Janus: Papers of Sir Cecil Beaton

St John's Library/Beaton/A2/14a contains:
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83	Carbon copy ALS to Greta Garbo from Reddish House
84	Carbon copy ALS to Greta Garbo from Reddish House
85	Carbon copy ALS to Greta Garbo
86	Carbon copy ALS to Greta Garbo from Reddish House
87	Carbon copy ALS to Greta Garbo from Reddish House
88	Carbon copy ALS to Greta Garbo from Reddish House
89	Carbon copy ALS to Greta Garbo from Taormina
90	Carbon copy ALS to Greta Garbo from Taormina
91	Carbon copy ALS to Greta Garbo from Reddish House
92	Carbon copy ALS to Greta Garbo from Reddish House
93	Carbon copy ALS to Greta Garbo from Reddish House
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Papers of Sir Cecil Beaton

Title	Carbon copy ALS to Greta Garbo from Reddish House
Reference	A2/14a/88
Creator	Cecil Beaton
Covering Dates	30 July 1950 (Circa. Letter dated 'Sunday morning'. Date deduced from position in sequence of letters.)
Extent and Medium	3 p.; paper

Content and context

Recounts his bad day the previous Sunday, when all the staff were away and his younger sister and her children came to visit. Mentions dieting. Plans to leave for Sicily on Tuesday, for a fortnight. Mentions public anxiety about Russia's strength and the possibility of war. Prompts Garbo about her American citizenship. Describes the christening of his first godchild. Mentions his work on the redecoration of the Duke of York's Theatre and the production of 'The second Mrs Tanqueray', which is coming to the Haymarket Theatre in London after touring. Reports that 'Illuminations' ballet has had a bad London reception. Wishes he could take Garbo to Stourhead and the Cheddar Caves.

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