Letter

Scope and Content

Letter from RD to his parents and brother John, relating to: 'Nanny' [Nanette Osborne, a Manchester acquaintance from RD's youth], who has come for the last week of the [Malvern] Festival; the great success of his play [James Bridie's A sleeping clergyman]; RD's regret that no critic has recognized his versatility in playing such a wide range of roles in the same play; and some enclosures he is sending (not included here) which relate to parts he has been offered; he stresses that these are confidential, and makes reference to Richard of Bordeaux, which is included in the list.

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