A small archive mainly involving correspondence with translator, Edward Marsh.

Total: 18 items, 1957-1961, including:One ALS, one TLS, one telegram from Marcel Achard to Edward Marsh, translator, only the TLS in French, others in English.Subjects: rights to translation of "Voulez-vous jouer avec moa" (gentleman's agreement for six months); this play "on appelle communément un 'théatre d'avant-garde'", requiring "excellent" actors like Peter Sellers; other information, including his agent's name; [telegram] "Waiting for you Stop Love".Memorandum of Agreement between Achard and Dr Van Loewen, agent, with Donmar Productions Ltd (New Theatre, London), not signed, 4pp., fol.Typescript, one page, 4to, synopsis of the career of Marcel Achard (and Marc Camoletti) by MarshThree substantial copy TLs from Marsh to Achard, mainly in French(one paragraph in English), responding to news that the rights to "Voulez-vous" have gone elsewhere, going into details of work already done(Laurence Olivier is "intéressé, Guinness involved in "un success", he's had lunch with Peter Coe, art director of "Oliver", Bernard Miles interested etc), recommending a translation by himself.Correspondence between Dr Jan van Loewen, International Copyright Agents, and Marsh, translator, about "Voulez-vous jouer avec moa" (problems created by Achard signing with another. This includes a heavily worked draft letter from Marsh to van Loewen, trying to rescue the deal.TLS from John Gale, impresario, to Marsh, 28 Dec. 1960, showing interest in Marsh's idea for "Madame Bovary" and, at much greater length, showing enthusiasm for "Come and Play with m [moa]" by Achard