RUMFORD (R. Kennerley, 1870- 1957, Baritone, Husband of Dame Clara Butt)

Autograph Letter Signed to Mr Kirke, thanking him for his "most kind letter, my wife's illness, as you may well imagine, is a great source of worry & anxiety but I sincerely hope that the thorough rest & treatment, which she is at present undergoing may effect a permanent cure ...", 2 facing sides 8vo., Compton Lodge, Harley Road, South Hampstead, 16th February

Clara Butt married Rumford in 1900. In later life she was dogged by tragedies. Her elder son died of meningitis while still at school, and the younger one committed suicide. During the 1920s, she became seriously ill with cancer of the spine. She made many of her later records seated in a wheelchair.

Item Date:  1909

Stock No:  40296      £75

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