A highly interesting collection of ephemera relating to amateur dramatics taking place at the Kent County Lunatic Asylum in Kent, England in the 1860's. The archive contains 15 programs, a prologue and two epilogues, a photograph of an actor, and 28 newspaper clippings, nicely laid down on scrapbook pages which are housed in a custom cloth box. Taken together, the items give a fascinating and unusual view into the Victorian treatment of the mentally ill. Read More...
Five original concert programs from performances by the beloved actress and singer. Included are programs from a November 1951 performance in "Palace Two-A-Day" at the RKO Palace Theatre; a September 1956 performance at the RKO Palace Theatre; a May 1959 performance at the Metropolitan Opera House to benefit the Children's Asthma Research Institute; a May 21, 1961 performance at Carnegie Hall; and her October 7, 1961 performance "An Evening with Judy Garland" at the Mosque Theatre, Newark. In very good condition overall, some with toning and partial spine tears.
A rare early dual signed program from the husband-and-wife actors, who performed in the play Triple Play at the Ogunquit Playhouse in summer 1958. Both have signed below their photograph on the first page of the program. Additionally signed by Biff McGuire, Bryan Herbert, and Frances Sternhagen on the central page. 16 pp. Fine. 5.5 x 8.5 inches (14 x 21.5 cm). Read More...
Original program from the "Grand Miscellaneous Concert" at the Liverpool Musical Festival on October 5, 1830. The concert included Mendelssohn's Overture to A Midsummer Night's Dream, as well as works by Haydn, Rossini, Attwood, Purcell and others; the performers included Maria Malibran and Margarethe Stockhausen, and the conductor was Sir George Smart. 20 pp. Plain blue wrappers, some light toning and soiling at edges; overall fine. 5 x 8.25 inches (12.8 x 21.2 cm), Read More...