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Papers of Sir Cecil Beaton
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Billie Bullivant. Autograph letter signed to Beaton, from Windsor.

It is a long time since they have seen each other. Is disappointed because Beaton is different to anyone he knows. Warns Beaton that by becoming eccentric, he may become usual and therefore dull. Advises Beaton not to think before he speaks so that he can remain natural. At Cambridge to be clever and witty is to be Victorian and to be aesthetic is archaic. Advises Beaton not to imitate those who wish to cultivate him. Cambridge is beginning to take an interest in Beaton. They wonder if he is clever and if he is immoral. As long as Beaton is moral, he will interest them until long after he has gone down. Warns Beaton against vanity.

Bullivant, Billie (fl 1922)

1922

Green notebook, containing miscellaneous handwritten notes and an unfinished story. Possibly used as a school notebook during Beaton's final year at Harrow.

Volpone [Programme]

Programme, extensively autographed by the cast of 'Volpone' by Ben Jonson, performed by the Marlowe Dramatic Society at Cambridge. Beaton designed the scenery.

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