| Description | The file contains letters from Devine to 'My dear old friend' [possibly to Michel and Suria Saint-Denis], 'My dear friends' [possibly to Michel and Suria Saint-Denis], 'Mon cher Michel [Saint-Denis] and Suria Saint-Denis. The letters contain references to the Old Vic, Devine's plans from 1957 onwards, Herbert's design for 'The Chairs' [1957], the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre [now named Royal Shakespeare Theatre] productions and actors, Nekrassov which Devine is working on for the Edinburgh Festival [1957], 'The Good Woman of Setzuan',
There is also a ten page letter mainly about the English Stage Company's progress, its 'Mulberry Bush' sets, Tony Richardson's development [director], Joan Plowright [actress, married to Laurence Olivier 1961-1989] and other actors' progress, writers John Osborne, Angus Wilson and Nigel Dennis.
Please note that some are in French.
There are also some photographs of Old Vic productions, with a note that Devine lent them to Michel Saint-Denis, 1958: 'The Three Sisters'; 'The White Guard'; 'Twelfth Night'; 'Bartholomew Fair'; and 'The Wedding'. |