Letter from James Joyce to Herbert Thring Letters 1916-1923 James Joyce

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 Zurich Herbert Thring Esq., Dear Sir, My attention hase been drawn to a letter recently writtenby your society to Mr. Curti, Silicitor, of Zurich. As thepartner of Mr. Sykes I should like to bring a few facts to yournotice. Mr. Sykes and I founded the English Players cocmpany inZurich in April 1918 for the production of plays in the Englishlanguage. The company produced plays in English in spite ofdifficulty, boycott and financial loss, and was the only enterpriseof the kind in Switzerland during the war. It was impossible forMr. Sykes to obtain in some cases the consent of the dramatistsowing to the postal delays, consorship and frequent and prolongedclosure of frontiers, although every effort was made to avoid whatmight have seemed an infringement of literary courtesy. Mr.Sykes was in direct communication with Mr. Edward Martyn, whogave him permission to produce The Heather Field, with Mr. Meyer,agent of the late Stanley Houghton, who gave him permission toproduce Hindle Wakes, and with Mr. Robert Ross (deceased) and Mr.Samuel French with regard to the production of Wilde's TheImportance of Being Earnest. He has asked Mr. Curti therefore tolet him know the names of the authors qwho are claiming fees. Thequestionn of the production on the Continent of Europe of plays inthe English language seems, moreover, to be an exceptional casenot foreseen in the clauses of the Berne convention. Mr. Sykeswas legally advised on this subject at the outset that suchprodutions were free. The aims and achievements of the company are such, Ibelieve, as will be approved of by members of your Society,and, owing to Mr. Sykes' energy and persistance, the prospectsfinancially and artistically are now much brighter. My name as a writer will perhaps not be unknown to you,and I am indebted to your Society for generous and timely aid inthe past. I trust that the proposal with Mr. Curti is forwardingyou on our behalf with meet witho your approval and put an end toany misunderstanding which ay have arisen. I am, dear Sir,Sincerely YoursJames Joyce. 21.9.19. James Joyce Letter from James Joyce to Kate Buss, 13 February 1920Letter from James Joyce Letter from James Joyce to Hannah Sheehy Skeffington , 21 October 1923Letter from James Joyce to Herbert Thring Zurich, Switzerland Letter from James Joyce to Herbert Thring