Memo From:
**Theresa Helburn**

May 30, 1947

MEMORANDUM FOR MISS GREENSPAN:

Dear Sadie:

I told Mr. Fitelson that you said we'd
have no trouble in extending beyond
February if we wanted to, but he feels
that this clause should be in. It
isn't that we have any intention of de-
laying the production. It's only that
we might have difficulty in casting or
in getting a theatre at the time when
we want it.

TH

RE: A MEMBER OF THE WEDDING.

Att: Memo from HWF to TH, 5/30/47

Memo From: SHERLEE WEINGARTEN

TO: TH, LL, AM

RE: MEMBER OF THE WEDDING

DATE: JUNE 25, 1947

Ethel Waters has read the novel and is most anxious to be considered for Berenice. Her agent would like me to see her, and if anyone is interested, I shall. Or would you care to, instead?

Sherlee

July 10, 1947

TO: Sherlee Weingarten

FROM: Warren Caro

Re: "A Member of the Wedding"

Dear Sherlee:

In her letter to Miss Helburn,
received July ninth, Queenie Smith writes:

"Regarding 'A Member of the Wedding', am
having a few exerpts made before mailing
the second copy to you. Lawrence, you might
recall, took one with him when he left Holly-
wood.

"There are countless calls from hopeful
mothers and agents pertaining to the inter-
viewing and auditioning of these kids. The
girl and boy, especially, having broken into
print via the publicity story that Lawrence
gave pertaining to it.

"The following is the procedure I have taken:

"They are told to come to the office with a
one-minute scene - that will test their strength
and sustaining timbre. At the time they call,
tell them also that if the first audition holds
any vitality, we will provide them with a very
short series of speeches from the play itself.
These, I will hear on a second occasion and will
then send east to you the photographs of any
of the girls and little boys that show special
qualities.

"Under separate cover, am mailing photographs
of the children you saw out here and asked me
to remember for you. - the Hyatt boy, also the
little Orr boy; pictures of Georgianna Wulff,
Debby Paget (both of whom are my little students)
and the Gloria Moore whom you and Lawrence both
liked up on the stage of the Coronet."

Miss Helburn asks that you keep the rec-
ords of these possibilities after they are re-
ceived.

W. C.