Music/Dance
IF THE HALL GIVES UP THE GHOST, I'LL BLINKIN' WELL SING IN THE GUTTER - THAT'LL STOP THE TRAFFIC!!...
FERRIER
(Kathleen, 1912-1953, Contralto)
Typed Note signed Kathleen on a postcard to Edward Isaacs
confirming that all is well for Nov 7th - down in black and white in my diary - so hope that is all right for you. If the hall gives up the ghost, I'll blinkin' well sing in the gutter - that'll stop the traffic!! Just off to a cocert and must rush..., 1 side card with typed address on the verso, postmarked Hampstead, 18th May
Item Date: 1950
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Background
Kathleen Ferrier achieved an international reputation as a stage, concert and recording artist, with a repertoire extending from folksong and popular ballads to the classical works of Bach, Brahms, Mahler and Elgar. Her death from cancer, at the height of her fame, was a shock to the musical world and particularly to the general public, which was kept in ignorance of the nature of her illness until after her death.
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