And a Question

Sir,—I have one question to ask Mr. Courtney. Why has a producer every right to cut a play as he wishes, "adapting the characters likewise?" I hope Mr. Courtney has time to reply to this question. If so, I also hope that he remembers that no modern conductor dreams of cutting a Beethoven symphony, and that "adapting" has not the same meaning as 'Interpreting."

I.R.