[Cotton Club] Calloway, Cab. (1907–1994). Two Cotton Club Programs, One Signed by Calloway.
Two original programs from the Cotton Club, one signed by Cab Calloway on an internal page. The signed program, titled "World's Fair Edition," dating from the 1939 New York World's Fair, features a striking red cover design with a naked woman in heels; Calloway has signed next to his photograph on the page with his biography. Internal pages feature a program with stars Calloway and Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, and biographies and halftone photographs of the performers and showgirls. 16 pp. The unsigned program, titled Cotton Club Parade: Third Edition [1937], features a topless woman in a large feathered hat and boa on the cover, and lists Bill Robinson, Cab Calloway, Avis Andrews, and the Chocolateers among the performers. 16 pp. Edge wear, with the 1937 program repaired with tape with some small losses; overall in very good to fine condition. 9 x 11 inches.
[Cotton Club] Calloway, Cab. (1907–1994). Two Cotton Club Programs, One Signed by Calloway.
Two original programs from the Cotton Club, one signed by Cab Calloway on an internal page. The signed program, titled "World's Fair Edition," dating from the 1939 New York World's Fair, features a striking red cover design with a naked woman in heels; Calloway has signed next to his photograph on the page with his biography. Internal pages feature a program with stars Calloway and Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, and biographies and halftone photographs of the performers and showgirls. 16 pp. The unsigned program, titled Cotton Club Parade: Third Edition [1937], features a topless woman in a large feathered hat and boa on the cover, and lists Bill Robinson, Cab Calloway, Avis Andrews, and the Chocolateers among the performers. 16 pp. Edge wear, with the 1937 program repaired with tape with some small losses; overall in very good to fine condition. 9 x 11 inches.