Transcribed by: James Little

Holding Library: University of Reading (MS 1639)

Folio 02r abbreviated in the Manuscript Chronology as EN.

Original manuscript notes by Beckett towards stage directions for That Time; undated. 30 x 21 cm. 2 leaves. [...] On f. 2 there are three draft listings of A B C sequences similar to those found in MS [1477]/10, f. 4. The first two lists are crossed through, while the third is ticked by Beckett, and the sequence detailed here is the one found in the final version. In the lower portion of f. 2, Beckett has listed the entire text, with the sections being listed A B C 1-12 and identified by their first and last phrases. Numbers 1-36 are in black ink, while all other material in this item is in red ball-pen.

The chronology of this document is complex. Folio 01r consists of lighting instructions for the 1976 Royal Court premiere of That Time which were made after the first edition was published by Faber and Faber. The lists on folio 02r provide the basis for the revised paragraph order on ET7. Folio 01r is therefore part of the post-publication 'après-texte', while folio 02r is part of the 'avant-texte'. The position of this document in our catalogue is determined by the material on folio 02r.

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