Research for chapter 5. Includes a chronology of the chapter, to cover 1930 to 1937, photocopies of published cast lists and summaries of films in which Olivier performed in that period, and photocopies of articles on Olivier’s homes.
Correspondence of Olivier and Christopher Fry, with an autobiographical memoir by Fry, 1994, a note by Fry ‘Laurence Olivier & “Venus Observed”’, and a photocopy of Fry’s lines for the opening of Shakespeare’s 'Twelfth Night', at the Old Vic, 6 Jan 1973.
Research for chapter 3. Includes a summary of the chapter, with some references, and photocopies of leaves from Fogie: the life of Elsie Fogerty, C.B.E., complied by Marion Cole, with a preface by Olivier (London: Peter Davies, 1967).
File includes: Original posters. 1962-1964.Photograph of the Chichester Festival Theatre Company, 1962?. With sitters identified.Letter from Olivier to Pieter Rogers. 1965.
File includes: Proposal from John Burrell, Olivier and Ralph Richardson for development of the Old Vic. 1946.Letter from George Chamberlain to Olivier, and his reply on future administration of the Old Vic. 1948.Minutes of the Old Vic Executive Committee, Sep-Dec 1948.Schedules for Old Vic produ...
Includes: Letter from Olivier to Desmond Morley. 1963.Letter from Kenneth Tynan to Olivier and others relating to the Mander and Michenson theatre Collection. 1965.Letter from Olivier to L.W. Cotton. 1969.Letter to Olivier from Joanna Wilkinson, age 13. 1970.Letter from Barbara Gore to Olivier ...
File includes: Correspondence relating to the tour and its aftermath. 1948-1954. Mostly written to Olivier, including some letters from Elsie Beyer written after the tour, and letters from Olivier to J.B. Chifley and P. Fraser, successive prime ministers of Australia.