| Description | Correspondence from Lionel Bart, usually signed 'Li' [born 1930 and died 1999, English writer and composer].
1/ Transcript of a letter from Lionel Bart of 6 Reece Mews, dated August 5th, 1960. Letter is addressed to ‘Dear Noel Coward’. Was thrilled to receive Noel’s telegram on his birthday and would like very much to meet Noel.
2/ Transcript of a letter from Lionel Bart of 6 Reece Mews, dated October 10th, 1960. Letter is addressed to ‘my dear Noel’. Praises Noel for his hospitality and is looking forward to meeting him.
3/ Transcript of a letter from Lionel Bart of 6 Reece Mews, dated May 3rd, 1961. Letter is addressed to ‘Dear Noel’. He has just arrived from Luxembourg. Is sorry to have missed Noel who is back in Switzerland.
4/ Transcript of a letter from Lionel Bart of 6 Reece Mews, dated November 6th, 1961. Letter is addressed to ‘Dear Noel’. He has prepared a tape recording of the songs from ‘Blitz’ and would like them to meet so Noel can hear it.
5/ Transcript of a letter from Lionel Bart of 6 Reece Mews, dated September 19th, 1962. Letter is addressed to ‘Dear Noel’. He will go to see ‘Sail Away’ this week.
6/ Transcript of a letter from Lionel Bart of 6 Reece Mews, dated September 25th, 1962. Letter is addressed to ‘Dear Noel’. He has seen ‘Sail Away’ and he liked it very much.
7/ Transcript of a letter from Lionel Bart of 6 Reece Mews, dated October 16th, 1962. Letter is addressed to ‘Dear Noel’. He will be in London the following month and would like to meet Noel. He is currently working on his new show ‘Quasimodo’.
8/ Transcript of a letter from Lionel Bart, dated March 2nd, 1963. Letter is addressed to ‘Dear Noel’. Thanks Noel for hosting him recently.
9/ Transcript of a letter from Lionel Bart of 6 Reece Mews, dated March 7th, 1963. Letter is addressed to ‘Dear Noel’. Sends Noel a copy of George Brown record. He is back in Kensington.
10/ Transcript of a letter from Lionel Bart, undated. Letter is addressed to ‘Dear Noel’. A short note informing Noel that ‘The Strand is now a Jewish Street.’
11/ Transcript of a letter from Lionel Bart of The Plaza, Fifth Avenue at 59th St, New York, dated 3rd December 1963. Letter is addressed to ‘Dear Noel’. Wishes Noel success for this play ‘The Girl Who Came to Supper’.
12/ Transcript of a letter from Lionel Bart of 6 Reece Mews, dated May 12th, 1964. Letter is addressed to ‘Dear Noel’. He has been unwell and is recuperating in a house in Hampshire.
13/ Transcript of a letter from Lionel Bart 6 Reece Mews, dated June 16th, 1964. Letter is addressed to ‘Dear Noel’. Is sorry that he missed Noel at the cocktail party in London. He has fired Peter Arne.
14/ Transcript of a letter from Lionel Bart 6 Reece Mews, dated July 7th, 1964. Letter is addressed to ‘My dear Noel’. Thanks him for the weekend he spent with Noel in Les Avants.
15/ Transcript of a letter from Lionel Bart, dated Monday May 24th, 1965. Letter is addressed to ‘Dear Dad’. Wishes to see him more often and is grateful for Noel’s presence in his life. |