Council The Lord Goodman, Chairman* Professor Sir William Coldstream, CBE, DLitt, Vice-Chairman ' T . E . Bean, cnE • Colonel .William Crawshay, DSO, ERD * Miss Constance Cumming s C. Day Lewis, CBE " Professor Gwyn Jones, CBE * Professor Anthony Lewis* Colin H . Mackenzie, CMG * Henry Moore, OM, CH, DLitt, ARIB A Mrs Myfanwy Piper • Dame Jean Roberts, DBE, DL, J P The Earl of Snowdo n Professor D . Talbot Rice, MBE, TD, DLitt, FS A Hugh Willatt • John Witt' 'Member of Executive Committee Scottish Committee Colin H . Mackenzie, CMG, Chairma n Colin Chandle r J . B . Dalby Ian Finlay, CB E G . E . Geddes Esme Gordon, ARSA, FRIAS, FRIB A T . Grainger-Stewart, CB, MC, TD, D L The Hon . Mrs Michael Lyle Dr J . A. MacLea n Dame Jean Roberts, DBE, DL, JP George Singleto n Professor D . Talbot Rice, MBE, TD, DLitt, FS A Cedric Thorpe Davie, OBE Welsh Committee Professor Gwyn Jones, cBE, Chairman Professor W. J . G. Beynon, CBE, PhD, DS c Colonel William Crawshay, DSO, ER D Lady Ruth Eldrydd Davies S . Kenneth Davies, CBE Sir Emrys Evans, LLD Alfred Francis, OBE Alex J . Gordon, Dipnrch, ARIB A Josef Herma n A . K . Hollan d Iorwerth Howell s David Dilwyn John, CBE, TD, DSc, FM A J . Gwilym Jone s Alun Llywelyn-Williams Kenneth Lovelan d Professor T . J. Morgan, DLit t Robert E . Presswoo d Clifford William s Staff-Headquarters 4 St James's Square, London, S .W.1 (Whitehall 9737 ) Secretary-General: Nigel J . Abercrombie Deputy Secretary and Finance Officer: M. J. McRobert, CBE, FC A Art Director : Gabriel White, CBE Drama Director: J . L . Hodgkinson, OBE Music Director : John Cruft Assistant Secretary : Eric W . Whit e Accountant : Anthony Field, AC A Scotland 11 Rothesay Terrace, F,dinburgh 3 (Caledonian 2769) Director : Dr George Firth, ODE Director-designate : Ronald Mavor Deputy Director : Donald Mather Wales Hoist House, Museum Place, Cardiff (Cardiff 32722) Director : Dr J . R . Webster The Arts Council of Great Britain 20th Annual Report 1964165 4 St James's Square London SWI Contents page 5 Introduction 11 The Event of the Yea r 20 Committee on the London Orchestra s 24 Recovery in the Theatre 32 Festivals 38 Literature (including Poetry ) 43 Scotland 55 Wales Appendices 63 A Music, Opera and Balle t 75 B Drama 84 C Art 87 D Poetry 90 Accountant 's Notes 92 Annual Accounts The reproductions on pages 9, 19, 23, 31, 37, 41, 53, 61 and 89 are from drawings and etchings by Anthony Gross . The portrait of Lord Cottesloe is from a photograph b y Raymond Garnett . The caricature of Lord Goodman is reproduced from the origina l drawing by Nicolas Bentley . Introduction John Fremantle, 4th Baron Cottesloe, G.B.E., T.D., succeeded Si r Kenneth Clark, C .H., K.C.B., as Chairman of the Arts Council in April 1960 . Anywhere but in England, prowess as an oarsman and rifle-shot , coupled with the ability to direct the affairs of the Port of Londo n Authority, might be thought rather anomalous qualifications for such a n appointment, even though Lord Cottesloe 's tact, judgment and practical wisdom had been abundantly shown in the comparable posts of Chairman of the Trustees of the Tate Gallery, and Chairman of the Committee on the Export of Works of Art. On his departure at the end of his term of office, in April last, it prove d that no Chairman had been more sincerely regretted : he had won the warmest affection as well as the respect of his colleagues and the staff of the Council. His unique personal quality was never more conspicuous than in the times of crisis which occurred intermittently in his quinquennium, whe n he rallied and guided the Council and its servants with indefeasible equani - mity: but another more tangible service he rendered us consisted in a series of speeches delivered in the House of Lords, which are among th e most valuable documents in our domestic files . The Arts Council has indeed been fortunate in having Lord Cottesloe at its head during the period when-as the ensuing pages show-develop- ments took place which amount to a revolution in its history. A warm welcome is extended to his successor, Mr Arnold Goodman - created Baron Goodman of the City of Westminster in the Queen' s Birthday Honours-who was appointed Chairman of the Arts Council o n May 1st, 1965 . Mr Goodman had already served as Chairman of the Committee on London Orchestras, whose report the Arts Council had forwarded to Miss Jennie Lee, M .P., Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department of Education and Science the previous day . Council The term of office of the