Letter from RD to his mother, relating to: her moving letter about his father's death; the re-opening of the theatre at Buxton, and a forthcoming tour; the company's recognition that it is RD's name which pulls in the public; the possibility of RD qualifying for active war service; money he is sending his mother for removal expenses and his father's cremation; his inability to send regular cheques for the foreseeable future; and the wartime climate in Britain.
Dated at: Buxton [Derbyshire]. Holograph. With envelope.