2 OCTOBER 1953, Page 13

SPECTATOR COMPETITION No. 190 Set by R. Kennard Davis

Readers are asked to imagine that the theatre was "sponsored" in the reign of Elizabeth I and to re-write a passage from Hamlet, Macbeth, The Merchant of Venice or As You Like It, with appropriate inter- polations by advertisers. Entries should not exceed 20 lines in all. The usual prize of will be awarded.

Entries must be addressed to the Spectator, 99 Gower Street, London, W.C.1, in envelopes marked "Competition," and must be received not later than October 13th. Results will be published in the Spectator of October 23rd.