Box 1
Contains 81 Results:
5 Nov 1954
Miller to Craig. Carbon copy of a typed letter on plain paper. Miller thanks Craig for his interest in his project and says that he is sending out about 200 questionnaires to notables in modern theatre including Craig himself. Miller mentions The Mask and asks Craig if he used any pseudonyms while writing for his publication because many of the articles sounded like his own writings. 1 leaf.
23 Nov 1954
Carrick to Miller. Handwritten letter on paper embossed with Cutler's Orchard
. Carrick suggests that Miller shorten his questionnaire and also suggests persons to whom to send the questionnaire. Some comments on Edith Craig, Edward Gordon Craig's sister. 1 leaf, folded.
9 Jul 1955
Carrick to Miller. Handwritten letter on plain paper. Carrick misses Miller's long letters but has been busy with his film work. 1 leaf. Envelope included.
17 Oct 1955
Carrick to Miller. Handwritten letter on plain paper. Carrick provides some detail regarding his father's family background--his wives, children, etc. He mentions some of the people who influenced his father's thinking, i.e. Isadora Duncan. 2 leaves. Envelope included.
29 Oct 1955
Carrick to Miller. Handwritten letter on plain paper. Carrick mentions family members: Nellie (his sister), Elena Meo (his mother), Gaetano Meo (his grandfather, an artist). Comments on art and theatre during the first decade of the twentieth century. 3 leaves. Envelope included.
6 Dec 1955
Miller to Carrick. Carbon copy of a typed letter on plain paper. Miller thanks Carrick for the biographical information on Craig. He mentions that he would like to get photos of productions of Macbeth and Hamlet from the era prior to 1900 and for the era 1920 to 1935. 1 leaf.
20 Jan 1956
Carrick to Miller. Handwritten letter on plain paper. Carrick states that the studios which he works in have all gone over to television, so everyone is looking for new jobs. Much discussion on his father's ideas of acting, stage scenery, etc. 2 leaves.
1 Feb 1956
Miller to Carrick. Carbon copy of a typed letter on plain paper. Miller thanks Carrick for loaning him the Irving program of Macbeth. He is hoping to complete his manuscript by Easter and getting it edited and revised by June by which he would get his Ph.D. in June. He would like very much to go to Europe and deliver his thesis to Craig in person. 1 leaf.
3 Apr 1956
Carrick to Miller. Typed letter on airmail paper. Carrick discusses his father's ideas of play production and advises Miller to emphasize in Chapter 7 of his manuscript Craig's revolution in the production of plays rather than visual comparisons between settings. 2 leaves. Envelope included.
5 Nov 1956
Carrick to Miller. Handwritten letter on paper embossed with Cutler's Orchard
. Carrick mentions his recent travels, and he is looking forward to reading Miller's work on his father. He says that Craig is "part Hamlet, part Macbeth, and a great deal of Lear." 1 leaf.