Greetings Telegram
Telegram
1965 (made)
1965 (made)
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This telegram was sent by Laurence Olivier and his wife Joan Plowright to Michael Annals, on the opening night of Enid Bagnold's play The Chinese Prime Minister, which opened in London in 1965. Annals had designed the sets. Telegrams were a swift way of sending a message, and a greetings telegram, printed on colourful, decorated paper, would be a lasting reminder, commemorating an event with a good luck message.
Object details
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| Title | Greetings Telegram (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Printed paper |
| Brief description | Greetings telegram from Laurence Olivier and Joan Plowright to the designer, Michael Annals, sending him warmest wishes for his production of Enid Bagnold's play, The Chinese Prime Minister, Globe Theatre (now Gielgud Theatre), 1965 |
| Physical description | Off-white paper with colour illustrated border, featuring blue cherubs in each corner, and, at centre of each edge, figures in period costume, surrounded by foliage, with the title 'Greetings Telegram' at the top. In the centre is space for a printed telegram message. The message consists of five lines of typed paper, glued to the telegram stationery. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
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| Gallery label | Laurence Olivier and his wife Joan Plowright sent this telegram on the opening night of Enid Bagnold's play The Chinese Prime Minister, for which Michael Annals designed the sets. Telegrams were then the only swift way of getting a message to another person.(2008) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Michael Annals |
| Production | Attribution note: The stationery is mass produced, but the message is unique. |
| Summary | This telegram was sent by Laurence Olivier and his wife Joan Plowright to Michael Annals, on the opening night of Enid Bagnold's play The Chinese Prime Minister, which opened in London in 1965. Annals had designed the sets. Telegrams were a swift way of sending a message, and a greetings telegram, printed on colourful, decorated paper, would be a lasting reminder, commemorating an event with a good luck message. |
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| Accession number | S.82-1993 |
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| Record created | July 3, 2008 |
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