Identity area
Reference code
Beaton/A/A1/111/8
Unique identifier
GB 275 Beaton/A/A1/111/8
Title
Autograph letter signed to Beaton, from New York
Date(s)
- 1951 (Circa. No year given) (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
9p paper
Context area
Name of creator
(1891-1971)
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Expresses respect for Beaton. Discusses Beaton's play and factors that put 'a hard glowing spotlight on a not yet ready production opening cold'. Mentions other plays which have become successful after being rewritten. Beaton seems to have received no assistance from anyone. Discusses other plays which have not been successful at first. Beaton's notices were disappointing but not appalling. Thinks it should do well in the English provinces. Tennessee Williams' and Clare Luce's first plays were 'devastated' by critics and 'actually booed off their stages'. Discusses Noel's play, "Island Fling". Beaton's book is a 'sensation'. Is glad he dedicated it to Edna. Edna was 'deeply touched'.