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10774.
Cochran, Charles B.
British producer for whose company actress Claire Luce performed in London.
Three letters to Luce. 1. TLS, 1p, 10"x8", London, 1935 Nov. 21. Very
good. Slight age toning and minor archival repairs on verso. He writes,
"...We shall be very busy when we start rehearsing next week morning, noon and
night, and I shan't want to let you off very much...I feel that Nick Long should
be the principal dancer...my dear Claire, I am more than happy to have you with
me. I have always admired you since your magnificent achievement with
‘Burlesque' and my desire is present you as you have never been presented
before..."
He suggests the type of dress
she should wear and discusses Nick Long's understudy.
2.
ALS, 2pp, 5"x8", London, 1945 May 7. Fine. He writes to Claire Luce regretting
his inability to attend Luce's Cleopatra, but praises her performance. 3.
ALS, 2pp, 10"x8", London, 1945 June 20. Fine. He thanks for her stay in London,
"It
was a great joy to see your performances and mark the tremendous progress you
have made in voice production and diction. Astounding as your Cleo is, I think
your Beatrix is the more complete performance. I am looking forward to seeing it
again. You are indeed a wonderful girl and the question in my mind is where you
are going to finish? I should like to see you in a good play which will give you
a role that allows you to give them all you have - and that is a jug
full...If there is anything I can do for you, call on me. I am your slave..."
He
continues at length, suggesting different plays she might consider for future
performances. 4. Plus original envelope with holograph address on which
Luce has written, "From dear great ‘Lebeesee'." 4 pieces.
$75.00
108150.
(Eleanora Duse) (1859-1924). An Italian actress who
had an extraordinary career and was considered to be the only rival to Bernhardt
in Paris. Unsigned postcard photograph. Very fine. $45.00
10584.
Forbes-Robertson, Sir Johnston
(1853-1937). He was a leading British actor who appeared on the British stage
with the Bancrofts, Hare, Irving and Mary Anderson. His greatest success was in
The Profligate by Pinero. Thereafter he devoted himself primarily to
Shakespearean roles. ALS, 1½pp, 8"x5", n.p., 1933 May 23. Very good. A weak
fold is repaired on verso with brown paper. He refers to "my acting version
of Hamlet my Polonius says `hoops’ . . ." He cites other references
for the use of this word. Plus two ALsS, each 1920, responding to autograph
requests. Both are fine. 3 pieces. $140.00
10597.
Graham, Martha.
She was an American dancer, teacher and choreographer. Graham was a leading
figure in modern dance. ALS on personal engraved note card, 2pp, 5”x6½”, 1977
Sept. 24. Extra fine. She writes to the president of the American Assembly,
Clifford Nelson,
“I am greatly honored by your invitation asking me to speak
before the American Assembly . . . I hope you know I speak without notes. I
sincerely hope I shall justify your faith in asking me . . .”
$240.00
Dedication ceremonies of the George M. Cohan statue in Duffy Square,
Broadway and West 46th Street, New York
10598.
Hammerstein, Oscar, 2nd
(1895-1960). He was an American lyricist and librettist who wrote the lyrics to
many famous songs. He collaborated with Rudolph Friml (Rose Marie),
Jerome Kern (Sunny & Show Boat), Sigmund Romberg (Desert Song & The
New Moon) and Richard Rogers (Oklahoma, Carousel, South Pacific & The
King and I). 1. TLS, 1p, 7"x6", [New York], 1957 May 7. Fine except
for mounting stains on both lateral margins (easily matted out). He thanks a
correspondent for a contribution toward erecting a statue of George M. Cohan,
"Mr. Broadway." 2. Robert Moses, Commissioner, Department of Parks,
City of New York. TLS, 1p, 10"x8", New York, 1959 Aug. 12. Fine. An invitation
to attend the dedication ceremonies for the George M. Cohan statue. 3. A printed
card for a seat at the dedication of the Cohan statue, Sept. 11, 1959. Fine.
Mounted. 3 pieces. $260.00
10782.
Harrison, Richard Berry
(1865-1935). He was an American black actor whose most famous role was as "De
Lawd" in The Green Pastures by Marc Connelly (1930-35). TLS, 1p,
10"x8", Boston, 1932 Oct. 27. Very fine. It is a social letter to Mrs. John F.
Moore of Cohasset, Massachusetts. $75.00
HOLLYWOOD - VINTAGE
The following documents relate to contractual agreements between producers and actors during the early years in Hollywood. Included are Irving Thalberg, L. B. Mayer, and others.
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108098
Jefferson, Thomas
(1859-1932). American stage actor and silent film actor with D.W.
Griffith. He was from a family long distinguished on the stage. He had the lead
in Lightnin, which in 1918, established a record with a run of 1291
performances. IPS, 10"x8", 1922 Dec. 12. Fine. Slight fading. Plus a deluxe
program of Lightnin, 20pp with many photographs, [1922]. Fine. Jefferson
signs the inside of the cover over a facsimile of a letter of President Warren
G. Harding, with congratulations on the 1291st performance. Also two DsS, 6"x4"
& 11"x8", Springfield, IL, 1922 Dec. 12. Fine. Programs for Lightnin performed
there. Fine. In addition, small photo print of his father's (Joseph Jefferson)
grave, mounted and signed, "At Sandwich, Mass. T. Jefferson." Fine. 5 scarce
pieces. $85.00
10460. Mansfield,
Richard
(1857-1907). He was one of the great American actors of his day, performing in
New York and England. He was one of the first to bring Bernard Shaw's plays to
the United States. ALS, 2pp, 7"x5", New London, CT, 1900 July 7. Fine. One short
fold break repaired on verso with archival paper. Plus a fine halftone (B/W) of
a cartoon of Mansfield. 2 pieces. $125.00
108132. Tilden,
William T., Jr.
Tennis Hall of Famer. S on 2"x3" card, mounted, [1929 Oct. 11]. Extra fine.
$120.00
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