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Lot 114
O'CASEY SEAN: (1880-1964) Irish Dramatist. T.L.S., Sean O'Casey, two pages, 4to, Torquay, Devon, 12th February 1958, to Lewis Funke, Drama Editor at The New York Times. O'Casey announces 'I haven't been able to devote a second to searching out an article that might or mightn't suit you, for two reasons - an ailing eye and the necessity to withdraw my play from the Tostal Council', further adding 'I daresay, you have heard of the blast that came from the Palace of Dublin's R. Catholic Archbishop which thundered out that No Votive Mass would be said if any play by Joyce or O'Casey was performed during the Tostal Festival. Bang!' O'Casey continues to explain 'The Tostal Chairman chose a Director about whom I had some doubts… he was frightened of the play. He couldn't make himself comfortable with the blend of realism and fantasy, though there's less of it than in the BISHOP'S BONFIRE… I got a letter from the Globe Theatre… the Globe told me that they considered the play 'unproducable'; that they wouldn't commit themselves to a production till I signed an authorisation giving their producer (Director) the power to change the play “according to his requirement”. I answered this by a brief note…Then came a letter from the Chairman saying “…I am instructed to ask you to, if you would, change your attitude towards the question of negotiating such alterations.” Negotiations! You'd think it was a summit meeting. So I have withdrawn the play… I have a hunch that the Archbishop's blast shook them a little' O'Casey also writes regarding the problems with the publication of his book, The Green Crow, and a letter sent by the publisher to the Irish Embassy regarding censorship, before finally musing, 'There you are Louis - Tostal Council, Globe Directors, Censorship Board, Archbishop, and Customs Officer, not counting Legion of Mary, C.Y.M.S. Monsignors, and Canons, all in a battle array against a bird, sniping at the Green Crow as it flies past, or perches for a minute on an Irish tree. I am just letting you know the news; not in any spirit of complaining, for I am used to it all by now; and it doesn't take a feather outa me.' A letter of interesting content. Accompanied by the original envelope signed ('O'Casey') by him in the return address to the verso. One minor paperclip rust stain to the upper edge, only slightly affecting a few words of text, otherwise VG Lewis B. Funke (1912-1992) American Drama Editor and Critic for The New York Times. An Tóstal (meaning 'The Pageant') the name for a series of festivals held in Ireland. Inaugurated in 1953 as a celebration of Irish life, it continued on until 1958 after which it mostly died out.The Bishop's Bonfire: A Sad Play within the Tune of a Polka by Sean O'Casey, published by MacMillan & Co. Ltd., London, 1955The Green Crow, published by George Braziller, New York, 1956
Lot 235
COWARD NOEL: (1899-1973) English Actor & Playwright, Academy Award winner. D.S., Noel Coward, six pages, folio, n.p. (London), 1st April 1966. The typed document is an agreement made between Coward and H. M. Tennent Ltd. of the Globe Theatre in London, in which Coward grants Tennent the sole and exclusive licence to perform three plays by Coward entitled A Song at Twilight, Come Into the Garden Maud and Shadows of the Evening, agreeing that the plays be produced in a first class manner and opening at the Gaiety Theatre in Dublin before transferring to the West End, and that Coward shall receive 10% of the gross weekly box office receipts, rising to 15% if he himself is performing in the plays. The document also states that the actresses Lilli Palmer and Irene Worth have also both been engaged to co-star with Coward. Signed by Coward at the conclusion. Tied with the original green ribbon and incorporating a second D.S., Noel Coward, one page, 4to, n.p. (London), 1st April 1966, being a supplemental memorandum to the agreement. Signed by Coward at the foot. Both of Coward's signatures are across violet revenue stamps. Unusual in this form. VG
Lot 333
A LATE 19TH CENTURY ELKINGTON ELECROTYPE CIRCULAR PLAQUE TITLED 'VERITAS', cast in relief with a border of cherubs and scrolls, one cherub holding the title, the centre with a classical scantily clad goddess with hand mirror, open book and globe, registered design 68357, signed Elkington to front and lozenge mark verso, diameter approximately 27cm
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