General information
Type of the document Letter
SenderMartinů, Bohuslav
Sender (corporation)
Sender‘s locationHonfleur
Send date31.07.1933
RecipientZrzavý, Jan
Recipient (corporation)
Recipient‘s locationPrague
Note on Recipient‘s location[Prague]
LanguageCzech
Language 2French
AcquiredCopy from K. Maýrová; back then the original of the letter kept at Karel Kučera Papers
Owner of the source- Soukromý vlastník, Private owner
Call number at IBMZrz 1933-07-31
Content and physical description
ContentIt was hot in Paris, and when Bohuslav Martinů finished Mariken [from THE GAMES OF MARIA], they decided to go to Honfleur near Deauville for 14 days. The date of their arrival in Prague depends on the premiere at the National Theatre in Prague [ŠPALÍČEK, H. 214 I]. If it were 15 September, they would arrive on 5 September, but the premiere will probably be later, so they will arrive around 15 September. The house will wait for the time being, there is time for that and he doesn't have the money and maybe something better will be found. Let JZ leave the legends [to HER ABOUT MARIA] for now, BM will still do "Virgins Wise and Foolish" - he still has enough to do for those few days in Paris and would possibly look for something himself so that JZ doesn't have to read it. Mariken is much altered because BM has turned to Henri Ghéon, who coincidentally has translated the text into French before and there are more scenes than BM knew - it will be nice on stage. They wrote from Polička that the weather was bad there. Hopefully the money will arrive for JZ before BM leaves so BM can arrange it.
Total number of leaves2
Number of pages bearing text4
Fixationhandwriting
Markingsgreetings by Charlotte Martinů
Digitisation
Quality of digitisationNot professional black-and-white

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Location as subject
Deauville
Italy
Paris
Polička
Prague
Person as subject
Ghéon, Henri
Martinů, Charlotte
Martinů, rodina v Poličce
Novák, Stanislav
Corporation as subject
Národní divadlo v Praze
Composition as subject
The Plays of Mary, H 236
The Chap-Book, 1st version, H 214 I
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