Letter from Adeline Vaughan Williams to Cordelia Curle
Letter No. VWL4758
Letter from Adeline Vaughan Williams to Cordelia Curle
Letter No.: VWL4758
Sunday [1940s]
Belov Boo
We were very pleased that Bernard got to Cambridge, but what sort of orch[estra] had they? R fears CUMS?
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R went to Croydon yesterday – to hear Elgar’s Kingdom – an act of friendship to Mr Kirby the conductor – he had lunch with the artists & cttee & made play with the lovely contralto Miss Ferrier (who you admired) as well as Isobel Baillie. The performance was good but the hall a disgrace to Croydon. I actually persuaded R to take an umbrella & still more wonderful he brought it back.
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Shelfmark:MS Mus. 1714/1/33, f. 12
