Paris: Au Menestrel, Heugel et Cie. Opéra comique en 5 Actes et 6 Tableux. Piano-vocal score. 391 pp. Lithographed. [PN] H. et Cie. 7067 & G.H.1386. A remarkable copy, boldly inscribed in purple ink opposite the title page with an AMQS from ACT V, "à Mon cher et excellent Docteur + ami Dr. Poyet. Massenet. 1881. 1895." Quarter red leather, red marbled boards. Inner front joint splitting, overall strong and otherwise in very fine condition throughout. Read More...
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Provocative and rare original performance photograph of the great French actress and singer, shown in a stage routine with Fred Wright, both of them lying on their backs, legs fully up in the air! 10 x 15 cm, on thin photo paper, mounted to a slighly larger album page and in very fine condition. Read More...
Signed original Teddy Piaz photograph of the great French actress and singer, shown wrapped in an enormous fur coat. 18 x 24 cm, boldly signed and inscribed in blue ink and in very fine condition.
Signed postcard photograph of the superb Hungarian soprano, particularly associated with the Italian repertory, one of the leading dramatic sopranos of the inter-war period. 9 x 14 cm and in very fine condition.
Original printed visiting card, signed and inscribed by the great American 19th century soprano on both sides to Mr. Mackenzie and signed "E.Nevada Palmer." 2.5 x 4 inches, in good condition. Florence [c.1890-1900]. Née Wixom, later Nevada-Palmer, she was celebrated for her performances in operas by Bellini and Donizetti and the French composers Ambroise Thomas, Charles Gounod, and Léo Delibes. Considered one of the finest coloratura sopranos of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, her most famous roles were Amina in La Sonnambula, and the title roles in Lakmé, Mignon, Mireille, and Lucia di Lammermoor.
Large signed Studio Lorelle of Paris photograph of the Spanish-Cuban pianist and composer. 22.5 x 29 cm, crease in upper left margin, small tear to right margin, else fine and boldly signed in purple ink. Read More...
Interesting autograph letter from the legendary violinist to the composer Valerian Mikhailovich Bogdanov-Berezovsky (1903 - 1974). 2 pp. July 4, 1938, Leningrad. In part: "Forgive me that I forgot to answer your letter. This happened because the letter lay quietly in the mailbox at the door of my apartment in Moscow while I recovered at this time at the Datscha...I am happy that you have the intent to finish a whole series of pieces for violin. It pleases me even more that you want me to perform your new works if I haven't played the Tanzewalnaja Suite so far..." Letters from Oistrakh are rather uncommon. Read More...
A rare and attractive signed photograph from the well-known Czech-born conductor and composer in the first half of the 20th century. An original doubleweight sepia matte Freulich of NY photograph, signed and inscribed on the mount: "To Mrs. Orasky in gratitude and friendship, Josef A. Pasternack. New York 1915." Edges of mount nicked and somewhat creased, slightly trimmed along bottom margin, overall fine. Read More...
Vintage signed sepia postcard photograph, an elegant full length image of the legendary ballerina standing en pointe before a large wicker trunk bearing her name. Photograph by Abbe of Paris. Signed by Pavlova in bold, dark blue fountain pen ink with her name alone to the lower white border. Three minor corner creases, otherwise very fine.
An unusual piece of ephemera, being a 1932 passenger list from a French cruise ship, listing, among others, Cole Porter as a passenger. An attractive small volume, in fine condition.
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New York: Jerome H. Remick. 1910. First edition. Upright folio. 5 pp. Light staining along left third, pages disbound, edges creased or with small tears reinforced with tape. In unfortunate condition, but nevertheless a very rare example of one of the composer's earliest published songs. Read More...
University of Southern California. 1967. First edition. 8vo. A transcript of a February 12, 1967 symposium on the composer / lyricist. The program participants included Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Ethel Merman, and Alan Jay Lerner. Includes all the speeches, song lyrics and events of the evening from beginning to end. 43 pp. Stapled red softcover binding, edges lightly worn, overall fine. Scarce.
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Rare original program book from the National Company tour of Porter's celebrated musical, boldly signed on the cover by the composer, "Best wishes from Cole Porter." Scattered light spotting to the covers, otherwise fine. 9 x 12 inches. Read More...
Rare Scrapbook page with the cast and credits page, as well as the cast list, list of scenes and musical numbers performed from the March 28, 1916 Opening Night performance (with the date having been underlined in pen and "Opening Night" written in pen below the date) of the comic opera "SEE AMERICA FIRST" at Maxine Elliott's Theatre in NYC where it opened on March 28, 1916, closing after only 15 performances. Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter (his Broadway debut). 9.25 inches x 13.75 inches and has the cast and credits page, cast list, list of scenes and musical numbers performed pasted to the left of the scrapbook page, with 2 promotional clippings from "See America First" pasted to the right of the scrapbook page. Some wear to scrapbook, the program itself mostly fine, pasted down.
October 19th, 1936 playbill from the six-night, Pre-Broadway engagement of the Cole Porter, Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse musical comedy "Red, Hot and Blue!" at the Shubert Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut. The production would officially open October 29th, 1936 at the Alvin Theatre in New York City and run for 183 performances, starring Ethel Merman, Jimmy Durante and Bob Hope in what had been one of the most publicized billing disputes in Broadway history. All three wanted top billing and finally agreed to formatting their names in the now familiar "X" above the title, as shown in the program here. Read More...
A wonderful pair of original doubleweight glossy 8 x 10 inch photographs of Porter visiting the set during the filming of MGM's 3-D film version of his "Kiss Me, Kate." One featuring Cole Porter & Dorothy Kingley and the other featuring Cole Porter, Kathryn Grayson and Howard Keel. Both in very fine condition.
A pair of rare photographs of the great composer/lyricist as young boy, 11 x 13 cm. Though the prints are not dated, they were likely printed in the 1950s from the originals.