Uncorrected partial typescript.
Corrected typescript.
Duplicated typescript with a label on the front page for Christopher Mann Ltd, 140 Park Lane, London. The story concerns a terrible composer named Dr Cusius and the lengths to which he will go to have his work performed.
Black Comedy premiered at the Chichester Festival on 27 July 1965.
The two one-act plays premiered on 10 May 1962 at the Globe Theatre, London. 'The Public Eye' and 'Black Comedy' were later performed together under the name 'Light Comedies' in 1984.
Includes the "Click" section of the Los Angeles Herald Examiner 10 Apr. 1984, and Part II of the Los Angeles Times of the same date, as well as a letter from James H. Hansen of the Ahmanson Theatre dated 17 April 1984 enclosing reviews of 'Light Comedies.'
Duplicated typescript of 'The Public Eye' and 'Black Comedy.' Many pages carry a revision date from March to April 1984, though a note on the front carries the date 4 July 1984.
Original cuttings and photomechanical copies of reviews.
Duplicated screenplay lacking eight pages: 32, 78-79, 84, 86, 105, 122-123.
In paper covers of Universal City Studios with a statement of property by the Studios on the title page. [Script?] no. 00697.
Duplicated typescript with a stamp of Jun 18 1965 at bottom of title page.
"The Times" - 'Position of rival forces in Spain' (map)
"Daily Worker" - 'International Brigade arrive in Spain'
"Daily Worker "- 'Heroic fighting by Britons in Spain'
"Daily Worker"- 'Spain's farewell to men who kept faith'
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.
21 ff. of material relating to the production at the Globe Theatre, comprising ff. 30-50 of the scrapbook. There are six publicity photographs taken on the street outside the theatre, three of PS taken by Laon Maybanke, and three of Victor Spinetti taken and signed by Paul [J?] Winham. The printed material consists of a handbill and 27 cuttings, most of them theatre reviews from a variety of U.K. newspapers and magazines including a review by Harold Hobson, Bernard Levin's "I'm glad I've caught up" in the 'Daily Mail' of 8 Jan. 1963, and a feature on Peter as one of "[David] Kossoff's Friends" with a portrait sketch and short biography. There are two reviews from outside the U.K.: "Du sillage de Shakespeare à une réussite en un acte" from the 'Tribune de Genève' of 5 July 1962 and Richard Watts Jr.'s "Detective out of Lewis Carroll" in the 'New York Post' of July 1962.
Typescript draft with emendations in Shaffer's 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.'
Typescript, with emendations in Shaffer's hand throughout, of an early draft of the play. With a title sheet [written later?] in Shaffer's hand, "The Public Eye, A Play in One Act by Peter Shaffer."
A small group of typescript pages with emendations in Shaffer's hand.
With note signed by Shaffer on cover, "2nd Version, typed up & finished Jan 27th 1961." Typescript draft, with emendations in Shaffer's hand. The draft contains multiple versions of scenes, and does not appear to be a final draft.
Typescript draft with emendations in Shaffer's hand, lacking the first few pages of Act I. The last page includes five lines of shorthand at the bottom.
Via Dve Macelli 31, Roma - Would like to produce 'Private Ear' and 'Black Comedy' at his Italian Group (Theatre) the following year.
Hamish Hamilton Ltd. - Very much enjoyed the play, would like to know when they may expect a script.
Entries in index: 'De Morgan - correspondence with - p. 1'; 'Differences of Squares - that compose the odd nos. 120'; Differences of Roots. 230'; 'Gradation - Series. 50'; 'Paper for Royal Society - p. 562'; 'Roots - changing roots by diminishing them till a+b-c-d+1. 300'; 'on the differences a Sum of Roots of 1, 3, 7, 13, 21 &c. 130'; 'Roots may always = 1. 320'; 'Properties of 3 Squares. 348. 'These Properties applied to the series 1 3 7 13 21 &c. 360'; 'Series - oon the Series 1, 3, 13 & c... 84'.
The first version of the title of the 'Paper for Royal Society', as given on p. 562, is 'On a method of proving by means of indices a limit within which any No. may be formed of the terms of certain series, including a proof of Fermat's Theorems of the Polygonal numbers'.
Sem títulovol. liv no. 1128, edited by Brian Shaffer.
Volume One and Only, edited by Anthony Shaffer. Featuring two articles by Peter: "Trick Photography or the Real Thing?, signed 'Levine'" and "Catastrophozzi Castle by Mrs. Bannister, digested by Peter Shaffer". Accompanied by typescript carbon of "Catastrophozzi Castle" article.