Newberry Library - Willie, Hugh, Ben Hecht incoming correspondence, n.d., 1953

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use the tapestry woven by Penelope, under the titles- showing a man saying goodbye to his wife, his child & his plough. The chant comes explains the tapestry the story behind the parting.
If we use this kind of a beginning we would have to use the same kind of ending- in the same '[[poetical?]]' vein. This would mean [[sacrificing?]] our concluding laugh which, in any case, offends them mightily. They are conviced we are laughing at Homer.
Have you any suggestions? If you strike on what you think is a better idea will you send us a sample.
Again, we feel that there is an obligatory scene missing- between [[Antinous?]] & Penelope. We propose that it should come immediately after Ulysses asks Alicinous for a ship to take him home.
In the dead of night Penelope sits in her room unravelling the work on the tapestry that she had completed that day. [[Antinous?]] surprises her at her deceit. His attitude would be "I've caught you you little bitch You're just leading us on & never really intend

[Tanscriber Note: The film he may be talking about is 1954 "Ulysses" produced by DeLaurentiis and Carlo Ponti.]

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Archival Collection Title Ben Hecht papers, Midwest Manuscript Collection, Society of Collectors

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Call Number Midwest MS Hecht Box 63 Folder 1761

BibID 992595638805867

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