Lot 50
Theatre.- Marriott (Raymond Bowler, drama critic for The Stage, 1911-92) Archive, including: letters and cards, photographs, newspaper cuttings, signed books (including 4 from John Osborne, 1925-80.
Hammer Price: £2,400
Description
Theatre.- Marriott (Raymond Bowler, drama critic for The Stage, 1911-92) Archive, comprising: (i) a ringbinder containing 59 autograph and typed letters; (ii) card folder containing c. 85 letters and cards plus a few additional leaves of notes; (iii) 4to scrapbook with 7 leaves of news cuttings (remainder of vol. blank); (iv) small folio scrapbook, pp. [vi index], 17-74 [cuttings], 89-100 blank; (v) envelope of 23 printed V&A theatre cards, with 6 typed letters from V&A curators; (vi) envelope of 58 small photographs & 4 sketches; (vii) 8vo album containing 32 small photographs (and another 2 loosely inserted); (viii) inscribed photograph of Sheila Hancock, c. 21 x 16cm., signed books (including 4 presentation copies signed by John Osborne, comprising "The Entertainer", "Time Present and the Hotel in Amsterdam", "The End of Me Old Cigar" (paperback) and "Almost a Gentleman", vol. II (paperback), v.s., v.d., 1925-80 (1 box).
⁂ An archive of papers belonging to the highly respected theatre critic Raymond
Bowler Marriott. ‘RBM’ was the Chief Drama Critic of The Stage for around thirty years and was renowned for his ‘fair, outspoken but never cruel’ reviews (Wendy Trewin in The Independent, 12 January 1993).
Included in the archive is a folder of letters from theatrical figures, most writing
to thank him for reviews, including: Michael Crawford; Sir Edward Elgar; Sir John Gielgud (2 letters, "I hope I may prove worthy of everybody’s respect in good time"); Marius Goring; Dame Sheila Hancock (7 letters and cards); Sir Ronald Harwood; Frankie Howerd; Kenneth More; Dame Anna Neagle (2, one on the death of her husband, 1977); Sir Laurence Olivier (6 letters, including an account of a visit to Moscow, 1973 and thanks for coverage of the National Theatre in The Stage); John Osborne; J.B. Priestley (2, "I can’t begin to talk about the Nobel Prize. It is far too large a subject. But … I will talk
to you about the theatre and possibly films", 1933); Sir Ralph Richardson; Dame Flora Robson; Dame Margaret Rutherford; Sir Donald Sinden (2); Sam Wanamaker etc.
Description
Theatre.- Marriott (Raymond Bowler, drama critic for The Stage, 1911-92) Archive, comprising: (i) a ringbinder containing 59 autograph and typed letters; (ii) card folder containing c. 85 letters and cards plus a few additional leaves of notes; (iii) 4to scrapbook with 7 leaves of news cuttings (remainder of vol. blank); (iv) small folio scrapbook, pp. [vi index], 17-74 [cuttings], 89-100 blank; (v) envelope of 23 printed V&A theatre cards, with 6 typed letters from V&A curators; (vi) envelope of 58 small photographs & 4 sketches; (vii) 8vo album containing 32 small photographs (and another 2 loosely inserted); (viii) inscribed photograph of Sheila Hancock, c. 21 x 16cm., signed books (including 4 presentation copies signed by John Osborne, comprising "The Entertainer", "Time Present and the Hotel in Amsterdam", "The End of Me Old Cigar" (paperback) and "Almost a Gentleman", vol. II (paperback), v.s., v.d., 1925-80 (1 box).
⁂ An archive of papers belonging to the highly respected theatre critic Raymond
Bowler Marriott. ‘RBM’ was the Chief Drama Critic of The Stage for around thirty years and was renowned for his ‘fair, outspoken but never cruel’ reviews (Wendy Trewin in The Independent, 12 January 1993).
Included in the archive is a folder of letters from theatrical figures, most writing
to thank him for reviews, including: Michael Crawford; Sir Edward Elgar; Sir John Gielgud (2 letters, "I hope I may prove worthy of everybody’s respect in good time"); Marius Goring; Dame Sheila Hancock (7 letters and cards); Sir Ronald Harwood; Frankie Howerd; Kenneth More; Dame Anna Neagle (2, one on the death of her husband, 1977); Sir Laurence Olivier (6 letters, including an account of a visit to Moscow, 1973 and thanks for coverage of the National Theatre in The Stage); John Osborne; J.B. Priestley (2, "I can’t begin to talk about the Nobel Prize. It is far too large a subject. But … I will talk
to you about the theatre and possibly films", 1933); Sir Ralph Richardson; Dame Flora Robson; Dame Margaret Rutherford; Sir Donald Sinden (2); Sam Wanamaker etc.