Ffeil 14. - Letters to and from Macqueen-Pope (Various),

Ossia Trilling, Theatre News Services Ltd, 16 March 1950, requesting an interview with Mr Novello for Mordecai Gorelik, an American designer; Undated copy typescript letter to Ivor Novello from Harry Ainley; Two signed typescript letters from D. L. Murray to Macqueen-Pope, the first, 29 October 1950 ‘I trust you were lucky enough to escape hearing the impudent perversion of The Tale of Two Cities on the wireless’; The second 24 June 1951, “Ghosts and Grease-Paint”; Bernard Miles to Macqueen-Pope, 13 April 1951 in relation to the Mermaid Theatre venture, together with typescript copy reply, 16 April 1951; Pekka Salomaa, Finnish Theatre critic, requesting an audience with Macqueen-Pope in relation to Ivor Novello and the British Theatre, 17 August 1951; R. E. Gray, Secretary, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane regarding the executors presentation of Ivor’s snuff box, 22 August 1951; Typescript copy letter to Mary [Ellis], 20 November 1951, encouraging her to take the part of Volumnia in ‘Coriolanus’ at Stratford; J. L. Garbutt, Feature Editor Sunday Express, 16 July 1953, ‘People have pointed out that [Hannen] Swaffer has already raised up Novello’s “ghost” and this doesn’t help’. …’sent to Hutchinsons for proofs of Fortune’s Favourite.’ Edie Holt, 23 January 1956, ‘… I could see dear Julian on that stage eating those grapes his last night, and Dad saying goodnight to him, and our men working all night, to get the Belisha scene ready for Julian next morning at 10a.m., but he never kept it, because God took him to rest, …’; Copy typescript letter from Macqueen-Pope to the Editor of ‘Radio Times’ regarding ‘… a glaring error. He stated that Ivor Novello’s production of Shakespeare’s ‘Henry V’ was produced at His (now Her) Majesty’s Theatre. Tens of thousands of Ivor’s fans must have groaned as they heard it. ‘Henry V’ was produced at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane.’