Final sheet of a letter from RD, relating to: J[ames] B[ernard], and his failure to respond to a recent letter from RD; compliments he has received on his portrayal of Bassanio in recent performances [of The merchant of Venice with Frank Benson's company]; and RD's hope that he might persuade Benson and [Gerald] Lawrence to take Ella [Voysey] into the company at Easter.
Holograph. The first two sheets of the letter are missing.