General information
Type of the document Letter
Sender
Sender (corporation)Dilia – Divadelní a literární agentura
Sender‘s locationPrague
Send date12.09.1955
Recipient
Recipient (corporation)Boosey & Hawkes, London
Recipient‘s locationLondon
LanguageEnglish
Language 2Czech
Acquiredcopy from the archive of Dilia, 2016
Owner of the sourceDilia – Divadelní a literární agentura
Call number at IBMBH 1955-09-12
Content and physical description
ContentDilia writes to Boosey & Hawkes regarding representation of BM's music and drama works.
B&H sent the score of JULIETTA to the theatre in Wiesbaden, so Dilia could not arrange for reproduction of the material. The theatre did not perform the opera and time was wasted.
Dilia would like to work with B&H to gradually prepare the materials for all BM music-dramatic works. He proposes to prepare THE SPALIER, JULIET, THEATRE BEHIND THE GATE, THE VOICE OF THE WOODS and THE WOODS ON THE BRIDGE (the latter for his area of responsibility only). He will provide B&H with the necessary quantities of these materials. In turn, B&H would prepare the JENITIBLE, WHAT PEOPLE LIVE BY and MIRANDOLINA and provide the materials to Dilia. The territorial scope would be divided between the two parties in a similar manner as in B&H's contract with Aria.
Other points of the proposal concern the charging of rental fees and the remittance of royalties. The contract would cover not only the theatre but also television and radio. It would be for five years and automatically renewed unless terminated by either party.
Dilia requests comment on the contract and assistance with the JULIETTA matter.
Total number of leaves2+2+2
Number of pages bearing text2+2+2
Fixationtypescript, handwritten signature, handwriting
Markingsin an unidentified hand
AttachmentsCzech concepts of the letter (handwritten and typed)
Digitisation
Quality of digitisationNot professional colour
Digitized atDilia
Date of digitisation2016

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Location as subject
Czechoslovakia
Wiesbaden
Person as subject
Martinů, Bohuslav
Corporation as subject
Artia, Praha
Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden
Composition as subject
What Men Live by [auth.], H 336
Theatre Behind the Gate, H 251
The Voice of the Forest, H 243
Juliette (The Key to Dreams), H 253
Mirandolina, H 346
The Chap-Book, 2nd version, H 214 II
Comedy on the Bridge, H 247
The Marriage [auth.], H 341
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