Rattigan Papers. Vol. lv. Working notes for 'Who is Sylvia?', then entitled 'The search for May'.
Scope & Content:
Autograph. Contains a structural plan for the projected play and an essay on ideas about love and sex which Rattigan intends to explore in the play. The first leaf bears the inscription 'Written in France December 1949, January 1950 (12/1/50 retd London)'. ff. i+49. 350 x 202mm.
Rattigan Papers. Vol. lviii. 'The man who loved redheads', [1954]. Typewritten. Screenplay from the play 'Who is Sylvia?', first shown 22 Jan. 1955. ff. ii+109. 330 x 202mm.
Vol. lix a (ff. 165). 27 Jan. - 24 Oct.1950. Harold Freedman, literary agent: Brandt and Brandt Dramatic Department, Inc: Correspondence, including telegrams, of H. Freedman, President of Brandt & Brandt Dramatic Department, Inc. and other members of his staff, with Sir T. M. Rattigan, or h...
Vol. lix b (ff. 209). 25 Oct. 1950 - 8 July 1960. Harold Freedman, literary agent: Brandt and Brandt Dramatic Department, Inc: Correspondence, including telegrams, of H. Freedman, President of Brandt & Brandt Dramatic Department, Inc. and other members of his staff, with Sir T. M. Rattigan,...
Rattigan Papers. Vol. lx. 'The final test', 1951. Autograph. Script of the television production of 29 July and 2 Aug. 1951, with an amended opening scene for the film version first shown on 10 Apr. 1953. ff. 183. 330 x 202mm.
Rattigan Papers. Vol. lxii. 'The final test', 1955. Typewritten. Script of the radio adaptation of the play, by Cynthia Pugh, broadcast on 2 December 1955. ff. 60. 330 x 202mm. Cynthia Pugh, writer of radio plays: Script of radio adaptation of 'The final test' by Sir T. M. Rattigan: 1955: Type...