Item 155 - Correspondence relating to Edward Choate's proposed production of Paul Vincent Carroll's play 'The Strings, My Lord, Are False', also relates to ongoing financial issues regarding 'Paycock Productions'.

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Correspondence relating to Edward Choate's proposed production of Paul Vincent Carroll's play 'The Strings, My Lord, Are False', also relates to ongoing financial issues regarding 'Paycock Productions'. Includes letter dated 12 January 1942 from Barry Fitzgerald, 1734 North Gardner Street. Hollywood, California addressed to Edward Choate in which Fitzgerald writes ' I can't with honesty say I should play the part...I'd love to do so but I doubt very much whether my interpretation would be acceptable and whether it would make for success of the play.' Also includes letter dated 29 January 1942 from Edward Choate addressed to Aideen O'Connor, 1843 No. Cherokee Avenue, Hollywood, California, in which Choate writes 'I am still continuing to struggle with the intricate problems of getting Paul's play on and, frankly, I don't know what's going to happen.' 'The Strings, My Lord, Are False' was staged at the Royale Theatre on Broadway by Edward Choate and ran from 19 May 1942 until 31 May 1941 for a total of 15 performances. None of the correspondence relates directly to the staging of the play, however with reference to the play success in Dublin and relative failure on Broadway in a letter dated 25 May 1942 from Aideen O'Connor, 1843 N. Cherokee Ave., Hollywood, California addressed to Edward Choate, O'Connor writes 'I am sure Paul will never blame you for a minute - its one thing for a play to be a great success in New York. For one thing -- as much as I hate it I must say this -- Eire is now so insular, so cut off by her own will from contact from the rest of the world that she is eager to accept and applaud any offering that brings her a feeling of what is going on in the world of war.' In letter dated 12 November 1943 addressed to Edward Choate Aideen O'Connor writes 'Just a very short note with a piece of news. Boss's wife died some time ago and he and I were married last week. We are very happy about it.' Also includes further correspondence between Paul Vincent Carroll and Edward Choate which is primarily personal although there is some discussion of Carroll's new play 'The Wise Have Not Spoken'; in a letter dated 2 March 1946 addressed to Edward Choate from Paul Vincent Carroll, 113 Eton Hall, London, N.W.3 Carroll writes 'I was more than surprised that you did not like my play, "The Wise Have Not Spoken". Its message is becoming the most urgent one in the world, so urgent that it may again involve you country in an even bloodier war...it is now a question of the material way of life or the spiritual way -- the way of iron and stone or the way of the vision beautiful.'

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