Papers of Sir Cecil Beaton

Is sailing for Greece on 28th May. Is negotiating about several island houses. Hopes Beaton will spend his summer holiday with them. Has finished his short novel, "Breakfast at Tiffany's". "Harper's" are publishing it 'though they are very skittish about some of the language'. Thinks they may alter it without telling him. The Lunts open on Monday and he has had two invites. Press reports say that "My Fair Lady" is a huge success. They all credit Beaton with scenery and costumes and do not mention Oliver. Jane Bowles is back in New York, 'alone, very ill, very penniless'. Capote and Tennessee (Williams) are going to give a joint reading to raise money for her. Jack's play opens in New York on 15th May. Saw "Old Man and the Sea" and thought it 'pretty good'. Has not seen "Gigi". Everybody raves about Beaton's work. Jokes about writing he saw on a bathroom wall.