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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D7686/6/51
Former ReferenceD7686/Box/36
TitleThe Sweet Air
Date[1937]
DescriptionTyped manuscript with handwritten amendments by Monica Thorne. Includes two leaflets presenting cast and acknowledgments for Mrs. L. du Garde Peach, noted as producer. Performed by the Great Hucklow Players on the tercentenary of the Eyam Plague in 1965, donated as an addition to the collection by Peter Miles, November 2004.
Extent3 items
LevelFile
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorLawrence du Garde Peach (1890-1974) of Great Hucklow, dramatist
FormatPrinted
Related MaterialSee D8612/1 for This England: Plague Village, a television programme commissioned by Granada Television in 1965, directed by Michael Beckham to commemorate the 300th Anniversary of the plague coming to the village of Eyam. Includes footage of rehearsals The Sweet Air, performed by the Great Hucklow Players on the tercentenary of the Eyam Plague in 1965.
TermPlay scripts
Drama
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