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New Court, St Swithin's Lane, London EC4P 4DU - Is sorry Peter did not come to Exbury; advises him not to allow the [James] Fenton affair to disturb him, thinks it has enhanced his reputation, and the nightly sell out [for 'Amadeus'] shows it; shares the news that Elizabeth [Rothschild] has died; would like to keep Egypt in mind, and Robert is invited.

Photocopy of a letter dated 3 Feb. [1980] with a copy of a typescript letter to the Editor of 'The Sunday Times' dated 4 Feb. 1980 from Dame Janet Baker, each page headed "C. C. Peter Shaffer 6th February '80". She disapproves of the wording of the thumbnail sketch in the arts guide, with its negative review of 'Amadeus' [by James Fenton]; has seen [Schnitzler's] 'Undiscovered Country'; she spends much time in the theatre as she learns so much from actors, admires Paul Schofield [Scofield].

Per John Goodwin's request, she encloses photocopies of a letter to the editor from John Goodwin in The Sunday Times dated 30 Dec. 1979, and three letters: the first from John Goodwin to Godfrey Smith of The Times dated 4 Dec. 1979, the second from John Whitley to John Goodwin dated 12 Dec., and the third from Goodwin to Whitley dated 18 Dec. All concern the negative James Fenton review of 'Amadeus' rerun every week in the 'Critics Choice' section of theatre reviews.