Eleanor Farjeon Papers. Vol. xiv (ff. 191). ‘The Glass Slipper’; 27 Aug. 1943, [1943/1944]. Mostly typewritten. Play based on the fairytale Cinderella, written by Eleanor and Herbert Farjeon with music by Clifton Parker. The play was commissioned and produced by Robert Donat at the St. Jame...
Eleanor Farjeon Papers. Vol. xv (ff. 134); [circa 1941], 31 March 1951. 1. ff. 1-34. Partly [italics]autograph[/italics] notes relating to the life of Soyer (ff. 2-3), characters in the play (f. 4) and scene plans (ff. 5-30); [c. 1941], 31 March 1951. With [italics]autograph[/italics] miscel...
Eleanor Farjeon Papers. Vols. xv-xvi. ‘The Great Alexis’ or ‘The Chef’; [circa 1941]-31 March 1951. Mostly typewritten. Unproduced ‘Musical Drama in Three Acts’ based on events in the life of the French chef Alexis Soyer, with music by Otto Lampel. On 31 March 1951, Eleanor Farjeon wrote that one and a half Acts had been written (see, Add. 83091) but, despite a synopsis and some draft pages for Act Three, the work was never completed. For photocopies of letters from Eleanor Farjeon to ...
Eleanor Farjeon Papers. Vol. xvi (ff. 134); [circa 1941], [March 1942]. 1. ff. 1-54. Draft of Act One and part of Act Two with [italics]autograph[/italics] revisions; [[italics]circa[/italics] 1941]. 2. ff. 55-117. Draft of Act One and the first two scenes of Act Two; [March 1942] . 3. ff....
Eleanor Farjeon Papers. Vol. xvii (ff. 23). ‘Green Gloves’ or ‘the Duel’ (ff. 1-16) and ‘How to Account for It’ (ff. 17-23); [circa 1922]-21 Sept. 1952. Mostly typewritten. ‘Green Gloves’ was an unproduced ‘Human Puppet-Opera in One Act’ with music by Arnold Bax and ‘How to Account for It’ a...
Eleanor Farjeon Papers. Vol. xviii (ff. 37). ‘Juliette’ (ff. 1-22), ‘The King’s Daughter Cries for the Moon’ (ff. 23-33) and ‘The Little Mermaid’ (ff. 34-37); 30 Oct. 1948-5 April 1951, n.d. Mostly typewritten. ‘Juliette’ was an unproduced ‘Intimate Opera’ based on a short-story by B. L. Jac...
Eleanor Farjeon Papers. Vol. xix (ff. 141); 12 March 1938-1 Aug. 1938, n.d. 1. ff. 1-22. Material relating to the pre-War musical on the same theme as the later play; 12 March 1938-1 Aug. 1938, n.d. Includes miscellaneous notes (ff. 1-6) and letters from Eleanor Farjeon to Herbert Farjeon wi...
Eleanor Farjeon Papers. Vols. xix-xxiii. ‘Love Affair’; 12 March 1938-23 Aug. 1963, n.d. Typewritten. Unproduced play based on the novel Love Affair (1949). The title was definitively changed to ‘Pierre and Denise’ after the 1956 London production of another play called ‘Love Affair’ by Dulcie Gray. The project originated in the 1930s as a musical, planned in collaboration with Herbert Farjeon, with scenes inspired by French impressionist paintings, see Morning Has Broken, p.255. It w...