Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Ursula Wood
Letter No. VWL1502
Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Ursula Wood
Letter No.: VWL1502
From R. Vaughan Williams,
The White Gates,
Westcott Road,
Dorking.
[3 April 1939]
My Dear
This is a fearful disappointment – I have to go to London tomorrow (Tuesday) & was prepared to come morning to see you alone & aft. to the tea-fight & I can’t manage Friday.
As regard Epi[thalamion]1 – I fear its out of the question – too much preparation in these times – also it wd be no good in a large theatre without orch and its not orchestrated yet. No for a charity matinée you want well known people doing well known things.
I’ve had a charming letter from Rhys
Good news about the Spectator. I like the 2 new poems.
Love from
RVW
1. The Bridal Day, the ballet which UVW and VW initially called Epithalamion while they were creating it
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General Notes:
Date estimated as being shortly after VWL663, with references to The Spectator, and Epithalamion [The Bridal Day].
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Shelfmark:MS Mus. 1714/1/12, ff. 41-42
