
                2THEATRES, MUSIC HALLS AND CINEMAS

     Theatres are very much the same in London as anywhere  else;
the chief  theatres ,music halls and cinemas are in the West End.
If you are staying in London  for  a  few  days,  you'll  have no
difficulty whatever  in  finding  somewhere to spend an enjoyable
evening. You'll find opera, balley, comedy, drama, revue, musical
comedy and variety.  Films are shown in the  cinemas  during  the
greatest part of the day.
     The best seats at theatres are  those  in  the  stalls,  the
circle and the upper circle.  Then comes the pit, and the last of
all the gallery where the seats are cheapest.  Boxes,  of course,
are  the most expensive.  Most theatres and music halls have good
orchestras with popular conductors.
     You ought  to  make  a  point of going to the opera at least
once during the season if you can.  There you can get the best of
everything - an exellent orchestras, famous conductors, celebated
singers and well dressed audience. But, of course, if you are not
fond of music and singing, won't interest you.
     At the West End theatres you can  see  most  of  the  famous
English actors   and   actresses.   As  a  rule,  the  plays  are
magnificently staged -  costumes,  dresses,  scenery,  everything
being done  of  the  most lavish scale.  Choose a good play,  and
you'll enjoy yourself thoroughly from the moment the curtain goes
up to the end of the last act.  Get your seats beforehand, either
at the box-office of theatre itself or at one  of  the  agencies.
When you go to a theatre, you'll probably want to seat as near to
the stage as possible.  But if you are at  the  cinema,  you  may
prefer to  seat some distance from the screen.  In fact,  I would
say, the further away the better.
