Add MS 74535

Rattigan Papers. Vol. ccxlviii (ff. 288). Correspondence and papers relating to activities of Rattigan Productions Ltd generally and in the production of plays other than those by Rattigan, 1952-1961. Mostly typewritten. Includes revised leaves by Rattigan (autograph and typewritten) to act 2, scene 1 of the first version of Lionel Hale's 'Gilt and gingerbread'. Correspondence relating to the involvement of Rattigan Productions with Rattigan's own plays is included with the correspondence relating to those plays. Telegrams sent to Rattigan for the opening of R. Ackland's 'The pink room' are not indexed.

Rattigan Productions: Correspondence and papers relating to plays offered to or produced by Rattigan Productions but not written by Sir T. M. Rattigan: 1952-1961: Partly signed, partly typewritten copies.

includes:

• f. 2 Reverend John Gordon Lyons: Letter to Sir T. M. Rattigan: [1952].
• ff. 3-59 Rodney Ackland, playwright: Correspondence, telegrams and papers relating to the production of R. Ackland's play 'The Pink room': 1952: Partly typewritten, including copies.
• f. 4 Hermoine Baddeley, actress: Letter to Sir T. M. Rattigan: [1952].
• ff. 5-8, 11-14, 35, 37, 41-42, 263-284, passim Hugh Beaumont, managing director, H M Tennent Ltd: Mary Herring, secretary to Sir T M Rattigan: John Perry, of H M Tennent Ltd: H. M Tennent Ltd; theatrical agents: Rattigan Productions: Correspondence of H. Beaumont and J. Perry and other members of his staff with Sir T. M. Rattigan or his secretaries including M. Herring, also a director of Rattigan Productions: 1945-1962: Partly signed, partly typewritten copies.
• ff. 9, 45, 49 Charles Sterne Forsyth, known as Bill Forsyth, of A T Chenhalls, Chartered Accountants: John Perry, of H M Tennent Ltd: H. M Tennent Ltd; theatrical agents: Rattigan Productions: Correspondence between J. Perry and others of Tennent Productions and C. S. Forsyth for Rattigan Productions: 1952: Partly signed, partly typewritten copies.
• ff. 15, 39 Roger Machell, of Hamish Hamilton Ltd: Mary Herring, secretary to Sir T M Rattigan: Hamish Hamilton Ltd: Peggy French, secretary to Sir T M Rattigan: Correspondence of R. Machell and other members of the staff of Hamish Hamilton Ltd, with Sir T. M. Rattigan or his secretaries, M. Herring and P. French, including enclosures relating to amendments to the published text of his plays: 1948-1977: Partly signed.
• f. 38 Anatole De Grunwald, film producer: Letters and telegrams to Sir T. M. Rattigan: [1949]-1953.
• f. 43 William Dinner: William Morum: Letter to Sir T. M. Rattigan from W. Dinner and W. Morum: [1952]: Signed.
• f. 47 W. H. Roberts, writer of plays: Letter to Sir T. M. Rattigan: 1952.
• f. 48 Edward Macey, writer of plays: Letter to Sir T. M. Rattigan: 1952: Signed.
• f. 51 Gwilym Williams, writer of plays: Letter to Sir T. M. Rattigan: 1952.
• f. 53 Sydney Carroll, theatre manager: Mary Herring, secretary to Sir T M Rattigan: Correspondence of S. Carroll with Sir T. M. Rattigan or his secretary, M. Herring: 1948-1953: Partly typewritten copies.
• f. 55 Patrick Collier, writer of plays: Letter to Sir T. M. Rattigan: 1952: Signed.
• f. 60 Peter Stead, writer of plays: Letter to Sir T. M. Rattigan: 1952.
• f. 61 Mrs P. Snow, writer of plays: Letter to Sir T. M. Rattigan: 1952.
• f. 62 Robert Bell, writer of plays: Letter to Sir T. M. Rattigan: 1952: Signed.
• ff. 64-118, passim Serge de Boissac, dramatist: Juliet Mansel, translator: Correspondence and papers relating to the production of J. Mansel's adaptation of S. de Boissac's play 'Je suis l'oiseau', performed as 'The Gentle lark': 1956: Partly singed, partly typewritten copies.
• ff. 66, 70, 82-83, 88, 117, 132, 162, 180, 238-285, passim A. T. Chenhalls, FCA: Mary Herring, secretary to Sir T M Rattigan: Charles Sterne Forsyth, known as Bill Forsyth, of A T Chenhalls, Chartered Accountants: Rattigan Productions: Correspondence, including enclosures, of C. S. Forsyth, acting as a partner of the firm of Clenhalls or as a director of Rattigan Productions, with Sir T. M. Rattigan or M. Herring, his secretary: 1946-1977: Partly signed, partly typewritten copies.
