SACHEVERELL SITWELL. (1897 - 1988). Autograph Letter to Edith Sitwell, Weston Hall, October, 1942. An Autograph Letter from Sacheverell Sitwell to his sister Edith, updating her with the recent exploits of Dylan Thomas and his wife in London nightclubs, as told to him by Ivan Moffat. 63 lines, on 2 leaves to Weston Hall headed notepaper, written in Sacheverell's neat manuscript hand in black ink, dated 25 October, 1942. 'My darling Edith . . . I went to London last week for two days and was told fascinating stories about the exploits of Dylan Thomas, who sounds an utterly impossible but quite fascinating person. His wife I am told, is dressed like the trainer in a boxing ring with about seven jerseys one over the other and is trained to knock him out whenever he comes home'. Dylan Thomas' wife, (Caitlin Mcnamara), had also caused a scene, ' . . . she broke the arm of a young girl called Virginia Gilliat who has just been married . . . a little casualty clearing station had to be set up downstairs . . .the next exploit of Dylan Thomas was at the 'Gargoyle', a night club owned by David Tennant . . . the other night when the Gargoyle was full of people and the band was playing, Dylan Thomas made his appearance and came spinning down the staircase so quickly . . . Once on the dancing floor (he was poetically dressed in tweeds, with curls of hair like Bacchus, shoes, but no socks), he ripped off both shoes and danced barefoot . . . He moved on to the table where David Tennant was sitting drinking a valuable bottle of claret, poured it into his own shoe and drank it, finished the botle . . . traversed the entire floor to the far end of the room and landed on the divan, nestling his head against the thighs of Harold Nicolson, whom he hates. . . '. Sacheverell confesses to Edith, that his current writer's block is nothing to do with the constant interruptions, but down to the actual difficulty of what he is trying to do, ' . . oh! I am having such a difficult time writing . . .'; within a clear protective sleeve, NPG printed label. National Portrait Gallery Exhibition. The Sitwells: 14/10/94 - 22/1/95. Catalogue No. d49/4.33.Provenance: The Sitwell Family Library, Weston Hall.
SACHEVERELL SITWELL. (1897 - 1988). Autograph Letter to Edith Sitwell, Weston Hall, October, 1942. An Autograph Letter from Sacheverell Sitwell to his sister Edith, updating her with the recent exploits of Dylan Thomas and his wife in London nightclubs, as told to him by Ivan Moffat. 63 lines, on 2 leaves to Weston Hall headed notepaper, written in Sacheverell's neat manuscript hand in black ink, dated 25 October, 1942. 'My darling Edith . . . I went to London last week for two days and was told fascinating stories about the exploits of Dylan Thomas, who sounds an utterly impossible but quite fascinating person. His wife I am told, is dressed like the trainer in a boxing ring with about seven jerseys one over the other and is trained to knock him out whenever he comes home'. Dylan Thomas' wife, (Caitlin Mcnamara), had also caused a scene, ' . . . she broke the arm of a young girl called Virginia Gilliat who has just been married . . . a little casualty clearing station had to be set up downstairs . . .the next exploit of Dylan Thomas was at the 'Gargoyle', a night club owned by David Tennant . . . the other night when the Gargoyle was full of people and the band was playing, Dylan Thomas made his appearance and came spinning down the staircase so quickly . . . Once on the dancing floor (he was poetically dressed in tweeds, with curls of hair like Bacchus, shoes, but no socks), he ripped off both shoes and danced barefoot . . . He moved on to the table where David Tennant was sitting drinking a valuable bottle of claret, poured it into his own shoe and drank it, finished the botle . . . traversed the entire floor to the far end of the room and landed on the divan, nestling his head against the thighs of Harold Nicolson, whom he hates. . . '. Sacheverell confesses to Edith, that his current writer's block is nothing to do with the constant interruptions, but down to the actual difficulty of what he is trying to do, ' . . oh! I am having such a difficult time writing . . .'; within a clear protective sleeve, NPG printed label. National Portrait Gallery Exhibition. The Sitwells: 14/10/94 - 22/1/95. Catalogue No. d49/4.33.Provenance: The Sitwell Family Library, Weston Hall.
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