"The whole thing would probably cost less than an evening at Covent Garden," he said.
The last six years of his career were spent at Covent Garden where he retired from in 1952.
Covent Garden should not be surprised by the question.
Covent Garden demonstrates other methods of bringing down trouble on itself.
When the decision became public, Covent Garden received significant criticism in the media.
But it was chance alone which took him to Covent Garden.
Before the war there had been no permanent company at Covent Garden.
In those days Covent Garden still had a flower market.
The result should drag Covent Garden out of the 19th century.
Covent Garden, and especially the market, have appeared in a number of works.