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Reference code
SHAF/B/3/2/3
Title
Draft playscript of 'The Musical Offering, A Play in One Act'
Date(s)
- [1962?] (Creation)
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1 vol.
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Bound duplicated typescript with emendations in Shaffer's hand and another unidentified hand, with title 'The Musical Offering, A Play in One Act by Peter Shaffer,' which appears to have been an early title for 'The Private Ear.' Accompanied by loose typescript rewrite pages for the American productions of both 'The Private Ear' and 'The Public Eye.' , a handbill for Globe Theatre production of 'The Private Ear' and 'The Public Eye,' and a brown envelope which stored SHAF B3/2/1-3.
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'The Musical Offering' appears to have been an early title for 'The Private Ear.' Originally stored in a brown envelope with early drafts of 'The Public Eye.'