7 MAY 1921, Page 12

THE LEAGUE OF ARTS ENTERTAINMENTS. (To THE EDITOR or THE

" SPECTATOR.") Snt,—The League of Arts has the permission of H.M. Office of Works to produce entertainments in Hyde Park on the Saturdays this summer at 3 and 8 p.m. The entertainments will consist of concerts, operas, and extracts from Shakespeare and other plays. May I ask those of your readers who realize the importance of this experiment for their kind help? Our laws, unfortunately, were framed at a time when the provision of art for the people was not much thought of; it therefore

happens that a law exists forbidding the sale of tickets in Hyde Park, which makes the financing of these performances difficult. From a former experiment of the League it is probable that about five thousand people will witness these performances; in order, however, to finance the experiment, the Office of Works has allowed the sale of tickets outside the park. These, price 2s. 6d. and 5s., can be got from the Secretary of the League of Arts, 55 Oxford Terrace, W. 2. Some friends are also helping us by buying books of tickets for the month at £2 2s. for nine 5s. tickets or eighteen 2s. 6d. tickets respec- tively. The performances will begin on June 4th, and will