<> Boyd Letters Boyd Estate 1978 Jan 12th Linen Hall Library Wednesday, March 16, 2016 TIFF Boyd088 Letter Royalties, Authors English https://www.niliteraryarchive.com/content/boyd088 Linen Hall Library Linen Hall Library Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike CC BY-NC-SA https://www.niliteraryarchive.com/sites/default/files/Boyd088_1.jpg LHL Archive cont. - 2 Mrs. Eileen O'Casey a 50/50 royalties basis and a share of expenses - but this figure, according to the British Society of Authors whom I telephoned in great anxiety, say is absolutely ridiculous. Thye suggested that perhaps a £520. would be in lieu of all royalties and expenses! As i told you by telephone I am pleased with M.Dumay's translation, and I am very anxious to play fair with him, but it seems to me ludicrus that I would be ou money for a French production of my play unless it was a long running smah hit in Paris and elsewhere. Equally of course I do not wish to antagonize M.Dumay as I think he is probably acting in good faith - having admitted that the whole arrangements of translation were 'virgin soil to him'. I am most grateful to you for your help. Please thank John O'Riordan too. Yours Ever P.S. The Society of Authors is looking into the whole business for me and have promised to write to me next week. Text