DS, one page on onionskin, 8.5 x 11, July 11, 1961. A licence for the stage adaptation of Steinbeck’s 1957 novel The Short Reign of Pippin IV. In part: “For good and valuable consideration received, John Steinbeck … hereby grants to B & R Enterprises … the sole and exclusive license … to produce and present, a dramatico-musical work based upon the literary property written by the Licensor entitled ‘The Short Reign of Pippin IV’ …. This license shall embrace all rights in the Literary Property, including but not limited to the dramatic stage, motion picture, radio and television rights of the Literary Property….” Pippin opened on Broadway in October 1972, won numerous Tony Awards, and, at 1944 performances, was one of the most successful productions in Broadway history. Accompanied by an unsigned copy of a related 1963 document. Usual staple and file holes, otherwise very fine, clean condition. Auction LOA John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and R&R COA.
