Identity area
Reference code
Beaton/D/1/6/19
Unique identifier
GB 275 Beaton/D/1/6/19
Title
Cable message to Beaton
Date(s)
- 29 September 1965 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1p paper
Context area
Name of creator
(b 1925)
Biographical history
Assistant Manager at the Metropolitan Opera.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Cable reads: "Should Chorus Be Dressed As Gypsies Act III Traviata In Addition To Ballet [Stop] Advise Immediately Karinska Starting Construction Regards Krawitz". Annotated reply written in pencil underneath reads: "No. Gypsies Only In Ballet. Act III Chorus Grand Ladies In Red. Men In Tail Coats. Regards Beaton".