following members of the Council came to an end on December 31st, 1964: Dame Peggy Ashcroft, D.B.E. Mr T. E. Bean, C.B.E. Professor Sir William Coldstream, C .B.E., D.Litt. Mr C. Day Lewis, C .B.E. The Lady Hesketh Councillor J. D. Kelly, C.B.E., D.L., J.P., C.A. Mr John Witt Dame Peggy Ashcroft, Lady Hesketh and Councillor Kelly were no t eligible for reappointment. Dame Peggy and Lady Hesketh had both served on the Council since the beginning of 1962 ; and Dame Peggy had previously been a member of the Drama Panel . Councillor Kelly had been a member of the Council and had served on the Scottish Committee for a period of five years . The Chancellor of the Exchequer reappointed Mr Bean, Sir William Coldstream, Mr Day Lewis and Mr Witt to serve as Council members for a further period, and appointed Miss Constance Cummings, Mrs Myfanw y Piper and Dame Jean Roberts, D .B.E., as new members of the Council . Vice-Chairma n The Council reappointed Sir William Coldstream to serve as Vice- Chairman for a further period of one year ending December 31st, 1965 . Executive Committee The Council appointed or reappointed the following to serve as member s of the Executive Committee and, where indicated, as Chairmen of th e Panels shown against their names, for the period ending December 31st, 1965: Mr T. E. Bean, C.B.E. Professor Sir William Coldstream, C .B.E., D.Litt. Colonel William Crawshay, D.S.O., E.R.D. Mr C. Day Lewis, C.B.E. (Poetry) Professor Gwyn Jones, C .B.E. Professor Anthony Lewis (Music) Mr Colin H. Mackenzie, C.M.G. Mr Hugh Willatt (Drama) Mr John Witt (Art) Honours In addition to Lord Goodman's elevation to the Peerage, mentioned above, we offer our congratulations on the following awards : New Year Honours 1965 Professor Gwyn Jones, Chairman of the Welsh Committee (C .B.E.) Miss Jane Edgeworth, British Council representative on the Drama Panel (M .B.E .) Birthday Honours 1965 Ian Finlay, a member of the Scottish Committee (C .B.E.) John Neville, a member of the Drama Panel (O .B .E.) D. P. Lund, until lately Accountant to the Arts Council (C .B.E.) Douglas Craig, Artistic Director of `Opera for All' (O.B.E.) The Council records with deep regret the deaths of Ernest Boden Obituaries (January 1965); the Viscount Mackintosh of Halifax, D.L., LL.D. (December 1964) ; and Gordon Thorne (May 1965) . Mr Boden retired from membership of the Scottish Committee o n December 31st, 1962, after nine years' service . For more than three years he was also a member of the Council . Lord Mackintosh was a member of the Council from January 1959 to December 1963 . Mr Thorne joined the Music Panel in January 1964 and was still a member at the time of hi s death . On March 31st, 1965, Mr D. P. Lund, C .B.E., F.C.A., resigned the posi- Staff Changes tion of Accountant which he had held, on a part-time basis, since October 1st, 1951, in order to devote himself wholly to the affairs of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, of which he is Secretary and Accountant . His Assistant, Mr Anthony Field, A.C.A., has been appointed Accountan t in his place . Mr John Denison, C .B.E., was appointed Director of Music on May 1st , 1948 . In August 1965 he left the service of the Council in order to take u p an appointment as General Manager of the Royal Festival Hall . Mr John Cruft, formerly Drectori of the Drama and Music Department of th e British Council, has been appointed Director of Music in place of M r Denison. We extend our thanks to Air Lund and Mr Denison and offer our goo d wishes for the future . We welcome Mr Cruft as a new member of the staff and congratulate Mr Field on his promotion . Dr George Firth, the Council's Director for Scotland, is due to retire during the year 196566 . Mr Ronald H. M. Mavor has been appointed a s his successor . Ivi Secretary-General ~ ~~~ ~~)~% << f 11 -/, N, , P ~~l! I 1 cb% . ~ I I The Event of the Year When State of Play was published-in October 1964-we knew well enough that the Arts Council was at a turning-point in its affairs . The old Chinese curse was upon us : `May you live in interesting times ' . In ever y field of our action there were evident symptoms of abounding vitality . Looking back at the year as a whole, from April 1964 to March 1965 , the impression is found to be fully confirmed . New productions of Das Rheingold and Die Walkiire enabled the Royal Opera House to complete its three-year task of re-staging Der Ring des Nibelungen and thus present performances of two complete cycles at th e opening of the autumn season .