Welcome home from Sir Stafford for dollar earning ballet . A reception was held this evening at the Covenant Garden Opera house to welcome home the Sadlers Wells Ballet company who have just completed a tour of the United States , which was highly successful , artistically as well as financially . Among many notable people present were Sir Stafford Gripps , Chancellor of the Exchequer , Mr and Mrs Aneurin Bevan . Photo shows , left to right Sir Stafford Cripps peaks over Mr Aneurin Bevan ' s shoulder while he explains a point of interest to Miss Moira Shearer and Mrs Bevan . 16 December 1949