THE QUEEN'S THEATRE.

Evening Star, Issue 3221, 17 June 1873, Page 3

THE QUEEN'S THEATRE.

To the Editor, Sir, —Will you allow me to offer the management a suggestion or two by which they might increase the comfort of their patrons ? I am not a confirmed theatre-goer, still I do go occasionally, and as I never have any encumbrances oi the female “ persuasion” with use, I invariably patronise the pit. I went to see Mr Fairclough act “ Richelieu ” and also “ Hamlet.” Well, I saw him, but that did not satisfy me, I wanted to hear him as well, but I didn’t, and why ? Because there ways such a continual tramping and stamping going on in the lobbies of the pit and stalls, as put hearing completely out of the question. If the management would only cover the passages with matting, I would be exceedingly obliged to them. It would not cost much, if they do not like to go to the expense of laying down cocoa matting, they coud try China, which would do nearly as well, and be very much cheaper. I believe it is a drug in the.raarket at present, and 1 have no doobt they could get it oheap, Another

nuisance is squalling babies. Somewhere I have seen the announcement “children in, arras, one guinea.” I wish such was the rule here. Another nuisance is the presence of monkeys, or at least men with monkeyish propensities. I allude to nut-cracking .Several of this last sort did their best last Saturday night to draw the attention of the audience from the actors to themselves by “ crack, cracking” just when they were not wanted. I would not wish man harm, but I hope they may take lock-jaw the next time they try their little game.—l am, &c., Pittite. Dunedin, June 16.