Ernst Toller

Mayfair Court

Stratton Street, W. 1.

October 16th, 1938.

Dear Denis,

Thank you so much for your letter. I am grateful to you that you take the trouble to go through the play again. As soon as you have finished the work, please send the manuscript to me, as the Random House in New York wants to print it soon. “Blind Man’s Buff” will be published together with my play “Pastor Hall”, which has been translated from the German by Stephen Spender. We will get 10% of the price of the copy and after the sale of 1500 copies 15%. As there are two plays, half of the royalties go to “Pastor Hall” and half to “Blind Man’s Buff”.

Do you really think it necessary that Curtis Brown steps in? I think, it would do, if Madden sends you the share to the care of Curtis Brown. Please do, if possible, authorize me, to act so.

How much I would enjoy to come over to the Abbey and see a production! Would you not enquire when I could come and see the play? Perhaps we could go together?

Thanking you for the cheque,

I am with kindest regards

Yours

Ernst.

I almost forgot to tell you an awkward story. Of course it concerns a question of agency. After a careful consideration I signed with Pinker a contract which authorizes him to represent my whole work in England, except the books which Curtis Brown deals. Would you consent that Pinker deals with “Blind Man’s Buff”, as Glass did it before, so that half of the share goes regularly to Curtis Brown? Pinker has a special department for repertories and amateur theatres and I think he is quite efficient. Please do write me about this matter.