Item 154 - Correspondence relating to Edward Choate's proposed production of Paul Vincent Carroll's play 'The Strings, My Lord, Are False'.

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Correspondence relating to Edward Choate's proposed production of Paul Vincent Carroll's play 'The Strings, My Lord, Are False'. Includes letter dated 14 March 1941 from Paul Vincent Carroll, South Park House, Ascog, Isle of Bute, Scotland addressed to Eddie Choate, The Shubert Theatre, Broadway, New York City writes of the failure of 'The Old Foolishness' on Broadway 'I could scarcely account for the failure of the play until I read the final Crothers' script that arrived last week...I will not go into detail over the incredible sentimental drivel and phoney Irishness she introduced...'; also includes letter dated 21 July 1941 from Paul Vincent Carroll addressed to Edward Choate, The Shubert Theatre, 44th St. New York City, enclosing the cast and scenes of his play 'The Strings, My Lord, Are False'. Also includes letter dated 23 August 1941 from Aideen O'Connor, 1843 North Cherokee Avenue, Hollywood, California addressed to Edward Choate, she writes 'The brothers Shields have been engaged as follows: Boss finished in "How Green Was My Valley" some weeks ago...[Barry] went straight into "Tarzan's Secret Treasure" - in which he wrestled with monkeys, escaped from crocodiles, rode elephants - and was flung into a lake an average of three times a day !' Edward Choate, Carroll's agent Richard Madden, Arthur Shields and Aideen O'Connor all agreed that 'The Strings, My Lord, Are False' required a lot of work; in a letter dated 3 October 1941 from Paul Vincent Carroll addressed to Edward Choate, The Beaux Arts Apartments, East 44th Street, New York City, Carroll wrote in response '...if you want a play of the Wookey type now on Broadway, you've come to the wrong man for it. It is cheap false and unreal.' he goes on 'I like you Eddie. God knows why. But for some strange reason, I do. I even like Iris. For that reason I am remaking my play. I am making it more of a story. I don't say it will be a better play, but it will be more "suitable". ' After the revised script had been sent to Choate he writes in a letter dated 18 November 1941 addressed to Carroll 'As you gathered from Dick's cable and mine, you have lifted us up very high, and it is now up to us to follow through and give you a production worthy of your tremendous achievement.' However further changes were requested by Choate, in a Telegram dated 1 December 1941 Carroll responded 'Your suggestions too fictional and novelist frankly refuse touch script again accept or reject leave me alone.'

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