Add MS 69448 A

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS'S 'PILGRIM'S PROGRESS'. Vol. I A. Correspondence, related papers and newspaper cuttings; 1950-1951. Partly typewritten.

ff. 220. British Library arrangement.

1. ff. 1-78v. Letters to Burton, mostly from Coghill, but with a letter from Vaughan Williams (f. 52), and letters from various members of the staff of the Royal Opera House. With costume drawings by Coghill for the characters of Superstition (f. 22), Pickthank (f. 23), Watchfull (f. 40), and Apollyon (f. 54). Typewritten lists of scenery and characters (ff. 27-30), stage properties (ff. 41-42) and of members of the cast (ff. 45-48, 63-67) are also included.

2. ff. 79-92. Stage plans, entered on printed forms, showing the disposition of scenery and lighting.

3. ff. 95-220. Newspaper cuttings. With cuttings relating to earlier theatrical enterprises of Coghill and Burton, 1945, 1949 (ff. 217-220), and to a production of 'The Pilgrim's Progress' in Cambridge, 1954 (f. 216).

Nevill Henry Kendal Aylmer Coghill, writer and translator of Chaucer: Letters to Hal Burton rel. to 'The Pilgrim's Progress' by R. Vaughan Williams from Nevill Henry Kendal Aylmer Coghill: 1950-1951.

London, England: Ralph Vaughan Williams, OM; composer: Hal Burton, theatre designer: Correspondence, papers and photographs of Hal Burton rel. to 'The Pilgrim's Progress' by R. Vaughan Williams produced at Royal Opera House Covent Garden: 1950-1951.

includes:

• ff. 19, 74 John Sullivan, of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden: Letters to Hal Burton: 1951.
• ff. 22, 23, 40, 54 Nevill Henry Kendal Aylmer Coghill, writer and translator of Chaucer: Costume drawings for 'The Pilgrim's Progress' by R. Vaughan Williams by Nevill Henry Kendal Aylmer Coghill: 1951.
• f. 25 Michael Wood, of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden: Letter to Hal Burton from Michael Wood: 1951.
• ff. 35, 73 Sir David Lumsden Webster, KCVO; General Administrator, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden: Correspondence with Hal Burton from Sir David Lumsden Webster: 1951.
• f. 38 Sir James Steuart Wilson, singer and musical administrator: Letter to Hal Burton: 1951.
• f. 49 Nevill Henry Kendal Aylmer Coghill, writer and translator of Chaucer: Letter to R. Vaughan Williams from Nevill Henry Kendal Aylmer Coghill: 1951: Copy.
• f. 60 Sir James Steuart Wilson, singer and musical administrator: Memorandum to Sir David Webster and others rel. to 'The Pilgrim's Progress' by R. Vaughan Williams from Sir James Steuart Wilson: 1951: Copy.
• f. 61 Sir James Steuart Wilson, singer and musical administrator: Letter to Ralph Vaughan Williams from Sir James Steuart Wilson: 1951: Copy.
• f. 68 Nevill Henry Kendal Aylmer Coghill, writer and translator of Chaucer: Note on stage production of 'The Pilgrim's Progress' by R. Vaughan Williams by Nevill Henry Kendal Aylmer Coghill: 1951: Copy.
• f. 78 Nevill Henry Kendal Aylmer Coghill, writer and translator of Chaucer: Notes on staging Shakespeare's plays by Nevill Henry Kendal Aylmer Coghill: n.d.
• ff. 79-92 London; Secular Institutions. Theatres. Royal Opera House: Stage plans of Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, for production of 'The Pilgrim's Progress' by R. Vaughan Williams: 1951: Partly printed.