BR TO CONSTANCE MALLESON, [8 NOV. 1919]
BRACERS 19578. ALS. McMaster
Edited by S. Turcon. Reviewed by K. Blackwell

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70, Overstrand Mansions,
Prince of Wales Road,
Battersea, S.W.1^, 2
Saturday3

My Beloved, my Cherub,

I wonder how you are and how you are getting on with Shakuntala4 — and how your spirits are — I hate to be no use to you at this time, and to feel cut off from you — but you know my spirit is with you, and that when you want me I am ready — When you are unhappy my world grows very grey, and I see everything in sombre colours — But courage — better times must come.

Am I to get seats for Shakuntala or can you get 2 for nothing? If you can’t, I will get them —

Good luck to you — All my love is with you, Dearest —

B

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  [document] Document 200568.

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  [envelope] The Lady Constance Malleson | 6 Mecklenburgh Square | W.C.1. Pmk: BATTERSEA S.W. | 5.45 PM | 8 NOV 19

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  [date] The date is taken from the envelope’s postmark.

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  ShakuntalaA play by Kalidasa at the Winter Garden, London, Friday afternoons, 14 and 21 November 1919, staged by Lewis Casson. Sybil Thorndike had the title role. Colette is listed as playing Anasurya according to The Times review (15 Nov. 1919, p. 14), but her performance is not mentioned specifically. BR attended the 14 November performance (his pocket diary).