| Description | Correspondence from Evelyn Laye, signed 'Boo' or 'Boozie' [Elsie Evelyn Lay, born 1900 and died 1996, English actress and musical comedy star].
1/ Transcript of a letter from Evelyn Laye of 114 Dorset House, Gloucester Place, N.W.1., dated 13th August 1959. Letter is addressed to 'Darling Noel'. She felt upset when he wrote to tell her not to take part in a musical.
2/ Transcript of a letter from Evelyn Laye of 114 Dorset House, Gloucester Place, N.W.1, dated November 1961. Letter is addressed to 'Darling Noel'. Both she and 'Frankie' were sad to see the news about 'Jack Wilson' in the Telegraph..
3/ Transcript of a letter from Evelyn Laye, dated November 1971. Letter is addressed to 'Darling'. A short note to say she was happy to see him at the Savoy Grill.
4/ Transcript of a letter from Evelyn Laye, undated. Letter is addressed to 'My beloved Master'. A brief playful note expressing her admiration for him.
5/ Transcript of a letter from Noël Coward of Ritz Hotel, Piccadilly, W.1., to Evelyn Laye, dated 29th July 1959. Letter is addressed to 'Dearest Boo'. He advises her against doing a musical, believing she doesn't have the right voice for it.
See also COW/4/I/2/140 |