Correspondence with H. Newton Lane

This material is held atUniversity of Manchester Library

  • Reference
    • GB 133 GDN/A/L6
  • Dates of Creation
    • 20 Sep 1928-8 Jan 1929
  • Physical Description
    • 10 pieces; 12 sheets

Scope and Content

Correspondence with H. Newton Lane, conductor, relating to discussion of a complaint by Lane at the brevity of a preliminary notice of the forthcoming season of the Brand Lane concerts in the Manchester Guardian, with discussion of [Neville Cardus], writer on cricket and music critic, and a request by E.T. Scott for further particulars on the music to be performed in order to write a more detailed notice, and accompanied by internal memoranda discussing the subject.

Also included is correspondence discussing a difference in opinion between Scott and Lane in relation to an article in the Manchester Guardian entitled 'The BBC as Publisher', which Lane suggests is comparable to subsidised orchestral concerts.

GDN/A/L6/10 is an article entitled 'The BBC as Publisher' in the [Manchester Guardian, 1929.]