I MUST defend Glen Ferris, who reviewed a book about the Connaught Theatre, Worthing, in Saturday's paper.

He urged readers to support the theatre but, unfortunately, alongside his review we printed a picture of the Pavilion at the entrance to Worthing Pier.

To all of you who attacked him fiercely for not knowing which Worthing theatre is which, I can assure he does.

It was not his mistake. When we designed the page, we wanted to include a photograph of the Connaught with the review he had submitted several days earlier.

We called in a picture from our editorial library that was clearly labelled Connaught Theatre, but was in fact the Pavilion. A simple error in earlier filing and regrettably not spotted when the page was put together.

Thanks to e-mailers Paul Lidbetter and Paul Goldstein, Mrs M Lock, from Durrington, Bert Hobden, from Brighton, and Worthing councillor Jason Smith for writing in. Mr Hobden says we were also awry in the review itself. The Connaught Theatre was not originally a lecture hall. That was the adjoining and much smaller Connaught Hall, more recently re-named The Ritz. The present-day theatre building was originally the Picturedrome, an early purpose-built cinema.

Now, a letter from R S Robinson, also from Worthing, about something we keep writing about comedian Max Miller. Despite what we have said several times says Mr Robinson, the Cheeky Chappie did not live in Brighton all his life. Sure, he was born and died in the town, but he also lived in Shoreham, in a house called Ashcroft in Kingston Lane.

Absolutely right, I am told by Jack Strutt, secretary of the Max Miller Appreciation Society. Max lived there for a few years and also at Ovingdean for a while. Apart from his years in the Army he always lived in or close to Brighton. A fair few myths abound about Max, says Jack. It is difficult sometimes to sort out the truth. For example, Max is said to have run away to the circus as a youngster, but that may just have been made-up patter from his act.

To be pinpoint accurate, Max did not live in Brighton every day of his life, but he didn't go far away. He was a great character who loved the town and was loved by it in return. Perhaps you can't blame Brighton for stretching the town's boundaries a bit to claim this master of the double entendre as always one of its own.

I have been asked to point out Victoria Cook, 19, from Albourne, daughter of Mr and Mrs David Cook, who have a building business in Goldstone Crescent, Hove, has no connection with a court case reported on Tuesday last week about a woman who tried to smuggle drugs into Lewes Prison.

Finally, we spoilt the fun of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? for Edward Backhouse, of Burgess Hill. Before sitting down to enjoy the TV programme on Tuesday, he read our story that a contestant had won half a million.

The folk behind Chris Tarrant's pre-recorded blockbuster tell me they had feared someone in the audience would leak news of the biggest winner so far.

After much agonising they released the news to the media themselves, even though they knew it would ruin the suspense. We don't want to be spoilsports, so if it happens again, should we publish? I think I'll phone a friend!

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