BIB_ID
411897
Accession number
MA 9518.9
Creator
Gielgud, John, 1904-2000.
Display Date
1975 January 2.
Credit line
Bequest of Mrs. John C. Hughes, 1980.
Description
1 item (1 page) ; 26.9 x 18.4 cm
Notes
Written on stationery from the Gotham Hotel in New York, Fifth Avenue at 55th Street.
This collection was previously accessioned as MA 4260.
Part of a large collection of letters to Mrs. Hughes bequeathed to The Morgan Library & Museum by Mrs. Hughes in 1980. The collection includes letters from statesmen, politicians, authors and others involved in the arts. Items in the collection have been described in individual records; see collection-level record for more information (MA 9518.1-19).
Margaret Kelly Hughes, known as "Mardi", was the wife of John Chambers Hughes (1891-1971), the U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO from 1953-1955. Margaret Hughes lived in France during World War II and volunteered to help French prisoners of war held in Meaux. She was decorated three times by the French Government for her service to the country and wrote "Les Lauriers sont Coupés" about her experiences during the war.
This collection was previously accessioned as MA 4260.
Part of a large collection of letters to Mrs. Hughes bequeathed to The Morgan Library & Museum by Mrs. Hughes in 1980. The collection includes letters from statesmen, politicians, authors and others involved in the arts. Items in the collection have been described in individual records; see collection-level record for more information (MA 9518.1-19).
Margaret Kelly Hughes, known as "Mardi", was the wife of John Chambers Hughes (1891-1971), the U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO from 1953-1955. Margaret Hughes lived in France during World War II and volunteered to help French prisoners of war held in Meaux. She was decorated three times by the French Government for her service to the country and wrote "Les Lauriers sont Coupés" about her experiences during the war.
Provenance
Bequest of Mrs. John C. Hughes, 1980.
Summary
Explaining that he had called her to wish her a Happy New Year and to thank her "...for the delightful time with you in your apartment the other day - How splendid that you are at least free from the burden of your sweet house - though of course it will be a pang to think of someone else enjoying the pleasure of living in it;" thanking her for the Hermès gloves; relating that he is "...working hard every day on the play but shall hope to speak to you or look in on your again one day before I go back to England about Jan. 21st. I do recommend a beautiful, subtle, and moving film 'Les Violons du Bal' showing at the Regency Cinema, Broadway and 72nd St at 2-4-6-8. We were both so moved by it."
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