Two articles to look for at the BL

Methuen & Co

29th May 1934

Dear Beatrix

I don't suppose you remember me but I came twice to Bourne end when you were a united family and your father was for many years a cherished (if sometimes feared) colleague of mine on Punch. I write now, as your publisher as well as admirer, to ask if you will give Mrs. Nicholls, my friend and secretary, every opportunity to prepare an article about you for good housekeeping which the editor has promised to print. It should do us all good.

 am your sincerely.

(look up good housekeeping for the rest of the year at the BL!)

E V Lucas

RNL/6/4/6

The new statesman 4 May 1957

the entertainer

Sir - in his perceptive and sympathetic notice of  Mr John Osborne's new play, The entertainer, Mr T.C. Worsley seems to me to make one grievous error of judgement and criticism when he says: Granddad, in spite of all the resources of the resources Mr George Relph, is, frankly, a purely conventional character, who easily, and indeed very early, becomes a bore. the long opening scene between him and the daughter is so much waste.

I know I am not alone in thinking this performance not merely resourceful, but a stupendous joy to watch and listen to. a complete personality, a new old friend, a bore only to his relatives, was given to us in those too few minutes. He sharpened expectancy and set the mood an d meaning for all that was to follow.

Mr Worsley the continues, The necessary information in it could be conveyed by any competent working dramatists in a page of dialogue. it is precisely because competent working dramatists have been conveying necessary information that page of dialogue...

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