Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Preface and Acknowledgements
- Editorial Conventions
- The Letters
- The Diaries
- Selected Tributes
- Appendix
- Bibliography
- Personalia
- Kathleen Ferrier on Composers and Conductors
- Kathleen Ferrier on Kathleen Ferrier
- Index of Letters
- Index of Works
- Index of Places, Venues and Festivals
- General Index
Diary for 1948
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 March 2023
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Preface and Acknowledgements
- Editorial Conventions
- The Letters
- The Diaries
- Selected Tributes
- Appendix
- Bibliography
- Personalia
- Kathleen Ferrier on Composers and Conductors
- Kathleen Ferrier on Kathleen Ferrier
- Index of Letters
- Index of Works
- Index of Places, Venues and Festivals
- General Index
Summary
January:
Thursday 1st Sailed on Mauretania to New York. Strike at Southampton! Taxis L1.10/-, Train L1.18.6d, Fare L102, Tips L1.
Friday 2nd Hair, facial, manicure L3. Deck chair L1.
Saturday 3rd North of the Azores. Sun shining – wonderful.
Sunday 4th Storms, but still intact.
Tuesday 6th Wines etc L10. Tips L6.
Wednesday 7th A marvellous voyage. Arrived 3pm. Staying Weylin Hotel E 54th. Ann [Ayars] and Dottie [Tete] came – lovely.
Thursday 8th 10.30 Andre Mertens. Columbia Concerts Inc. 113 West 57th St, NYC. Lunch Mary Townsend. 3.15 Hair – André. 6.30 Andre Mertens.
Friday 9th 4pm Arpad Sandor. Towels, Hanks, Make up 20 dollars.
Saturday 10th 1.30 Lunch Ann and Dottie. Boots 20 dollars, shoes 22 dollars, Repairs $6.
Sunday 11th 5pm Piano rehearsal.
Monday 12th 4.45 Rehearsal Bruno Walter.
Tuesday 13th Reh 10–1.
Wednesday 14th Reh 10–1. Doctor's fees $40, Medicines $10, Evening slippers and rubbers $14.05.
Thursday 15th Carnegie Hall. Mahler Das Lied. N.Y. Phil. B. Walter. Reh 10–1. Taxis $2.
Friday 16th Carnegie Hall. Tea Mrs Scherman.
Saturday 17th 12.15 Sandor reh. 7.15 Ruth Draper dinner.
Sunday 18th Carnegie Hall. Mahler. [Das Lied von der Erde. 3pm broadcast on WCBS/CBS. Set Svanholm, tenor, New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Bruno Walter, conductor].
Monday 19th 9.45 Sandor. 10.45 Vogue. 1pm lunch Mary Townsend – $750 in advance.
Tuesday 20th Ottawa [Illinois].
Wednesday 21st Des Plaines [South Chicago, Illinois].
Thursday 22nd Dinner Dickie Leach, Mr Cardelli. NCAC Chicago. Wonderful evening.
Friday 23rd Chicago. Snowing! Snowing!! Snowing!!! Art gallery and lunch Mr Anderson. Very nice.
Saturday 24th 11.30 Mr Wisner and lunch Mr Mertens. 3.30 Mrs Smith – Musical Journal. 4pm Tea Mrs Martin.
Sunday 25th Dickie – dinner 7.30.
Monday 26th East Chicago, Indiana.
Tuesday 27th Ring Mr Wisner. Collect syrup. 12pm Mr Anderson, University Club.
Thursday 29th 10.15 Frick Museum on 70th St off 5th Avenue. 3pm Anita – shopping. Ring Arpad and Mary Townsend. Brown dress $27, Slip $8.11, Girdle & bra $23.97, Afternoon frock 52. Arpad 7.15
Friday 30th 11.15 Lunch Mr Mertens. Lunch 12.30 [Artur] Schnabel. Miss Jarmel 3pm publicity. Dinner Bruno Walter.
Saturday 31st 10 Mrs Tuck. 12.30 Photies. Mr Felix, Accounts. 1.30 Mary Townsend lunch. 4.30 Mrs Fonaroff. Dinner Willie – Records.
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- Letters and Diaries of Kathleen FerrierRevised and Enlarged Edition, pp. 363 - 376Publisher: Boydell & BrewerPrint publication year: 2004