BIB_ID
282547
Accession number
MA 5071.6
Creator
Gerstein, Sergio.
Display Date
[1952-53].
Credit line
Purchased on the Drue Heinz Fund, 2001.
Description
1 item (2 p.) : ill. (diagrams) ; 20.7 cm
Notes
Part of a collection related to Beckett's En attendant Godot that includes a carbon copy of the typescript of the play, two printed invitations to the opening night performance, two programs for the original production, a photograph of the original stage set, an autograph letter signed from Beckett to Gerstein, and lighting and set notes in Gerstein's hand. The typescript is bound; the rest of the material is loose. These items are now described individually as MA 5071.1-6.
The premiere of En attendant Godot was on Jan. 6, 1953 at the Théâtre de Babylone in Paris.
The premiere of En attendant Godot was on Jan. 6, 1953 at the Théâtre de Babylone in Paris.
Summary
Rough notes for stage lighting ("bleu," "rose," "jaune," etc.). Includes a sketch on p. 2 that matches a photograph of the stage set for the original production (in this collection as MA 5071.4)
Housed in
Blue cloth drop-spine box (29.7 cm)
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