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WHITE, Patrick.

The Ham Funeral: A Tragical Farce in Two Acts.

The Ham Funeral: A Tragical Farce in Two Acts.

Stock Code 114527

c. 1950s.

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Originally written in 1947, this early typescript was once owned by actress Ruth Ford and her husband actor Zachary Scott. This draft is markedly different from the final version published by Eyre & Spottiswoode in the Patrick White compendium Four Plays (1965). From typescript to published version, several authorial changes are evident, most notably the host of changes subtly shifting pitch and rhythm of White's dialogue at the beginning of 'Scene 2: The Stairs'.

True first edition; 86ff; typescript carbon, punch-bound, ownership label on title page; housed in brown cloth box; fine.

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Provenance: Ruth Ford and Zachary Scott (label to title page).

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