• ff. 66-139, passim Arnold Ridley, playwright and actor: Mary Irene Cathcart Borer, playwright: Correspondence and papers relating to A. Ridley and M. I. C. Borer's play 'Tabitha': 1956-1958: Partly signed, partly typewritten copies.
• ff. 67, 71-74, 109, 119-141, passim Charles Sterne Forsyth, known as Bill Forsyth, of A T Chenhalls, Chartered Accountants: Stephen Mitchell, theatrical producer: Peggy Faulkner, Executive Secretary, London Theatre Productions Ltd: Rattigan Productions: Correspondence of S. Mitchell, or his secretary, P. Faulkner, with C. S. Forsyth on behlaf of Rattigan Productions: 1955-1959: Partly signed, partly typewritten copies.
• f. 68 Stephen Mitchell, theatrical producer: John Wildberg, theatrical producer: Letter to John Wildberg from Stephen Mitchell: 1955: Typewritten copy.
• ff. 75, 100-102 Mary Herring, secretary to Sir T M Rattigan: Rattigan Productions: Suzanne Czech, of the International Copyright Bureau: Correspondence of S. Czech with M. Herring on behalf of Rattigan Productions: 1956: Partly signed, partly typewritten copies.
• ff. 76-81 Charles Sterne Forsyth, known as Bill Forsyth, of A T Chenhalls, Chartered Accountants: Rattigan Productions: Suzanne Czech, of the International Copyright Bureau: Letter to S. Czech from C. S. Forsyth on behalf of Rattigan Productions: 1956: Typewritten copy.
• ff. 93-94 Mary Herring, secretary to Sir T M Rattigan: Stephen Mitchell, theatrical producer: Peggy Faulkner, Executive Secretary, London Theatre Productions Ltd: Correspondence of S. Mitchell and Sir T. M. Rattigan or their respective secretaries, P. Faulkner and M. Herring: 1948-1971: Partly signed, partly typewritten copies.
• ff. 95-99 Bryan Bailey, of Guildford Repertory Theatre: Correspondence of B. Bailey with Sir T. M. Rattigan: 1956: Partly signed, partly typewritten copies.
• ff. 123-131 Henry Denker, writer of plays: Correspondence and papers relating to the production of H. Denker's play 'Olive Ogilvie' by Rattigan Productions: 1957: Partly typewritten, partly signed.
• ff. 143-238 Lionel Ramsay Hale, journalist and dramatist: Correspondence and papers relating to the production of L. R. Hale's play 'Gilt and gingerbread', originally entitled 'I know me', including revised scenes by Sir T. M. Rattigan: 1958-1959: Partly autograph, partly signed and typewritten copies.
• ff. 144-145, 223 Lionel Ramsay Hale, journalist and dramatist: Correspondence of L. R. Hale with Sir T. M. Rattigan: 1958-1959: Partly typewritten copy.
• ff. 146-149, 169-170 Spencer Curtis Brown, of Curtis Brown Ltd: Letters to Sir T. M. Rattigan: 1958: Partly signed.
• ff. 163-168, 181 Charles Sterne Forsyth, known as Bill Forsyth, of A T Chenhalls, Chartered Accountants: Rattigan Productions: John Clements Plays Ltd: Letters to John Clements Plays Ltd from C. S. Forsyth on behalf of Rattigan Productions: 1958: Typewritten copies.
• f. 171 Spencer Curtis Brown, of Curtis Brown Ltd: Charles Sterne Forsyth, known as Bill Forsyth, of A T Chenhalls, Chartered Accountants: Rattigan Productions: Letter to C. S. Forsyth, acting for Rattigan Productions, from S. C. Brown: 1958: Typewritten copy.
• f. 187 Charles Sterne Forsyth, known as Bill Forsyth, of A T Chenhalls, Chartered Accountants: Rattigan Productions: Gillespie Brothers and Co; chartered accounts: Letter to C. S. Forsyth, acting for Rattigan Productions, from Gillespie Brothers: 1961: Typewritten copy.
• ff. 239-264 Hon William Douglas-Home, playwright: Correspondence and papers relating to the production of W. Douglas-Home's play 'Up a gum tree': 1959-1960: Partly signed, partly typewritten copies.
• ff. 248-249 Mary Herring, secretary to Sir T M Rattigan: Harold French, actor and director: Correspondence of Mary Herring with Harold French: 1959: Partly signed, partly typewritten copy.
• f. 258 Hon William Douglas-Home, playwright: Letters to Sir T. M. Rattigan: [1952]-1959.