fine acting, a solid screenplay, and intelligent camera work. Brando is as different in it as he'll ever be, and if you've seen some of his earlier films you'll enjoy the comparison. His characterization of Fletcher Christian is definitely his, and we can safely call it "a camp" (in the theatrical sense). Two or three scenes are straight out of Rudy Valentino! You haven't seen Brando until you've seen the former Stanley

(STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE) Kowalsky in scarlet satin-or is it lavender silk?

WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF by Edward Albee is the big dramatic success UP-town (as opposed to off-Bdway, most of which is DOWN-town). Its language and thematic material has aroused a great deal of comment this fall, and the word "homosexual" has shown up in several reviews and lettersto-the-editor. You'll get the "straight" (?) scoop as soon as we get tickets!

THE CONNECTION, primarily about heroin but with broader interest in terms of society, sex, and morality, was finally licensed for public showing in New York. It's depressing (in that it's not about "pretty" things) but very powerful. Both the off-Bdway play and the film have been literally too strong for some weak stomachs but we recommend it.

BILLY BUDD (film) is beautifully done, beautifully (!) cast, and has

its own subtleties. Watch Terence Stamp in the title role.

LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT (film) is exhaustingly beautiful (or visa-versa) with four "Academy nomination" performances. It would be nice to single out Dean Stockwell, but Katherine Hepburn, Jason Robards Jr., and Ralph Richardson are equally inspiring (in their separate ways).

HAROLD: Anthony Perkins' sorriest vehicle.

There's just too much to cover. We haven't even mentioned THE COLLECTION, a new off-Bdway play by Harold Pinter, which concerns two couples: M-F and M-M! We will.

OTHER U.S. ORGANIZATIONS WORKING IN THE FIELD OF SEX VARIANCE

One, Inc., 2256 Venice Blvd., Los Angeles 6, Califomia. Daughters of Bilitis, Inc., 1232 Market St., San Francisco 2, California. Mattachine Society of New York, 1133 Broadway, New York 10, New York. National League for Social Understand. ing, P.O. Box 29048, Hollywood 29, California

League for Civil Education, Inc., 1154

Keamy St., San Francisco 11, Calif. Demophil Center, 15 Lindall Place, Boston 14, Massachusetts.

Homosexual League of New York, P.O. Box 318, New York 9, New York. Janus Society, P.O. Box 7824, Philadelphia 1, Pennsylvania.

Dionysus, P.O. Box 382, Fullerton, California.

Mattachine Society of Washington, P.O. Box 1032, Washington 1, D.C.

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READERS write

Letters from readers are solicited for publication in this regular monthly department. They should be short and all must be signed by the writer. Only initials of the writer and the state or country of residence will be published. Opinion expressed in published letters need not necessarily reflect that of the REVIEW or the Mattachine Society. No names of individuals will be exchanged for correspondence purposes.

REVIEW EDITOR: As I am interested in your society's activities, I wish to subscribe to your regular review, and all of your public and private publications. Therefore I will be thankfull if you let me know the price of your review's annual subscription by retum urgent first class air mail as soon as possible to enable me to send you the val-

ue soon.

Also I will be much obliged to you if you let me know of any of your branches or agents in London or Bombay, India... -Mr. J.S., Kuwait.

EDITOR'S NOTE: Try the Homosexual Law Reform Society, 32 Shaftsbury Ave., London, W-1, mentioned elsewhere in this issue. We know of no organizations in Bombay at present.

REVIEW EDITOR:.......I had an opportunity to read some of your back issues while residing in Canada's West Coast City of Vancouver and since then have settled down in Ontario.

I firmly believe in the work you are doing and wish you every success in your endevours... -Mr. G. B., Ontario. REVIEW EDITOR:... Last Nov. 11, I was interviewed on the Toronto radio station, CKEY, on my views on homosexuality. The N.Y. State Council of Churches has recently asked its Christian Social Relations Commission to examine the matter of a ministry to the homosexual... (The Rev.) Robert W. Wood, N.Y.

REVIEW EDITOR: Enclosed is a money order to pay for a subscription to Mattachine REVIEW. The amount is slightly more than the recent rate of $5.00 per year because the money order was originally purchased for something else. Yet I did not use it, and I am glad.

Since its purchase I have found a more worthwhile use for it. Do not bother.to remit the difference.

The first time I became acquainted with your magazine was a month ago. I saw the November issue on a local newsstand and purchased it. I was surprised, however, to notice how remarkably dif ferent it was from One, which magazine I am most familiar with. Your magazine -the two I have purchased since seeing it does not include any works of include any works of fiction, any poetry, or any art work. The articles included were all quite heavy reading, seldom affording any sort of relaxation. May I make a suggestion since now I feel as if I am a member of your organization? Why not encourage the readers of your magazine to submit short stories or poetry, or even drawings and photographs that might be of special interest to all those who read Mattachine REVIEW. Perhaps then there might be established a tighter bond around the homosexuals in our society, a bond that unites them without separating them from the rest of society. You could make a suggestion in each issue to the effect that you are looking for articles from the readers. The homosexuals are supposed to include, as a group, some of the more artistically inclined members of society. Let them display themselves in your magazine, I think it might improve the whole format of it.-Mr. J.K, Illinois. EDITOR'S NOTE: Such material is solicited (see page three of the two issues mentioned), and is frequently published. But sometimes it's best to bold out for quality.

REVIEW EDITOR: Some years ago your address came into my hand through a twilight acquaintance who gave me very