[3] The reviewer in Sight and Sound commented that the “affectionate though whimsical tour of Glyndebourne”, “is handled with lightness and tact, and Asquith's facility with this kind of thing carries it smoothly through”.
He also remarked on the “charming glimpse of members of the orchestra playing croquet in the interval, with the sound of their musical instruments synchronised to each swipe of the mallet” and the “beautifully sung” excerpts from rehearsal and performance of the opera.
[4] An American tourist (David Knight) has been persuaded by to visit Alfriston but is bemused by what he witnesses at Victoria Station when people in evening dress join his train.
Arriving at the entrance of Glyndebourne, he explains to an upper-class lady (Marie Lohr) he had noticed at Victoria Station who is with her niece (Josephine Griffin) that he does not have a ticket, at which they ask John Christie who sees that he gets one.
[2] In the opera extracts: The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra is conducted by Vittorio Gui, and the film was issued on DVD in 2010, using a print from the BFI National Archive.