Item 42 - Letter to his mother

Autograph letter signed to Mummie from the Ambassador Hotel, New York. Has spent 3 days in Princeton where 'Little Glass Clock' opened. His set is very lovely and the costumes beautifully made, but the play is a bore and cannot have a successful run. He doesn't know why Aldrich and Myers chose it. They say they want to do his play next, but make no move. Then to Philadelphia again where the theatre was stampeded. He thinks the show [ie My Fair Lady] will be a smash hit on Broadway. Rex Harrison has improved enormously. Beaton will be able to live off the proceeds for some time to come and this will lead to more work. Has had lunch with Laurence Olivier, who wants him to do the costumes for the film of the Sleeping Prince. Has more pictures and portraits to do before he leaves. Has decided to return by sea. Has heard that Enid has been badgering John Gielgud so much that he has asked her not to come to the theatre. Has had all the news in a long letter from Maud. Wants to get on with painting on his return. Is sorry to hear of garden damage and trusts that the servant situation can be solved.