THE LETTERS OF RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS

[9th September 1949]

Would you both come to 1^st Night Bliss Sept 29* if I can get tickets¹
Love from

RVW

*(Bliss, 1st Night) Lovely drive, lovely festival.
U.²

1.  The first performance of The Olympians by Arthur Bliss. See VWL3149; the Yorkshire Post of 30 September (Ernest Bradbury) confirms that VW and Walton were both present on the 29^th (although according to R.V.W.: a biography, p.296, they attended at the beginning of October), although Bradbury does not mention Finzi.
2.  Postscript in UW’s hand.