| Description | The file contains: photographs by Sandra Lousada in a folder entitled 'Life Price' showing a posed actress [not sure who], black and white; a folder entitles 'critics and interviews' with news clippings; preliminary sketch for the design of the auditorium of the National Theatre; telegram, 1937 of congratulations from Charlot Agate and 'all from Buckingham Palace'; a copy of 'Lloyd George's Munition Girls' by Monica Cosens; polaroids of the model box for Simon Boccanegra [Metropolitan Opera House, not produced] ; a treatise on design at the Royal Court Theatre written as a play; script for The Sweeper; a folder entitled 'O Lucky Man! research Slum Street' with contacts of Malcolm Dowell and behind the scenes production action, images of streets by Sandra Lousada and images of a rural church; annotated script of Square Rounds, with a note in was superseded, 8 Jun 1992; a folder entitled 'Lulu reviews'; a folder entitled 'reviews of [The Life of] Galileo'; and a photocopied article about Lillian Gish [who Herbert worked with on Whales of August]; notes for 'council', probably the Arts Council; notes on psychodrama; programmes including a [delicate] one for Candida, by George Bernard Shaw, 1914; a bill advert for David Garrick, 1873; a certificate awarding Herbert a fellowship to the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufacture and Commerce, 12 Mar 1973; a Metropolitan Opera, New York, costing summary for Simon Boccanegra [not staged] and a letter regarding Herbert's involvement, 1984-1985; good luck telegrams possibly relating to an opening night, 1937; election results for AP Herbert [Jocelyn's father], 16 Nov 1935; a drawing 'Mummy from Jenny', 1962; and the Herbert's family Christmas card, 1935; a Japanese manuscript; a sketch, 'Carmel getting the pigeon out of the chimney'; an illustration from David Storey to Herbert in thanks for The Changing Room, given 9 Nov 1971; a pen sketch of Pegg [Ashcroft] in costume; and a collage entitled 'Jocelyn MHROTD [many happy returns of the day] from Flavia'.
There is also a production folder for La Forza del Destino containing: a review of John Dexter's [director] production, 1975; letter regarding the design between Dexter, Bernard Dayde [Theatre National de l'Opera], Andy Phillips, Mr Lieberman [Theatre National de l'Opera] and Herbert, 1973-1974; costings; costume list; prop list [incomplete]; and costume sketches from 1800's research and for the production; and a design for a crucifix.
And a production folder for Lulu containing: costings; letter from Herbert to Dexter, 1976; business letters to Herbert from the Metropolitan Opera and related finances; floor plan; letters to Herbert from Opera News, 1976 regarding the production; references to Herbert's design for the programme [see JH/13/1]; costume notes; details regarding projections; articles on the play, 1967; score; and clippings and good wish telegrams for the opening night.
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