To the Editor of the "Norra-Cuina Daty News."
$m,—Now that "Belinda" has come and gone and the usual flattering reviews are published, it la not unseasonable to endorse the remarks of our recent correspondent anent the inconsiderate opposition offered by our local A. D. C. to visiting professional companies.
In the ordinary way professionals have little to fear from amateur competition, which if really "amateur" can never be better than amateurish when compared with performances by players who hare to make their art a life long study. But in a comparatively small com. iaunity such as ours the A. D. backed by the undeniable influence it has over the Press, plus its large membership and huge circle of admiring relations and friends, must always be a powerful rival.
Tf the A. D. C. committee had only paused to reflect upon the obstacles with which a touring professional company is faced nowadays—I refer to the deflated ex-
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