an exhibition at the Festival Hall should have to buy a concert ticket to do so. Perhaps Mr. Bean can explain?'—Editor, Spectator.]
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