ANNOTATED PROMPT COPY - A Phoenix Too Frequent

Prompt Copy and seventh Impression in near very good condition of this dramatic play first produced at the Mercury Theatre, London in 1946. ‘PROMPT COPY’ is written in bold capitals to the top of the free endpaper above a list of rehearsal dates and times to take place at Shiplake House or Rawbrook Cottage - Henley on Thames area. Further annotations reveal Maureen Hunter is to play the part of Dynamene, Peggy Williamson to play Doto and David Cazes to play Tegeus-Chromis. No record of this probable amateur production exists.

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Original beautifully illustrated dust jacket in good condition. Top edges lightly shelf worn; spine top and tail scuffed; 1 cm loss to spine tail. Green cloth boards very good, A very sound, square copy. Crisp and clean throughout. Foyles bookseller label to front pastedown. Annotated in pencil to preliminaries and text block. 43 pp.