Letter from RD to his mother, relating to: a recent transatlantic telephone call to his family; his forthcoming appearance as a footman in the Irene Vanbrugh Memorial Matinée at Drury Lane; his failure to find a house, and the possibility of moving into one of the houses overlooking Regents Park; the death of Bernard Shaw (RD feels that I have lost a personal friend, though I only knew him so slightly); and [William] Friese-Greene, the inventor of cinema [RD's character in The magic box].
Dated at: 23 Three Kings Yard. Holograph.