Letter

  • Reference
    • GB 133 DON/8
  • Dates of Creation
    • 6 Jul 1921
  • Physical Description
    • 2 sheets

Scope and Content

Letter from RD to his parents, written the day after his first performance [as Lucius]. He describes the performance, his anxiety, his failure to speak his initial line loudly enough, and the stage-manager's instruction to speak six times as loud during the rest of the performance. He also refers to the support and praise he has received from other cast members, and from [James] Bernard.

Dated at: Birmingham. Holograph.