Identity area
Reference code
Beaton/A/A1/153/1
Unique identifier
GB 275 Beaton/A/A1/153/1
Title
Autograph letter signed to Beaton
Date(s)
- 9 Aug. 1959 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
4p paper
Context area
Name of creator
(b 1913)
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Thanks Beaton for writing. When he first heard, he was surprised and a bit hurt. Thinks they ought to have had something in writing. Discusses various actors and actresses that could be used. Wishes the title "Family Portrait" hadn't been used, but the new one is good. Hopes the play will be attractive to audiences and critics and that Beaton's work will be rewarded. Looks forward to seeing it in a London theatre. Would love to come and see Beaton, but begins rehearsals next week for a play he has been 'nurturing' for eighteen months. Apologises for the paper he has used, but he has run out of his own.