LEADER 04267cam a2200433 a 4500001 9938692483506421 005 20240328074356.0 008 030403q1949 enk 000 d eng d 035 (NjP)3869248-princetondb 035 |z(NjP)Voyager3869248 035 (OCoLC)ocm81868129 040 NjP |beng |cNjP |eappm 245 00 Collection of playscripts for "Venus observed". 260 [London : |bLaurence Olivier Productions Ltd., 7-9 St. James's Street, S.W.1, |c1949?] 300 2 |fboxes : |c27 cm. 500 Cover title. 500 Printing information from sheet pasted down on front free endpaper of each script. |5NjP 520 2 Consists of 12 typescript and bound copies of the play, most with mss. notes, stage directions, and cast members. Each script contains about 113 leaves of text. Playscripts are numbered 10, 12, 14, 17, 19, 24; others are unnumbered. 518 First produced in London, England at the St. James Theatre, January 18, 1950; produced on Broadway at the Century Theatre, February 13, 1952. 511 1 Cast list: The Duke of Altair - Laurence Olivier. Edgar, his son - Denholm Elliott. Herbert Reedbeck, his agent - George Relph. Dominic, Reedbeck's son - Robert. Rosabel Fleming - Micheline Patton and/or Valerie Taylor. Jessie Dill - Brenda Debanzie. Captain Fox Reddleman, the Duke's butler - Ted Johnson. Bates, the Duke's footman - Thomas Heathcote. Hilda Taylor-Snell - Rachel Kempson. Perpetua, Reedbeck's daughter - Heather Stannard. 500 "Duplicated by: Catherine Billinghurst ..."--p. 2 at end. Duplicated by stencil duplication. |5NjP 561 |3Box 1:Thx copy 1: no notes. Thx copy 2: "Olivier" in mss. on cover; staging notes throughout. Staging sketches on front free endpapers. Thx copy 3: "E. Kentish" in mss on cover. Staging directions and text emendations throughout. Thx copy 4: "Kenneth Edwards" in mss. on front free endpaper. The Duke's dialogue prompts underlined in red; Reedbeck's in blue. Stage directions and text emendations throughout. Dates and "Wyndham" or "St. James" on last endpaper. Thx copy 5: "Denholm Elliott" in mss on cover. Promptbook for the character of Edgar, the duke's son. Dates and "Personal props" list inside front cover; "Breathing exercises" on last pages. Thx copy 6: "George Relph ..." in mss. on front free endpaper. Promptbook for the character of Herbert Reedbeck. Staging notes throughout. Costume notes on rear endpaper. |5NjP 561 |3Box 2:Thx copy 7: "Micheline Patton ..." in mss. on front free endpaper. Promptbook for Rosabel Fleming. Song lyrics on rear endpaper. Thx copy 8: "10 ... Ted Johnson" in mss. on cover. Mss. cast list. Promptbook for the character of Captain Fox Reddleman. Thx copy 9: "24 ... Jessie Dill." Promptbook for the character of Jessie Dill; performer unknown. Dialogue underlined in red. Thx copy 10: "Bates ... Thomas Heathcote ... 19" in mss. on cover. Minor stage directions in mss. Thx copy 11: "14" in mss. on cover. "Rachel Kempson" in mss. on front free endpaper. Promptbook for the character of Hilda Taylor-Snell. Thx copy 12: "12" in mss on cover. "Heather" in mss on front free endpaper, with stage sketch. Promptbook for the character of Perpetua. Mss. notes throughout; sketch of costume and hairstyles on rear endpapers. |5NjP 655 7 Scripts. |2aat 655 7 Drama. |2lcgft |0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/genreForms/gf2014026297 655 7 Promptbooks. |2rbmscv 700 12 Fry, Christopher, |d1907-2005. |tVenus observed. 700 1 Olivier, Laurence, |d1907-1989. |0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80009712 700 1 Elliott, Denholm. |0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84003038 700 1 Relph, George, |d1888-1960. |0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88226155 700 1 Taylor, Valerie, |d1902-1988. |0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no91005672 700 1 Patton, Micheline. 700 1 Kempson, Rachel. |0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n87923076 700 1 De Banzie, Brenda. 710 2 St. James Theatre (London, England) 752 England |dLondon. 902 pbe |bx |6a |7m |dv |f2 |e20030408 904 pbe |bg |hn |cb |e20030403 914 (OCoLC)ocm81868129 |bOCoLC |cmatch |d20240327 |eprocessed |f81868129