Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Gustav Holst

Letter No. VWL1024

Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Gustav Holst

Letter No.: VWL1024

Bryn Mawr
Pa

Nov 25th [1932]

Dear Gustav

I’ve met Ernest Cossart¹ at last – It was all perfect – he was playing in Phila: and asked Una² & me to dine & come on to the show.
We picked up again at once after 30 years & reminisced as hard as we could – Then we went on to the show – a very good amusing play – & he was absolutely perfect in it – funnily, on the stage he kept on reminding me of you.
Alas! At the last moment Valerie³ could not come – but I am to see her in N.Y.⁴ where I go today. I sail on Dec 3^rd & shall be back on the 12^th. I’ve had some good times here – but shall be thankful to be home. I go to the Davisons in Bo Cambridge on Tuesday.⁵
See you soon.
Yrs
RVW

1. Stage name of Emil von Holst, brother of Gustav. VW was in the United States of America.
2. Una Lucas. See VWL1017.
3. Cossart’s daughter
4. New York
5. On Archibald Davison see VWL1017.

To:

Holst, Gustav, 1874-1934
From:

Vaughan Williams, Ralph, 1872-1958
Scribe:

Vaughan Williams, Ralph, 1872-1958
Names:

Cossart, Valerie, 1907-1994 Holst, Emil (Ernest Cossart), 1876-1951 Holst, Gustav, 1874-1934 Lucas, Una Philadelphia Orchestra Davison, Archibald T. (Archibald Thompson), 1883-1961
Places:

USA--Pennsylvania USA--New York America
Format:

Letter
General Notes:

Not in Heirs and Rebels. Partially printed in R.V.W.: a biography, p.193.
Location Of Original:

British Library
Shelfmark:

MS Mus. 158, ff.104-105
Location Of Copy:

British Library
Citation:

R.V.W.: a biography of Ralph Vaughan Williams, p.193.

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