Rachmaninoff, Sergei. (1873–1943) & D’Aranyi, Jelly. (1893–1966) & Barrett, Edith. (1907–1977) & Mattfeld, Marie. (1870–1927) & Duchêne, Maria. (1884–1947) & Bori, Lucrezia. (1887–1960) & Zeisler, Fannie Bloomfield. (1863–1927) & Parlow, Kathleen. (1890–1963) & Kurt, Melanie. (1880–1941) & Niessen-Stone, Matja von. (1870–1948) & Szumowska, Antoinette. (1868–1938) & Arliss, Florence. (1868–1950) & Arliss, George. (1868–1946)
Collection of Early Twentieth-Century Musical and Dramatic Autographs
An interesting group of autograph signatures collected in the early twentieth century, from singers, instrumentalists, and actors of the era. The signatures include: Sergei Rachmaninoff (dated 1939); violinist Jelly D'Aranyi (dated March 2, 1931); American film actress Edith Barrett; Metropolitan Opera singers Lucrezia Bori, Maria Duchêne, and Marie Mattfeld (together on one page and dated December 1914), Melanie Kurt, and Matja von Niessen-Stone (dated June 9, 1915); Austrian-born pianist Fannie Bloomfield Zeisler (dated February 15, 1915); violin prodigy Kathleen Parlow; Polish-American pianist Antoinette Szumowska; and actor-actress couple George and Florence Arliss (dated January 4, 1921). Signatures on heavy card leaves from an album, some trimmed down, with some light staining, toning, peeling, and small losses; overall in very good condition. Ranging in size from 8 x 4 inches (20 x 11.5 cm) to 13.25 x 10.25 inches (33.7 x 26 cm). (14233)Signature Classical Music Film