Letter 277a

The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien
Letter 277a
Recipient	Donald Swann
Date	19 September 1965
Subject(s)	Performance of At the Drop of Another Hat

Letter 277a is a letter written by J.R.R. Tolkien and published in The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien: Revised and Expanded edition.

Summary

Tolkien and his wife had attended a performance of the musical revue At the Drop of Another Hat and he wrote to Swann to say that he had "enjoyed it more than anything for years". He said that Swann should advertise the performance as a cure from lumbago. He indicated he also wished to thank the lyricist Michael Flanders but did not have his address and asked Swann could pass his gratitude along.