Joseph Conrad et al. in Garrick Theatre - 14 May, 1917
from Letter from Joseph Conrad to J.B.Pinker, 15 May 1917, page 91:
'We saw Faust last night. A very decent performance.'
cite as
Joseph Conrad, Letter from Joseph Conrad to J.B.Pinker, 15 May 1917. In Laurence Davies, Frederick R. Karl and Owen Knowles (ed.), The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad Vol 6, 1917-1919, volume 6 (2002), p. 91. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1387032631474 accessed: 15 October, 2024
Listeners
Listening to
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Faust
written by Charles Gounod |
performed by Royal Carl Rosa Company |
Experience Information
Date/Time | 14 May, 1917 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Notes
Soon after this, Conrad began writing his Marseilles-based novel, 'The Arrow of Gold'(1919), which includes several allusions to Gounod's 'Faust'.
Originally submitted by Helen Chambers on Sat, 14 Dec 2013 15:08:23 +0000