Macqueen-Pope: writing about Novello,

Typescript, many with autograph emendations.
4/1) Five drafts of parts of ‘Ivor: The Story of an Achievement' dealing with Ivor Novello's trial and imprisonment, displaying considerable variations from the published text, and comprising: two (3pp and 4pp) of part of the conclusion of Chapter 22, both with ink emendations; one (1p) of part of Chapter 23; two (both 3pp) of the start of Chapter 24 (one with the published title 'Into the Depths', the other, as 'Chapter 24 [sic]' with title 'Ivor Plumbs the Depths'. The two versions of the conclusion of Chapter 22, dealing with the circumstances of the incident for which Ivor Novello was convicted, are accompanied by two items: the first is an autograph memorandum in pencil, unsigned but by Ivor’s solicitor D. M. Sims, giving her opinion on the merits of the two versions (she prefers 'the style of B', but thinks that 'A makes it clearer that the woman was organizing the whole thing & was very far removed from any intimate connection or friendship'); the second is a typed note to Macqueen-Pope from his secretary, stating that Fred Allen has visited on Sims's suggestion. He 'brought along the end of chapter 22, with notes from Miss Sims. He likes B - but she seems to think (see her notes) that you have made the whole thing much clearer in A. She wonders if it would not be possible to combine the actual facts from A in the B version'. (6 items)
4/2) 'Ivor Novello - An Appreciation by [blank]'. Typed, undated (August 1951). 1p. Two drafts of the piece, with a copy. (3 items)
4/3) 'Ivor Novello and Drury Lane by W. Macqueen-Pope'. Typed, undated. 2pp. Two copies, one with one minor pencil emendation, the other with extensive pencil deletions. (2 items)
4/4) 'A Man of the Theatre - But the [sic, for 'they'] all called him Ivor by W. Macqueen-Pope'. 7pp. On pink paper. (1 item)
4/5) 'A Night of Real Theatre'. Typed, undated (but originally attached to a 1946 letter of F. W. Allen's). 6pp. (1 item)
4/6) 'The Novello Legend by W. Macqueen-Pope'. Typed, undated. 12pp. Two copies, one with page of pencil draft, the other with a few pencil emendations. (2 items)
4/7) 'Synopsis of a Story told by Ivor Novello to W. Macqueen-Pope - as being the plot upon which his new musical play was to be based, entitled "Lily of the Valley"'. Typed, undated. 4pp. [Two copies]. (2 items)
4/8) Typed 'Memorial to Ivor Novello'. One-page press release (with copy) by MP ('With W. Macqueen-Pope's Compliments') beginning: 'Tom Arnold announces that after consultation with some of Ivor Novello's intimate friends, he will, with them & in the very near future, stage a Tribute to the memory of Mr Novello at a West End Theatre. [...] It will be a Cavalcade of Novello Music [...] The proceeds will be devoted towards the rebuilding of the Theatre at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, which was bombed during the war. [...] the target aimed at is £10000 and no better memorial than the rebuilding of this theatre could be found for Mr Novello.' (2 items)

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