THE LETTERS OF RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS

From R. Vaughan Williams
10, Hanover Terrace,
Regents Park,
London, N.W.1.

March 21st [1957]

Dearest Joan,
We were only sorry to see your ravishingly lovely Jackie for so short a moment – she looks like a fairy princess, & wrote such a very dear letter.  Please thank her.
Ralph recovered from this in record time, & has been out & about all this week.  I went to Phedra on Monday,¹ while he conducted madrigals – but then succumbed to a cold & retired to bed, & have just arisen.  We are going to hear the Passion in German at St Bartholomews² on Saturday!
N news here, but very much love from us both
Ursula.

1.  Racine’s play Phèdre, starring Mme. Edwige Feuillere was on at the Palace Theatre.
Paul Steinitz conducted The Riddick Orchestra, Eric Greene, Norman Lumsden, Pauline Brockless, Wilfrid Brown, Marjorie Thomas, John Carol CaseEither the John or Matthew Passion by Bach.
2.  The London Bach Society presented Bach’s Matthaus-Passion in German at St. Bartholomew the Great at 2.30 on Saturday 23 March. Paul Steinitz conducted The Riddick Orchestra, with soloists Eric Greene, Norman Lumsden, Pauline Brockless, Wilfrid Brown, Marjorie Thomas and John Carol Case.