| Description | Correspondence from Joyce Carey signed 'Bessie, Lord Chesterfield', 'Bessie Bessie', 'Bessie Mabel Montague', or Doycie' [born 1898 and died 1993, English actress, long-time friend of Noël Coward].
1/ Transcript of a letter from Joyce Carey of 12 Chesham Street, London, dated 21st July 1956. Letter is addressed to 'Cher'. Writes about general social life. She is glad Noel is enjoying himself in Bermuda.
2/ Transcript of a letter from Noel Coward of Spithead Lodge, Warwick, Bermuda, dated 30th July 1956. Letter is addressed to 'Darling Doycie'. He is looking forward to coming to Dublin in September. Social life in Bermuda is very pleasant. Mentions Ann Castle.
3/ Transcript of a letter from Joyce Carey of 12 Chesham Street, London, dated 1st August 1956. Letter is addressed to 'Cher'. She has read the play and finds it wonderful.
4/ Transcript of a letter from Joyce Carey of 12 Chesham Street, London, dated 20th August 1956. Letter is addressed to 'Cher'. Writes about general news on various actors that are both Noel and she are acquainted with.
5/ Transcript of a letter from Joyce Carey of Baby Grand, dated 3rd September 1957. Letter is addressed to 'Cher'. She went to the London Clinic and had a minor surgery.
6/ Transcript of a letter from Joyce Carey of 12 Chesham Street, London, dated 15th September 1960. Letter is addressed to 'Darling Duck'. Wishes Noel well after his travels.
7/ Transcript of a letter from Joyce Carey of 12 Chesham Street, London, dated 18th December 1960. Letter is addressed to 'Darling Noellie'. Writes about her recent activities. Thoughts on various plays she’s seen.
8/ Transcript of a letter from Joyce Carey of 12 Chesham Street, London, dated 9th April 1961. Letter is addressed to 'Cher'. She is going to Dublin.
9/ Transcript of a letter from Joyce Carey of 12 Chesham Street, London, dated 14th August 1961. Letter is addressed to 'My clever Duck'. Her recent activities. Writes about an unpleasant experience in Manchester where she was robbed in a dressing room of a studio.
10/ Transcript of a letter from Joyce Carey of Hotel Majestic Cannes, dated 8th September 1961. Letter is addressed to 'Cher'. She is a on two-week holiday which she is enjoying.
11/ Transcript of a letter from Joyce Carey of 12 Chesham Street, dated 24th October 1961. Letter is addressed to 'Darling Noellie'. She has received the record he sent her and enjoyed listening to it. She has a role in a play at the Arts.
12/ Transcript of a letter from Joyce Carey of 12 Chesham Street, London, dated 19th February 1963. Letter is addressed to 'Tres Cher'. Writes about a dream she had about Noel. Mentions some of their mutual friends who are unwell.
13/ Transcript of a letter from Joyce Carey of Hotel de la Mamounia, Marrakesh, dated Thursday 16th. Letter is addressed to 'Cher'. She is finding her stay in Marrakesh interesting.
14/ Transcript of a letter from Joyce Carey of 12 Chesham Street, London, dated 20th January. Letter is addressed to 'Cher'. Conveys her thoughts on some of Noel’s plays.
15/ Transcript of a letter from Joyce Carey of Welcombe Hotel, Stratford- upon-Avon, dated 21st January. Letter is addressed to 'Darling Noellie'. She will be in Blackpool the following week. She is currently rehearsing but to not much purpose and is feeling depressed because of it.
16/ Transcript of a letter from Joyce Carey of 12 Chesham Street, London, dated 19th November. Letter is addressed to 'Darling Bessie Mabel'. Writes about an unnamed play which has had bad reviews. She blames the producer.
17/ Transcript of a letter from Joyce Carey of 12 Chesham Street, London, dated 7th December. Letter is addressed to 'Cher'. General news about her life. Mentions Kathleen Harrison.
18/ Transcript of a letter from Joyce Carey of 12 Chesham Street, dated 16th June 1963. Letter is addressed to 'Cher'. She is busy rehearsing for a television play.
19/ Transcript of a letter from Joyce Carey of 12 Chesham Street, London, dated 8th April 1964. Letter is addressed to 'Cher, cher'. Mentions Tammy Grimes stay at hospital. She is flying to Venice on Sunday.
20/ Transcript of a letter from Joyce Carey of 12 Chesham Street, dated 30th April 1964. Letter is addressed to 'Cher cher'. Writes in detail about her stay in Lebanon.
21/ Transcript of a letter from Joyce Carey of 12 Chesham Street, dated 10th August 1964. Letter is addressed to 'Cher'. Talks about her role in an unnamed television drama. She is reading ‘The Agony and the Ecstasy’.
22/ Transcript of a letter from Joyce Carey of 12 Chesham Street, dated 20th November. Letter is addressed to 'Cher, cher Noel'. Writes about her social activities with their mutual friends. Mentions her dinner with Vivian Matalon.
23/ Typescript poem, 'In Praise of March 11th', dated 1966.
24/ Transcript of a letter from Joyce Carey of 12 Chesham Street, London, dated 25th March 1973. Letter is addressed to 'Cher cher Noel'. Expresses her sadness over Binkie’s sudden death recently.
25/ Typescript poem, 'Miracle in Chesham Street', dated May 1973 |