P.G. Wodehouse Archive: Theatrical and Cinematic Work - Notes Part 3
Scope & Content:
Holograph and typed notes for lyrics and scenes of Betting on Bertie including 'The Days of the Knights' (used) and discarded lyrics, undated [after 1966] (9 pages).
Typed notes and outline, by Guy Bolton and P.G. Wodehouse, for Betting on Bertie, here entitled 'Leave it to Larry'. These notes are probably from c. 1968, when Bolton and Wodehouse thought Tommy Steele was interested in playing the lead.
Published scripts of A Damsel in Distress, by Ian Hay and P.G. Wodehouse (Samuel French, [c. 1928]), and Come on, Jeeves, by P.G. Wodehouse and Guy Bolton (London: Evans Brothers, 1956), with handwritten annotations by actress who probably played Lady Carmoyle.
Original vocal score publication of The Golden Moth, book by Fred Thompson and P.G. Wodehouse, music by Ivor Novello (London: Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew, 1921).
Bound copy of clean typescript of script for Betting on Bertie, musical comedy by P.G. Wodehouse and Guy Bolton, music by Robert Wright and George Forrest, 1977 (2 copies). The musical was written in 1967 and revised thereafter.
Photocopies of material from the MGM archives relating to the film Rosalie, to which P.G. Wodehouse contributed during both periods during which he worked in Hollywood. The first 8 pages consist of 'Notes on Story Conference' dictated by Irving Thalberg (one of the main unit producers at MGM in ...