Letters: The frustrations of Sir Donald Sinden

Terry Philpot writes: When I once saw Donald Sinden in farce, some stragglers took their seats in the front row after the play had begun. Without batting an eyelid, Sinden broke off in mid-sentence, walked to the edge of the stage, looked down at the last of the group, said, "Thank you so much for coming this evening, madam, but as you are a little late, let me tell you what's happened so far ", proceeded to do just that and then turned back to continue the play.