Correspondence between George Bernard Shaw and Robert Donat relating to productions of Shaw's Devil's Disciple and Heartbreak House, includes typescript draft letters and an incomplete manuscript draft letter by Donat, letters, typescript and manuscript

This material is held atUniversity of Bristol Theatre Collection

Reference
- GB 811 RD/2
Dates of Creation
- 1940-1943
Physical Description
- 15 items
  Written Document

Scope and Content

Correspondence

Archive Record|Table of contents

Robert Donat CollectionRD

Correspondence between Tyrone Guthrie and Robert Donat relating to theatrical matters etc, includes typescript draft replies by Donat and some correspondence with Judy [Judith] Guthrie, letters, postcards and telegrams, typescript and manuscriptRD/1

Correspondence between George Bernard Shaw and Robert Donat relating to productions of Shaw's Devil's Disciple and Heartbreak House, includes typescript draft letters and an incomplete manuscript draft letter by Donat, letters, typescript and manuscriptRD/2

Correspondence between T.S. Eliot and Robert Donat relating to the production of Murder In The Cathedral, Old Vic, London and Long Playing Record recording of same, includes typescript draft letter by Donat, letters and telegram, typescript (signed)RD/3

Two long-playing records of Robert Helpmann's production of Murder In The Cathedral by T.S. Eliot, Old Vic, London with accompanying programme and also press cutting The Sunday Times, 16 May 1993 (record labels are marked as factory samples not for sale)RD/4

Part Book - Donat's part book (1952 Faber and Faber Ltd reprint, hardback) for Murder In The Cathedral by T.S. Elliot, Old Vic, London, signed on inside cover and addressed. Donat has dated it 4 January 1952, annotated in pencil and blue and red pencilRD/5

Programme - Murder In The Cathedral by T.S. Eliot, Old Vic, LondonRD/6

Photographs - Murder In The Cathedral by T.S. Eliot, Old Vic, London, (four scenes feature Robert Donat), b/wRD/7

Script - Robert Donat's working script for a BBC Radio broadcast of Dark Lady Of The Sonnets by George Bernard Shaw, 16pp typescript heavily annotated in pencilRD/8

Script - The Devil's Disciple by George Bernard Shaw, Constable and Company Ltd, London, 1929, hardback, signed by Robert Donat on inside cover and further annotated on page two. (Tour)RD/9

Programme - Devil's Disciple by George Bernard Shaw, Piccadilly Theatre, LondonRD/10

Programme - Devil's Disciple by George Bernard Shaw, Opera House, Manchester. (Tour)RD/11

Scenes - Devil's Disciple by George Bernard Shaw, Old Vic, Tour, b/wRD/12

Periodical - Theatre World, November 1939, front cover featuring Robert Donat and Constance Cummings, articles include a piece the Old Vic Tour of August 1939RD/13

Programme - Heartbreak House by George Bernard Shaw, Cambridge Theatre, LondonRD/14

Character Portrait - Robert Donat as Captain Shotover in Heartbreak House by George Bernard Shaw, Cambridge Theatre, London, b/wRD/15

Card with theatrical illustrations entitled 'Westminster Theatre, Robert Donat Presents, The Compliments of the Season'RD/16

Press cutting - article from unidentified newspaper entitled 'Goodbye to Mr Chips's mementoes' relating to the auction of the papers of Robert Donat at Sotheby's Auctioneers, London in 1997RD/17

Extracts from Sotheby's Auctioneers, London sales catalogue relating to the papers of Robert Donat; 2pp fax message from John Donat Photography giving details of the BBC Radio broadcast of Dark Lady Of The Sonnets by George Bernard Shaw on [22] April 1938RD/18