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1944222584Cairo.: Printing and Stationery Services M.E.F. Late1944. Colour map of the Pacific theatre. 66 x 93.5cm folding into eight panels. Some light foxing to the margins a few repairs at folding points a few light creases but a bright and very good copy. A curiously scarce map of the Pacific showing the furthest advance of Japanese forces and Allied progress in reclaiming lost territories. Although particular care has been devoted to marking out naval bases a few creative liberties have been taken in the way of the true extent of the Japanese advance across the Pacific particularly in the Aleutians. . Printing and Stationery Services, M.E.F. unknown
1955132427London: N.p. 1955. Nine vintage black-and-white still photographs from the 1955 release of the 1954 US film "There's No Business Like Show Business" at the Odeon Theatre in London. Mimeograph snipes affixed to the versos. <br /> <br /> Several celebrities attended the premiere of the Marilyn Monroe-starring film including Arlyn Roberts and Vernon Gray Helene Cordet Elizabeth Welch Yolande Donlan Beth Douglas and Vera Lynn all represented in this collection. <br /> <br /> 8 x 10 inches. Very Good withmoderate toning and short creases to the edges. N.p. unknown
19204589Ashland KY: Columbia Theatre 1920. First Edition. Softcover. Fine. 12mo 6pp. A fine copy in the publisher's salmon-pink glued wraps. Ephemeral program for the short-lived Columbia Theatre in Ashland Kentucky. Loaded with advertisements for contemporary businesses there are about two baseball cards' worth of information about the actual films being shown at the theatre! An excellent and well-preserved snapshot of local history. The Columbia was built in 1910 and closed in 1928 so while this pamphlet is undated we can place it within that time frame. [Columbia Theatre] unknown
1908167304N.p.: N.p. 1908. Vintage postcard photograph of the Unique Theatre an early nickelodeon theatre circa 1908.<br /> <br /> Although there were ironically multiple Unique Theatres during the nickelodeon era the theatre in the photograph on offer is likely the Unique of Ontario founded in 1908 at 8 Market Square in Hamilton. The Unique would go on to be renamed the Little Theatre in 1925 and the New Princess Theatre in 1927 before closing in 1932. <br /> <br /> 3.5 x 5.75 inches. Very Good plus in a white mat. N.p. unknown
1824AQ25374London: J. Tabby 1824. Single bifolium. 2pp. Separated into two leaves. Stab-stitch holes to gutter margins lightly creased and spotted. An apparently unrecorded playbill advertising an evening of entertainment at the New Theatre Royal Drury Lane including a performance of an anonymous adaptation of Sir Walter Scott's 1771-1832 Waverley novel Kenilworth 1821 and Harlequin and the Flying Chest 'the most successful pantomime ever produced' with elaborate scenery including views of Fonthill Abbey and 'a moving diorama intended to illustrate by a succession of perfectly novel and mechanical panoramic views that great national undertaking the Plymouth breakwater' - a coastal sound then under construction and not completed until 1848. . J. Tabby unknown
1817AQ33185London: s.n. 1817. Single leaf broadside. Some creasing and browning. Inked '65' to head of recto. An early playbill - marking the eighth performance - for Charles Edward Horn's 1786-1849 'Serio-Comick Opera' The Persian Hunters which was first staged just nine days earlier on August 13 1817. Based upon a Persian tale in which a Sultan conceives of the notion of romantic love seeking a partner who was ignorant of his royal station and attracted to him for what the La Belle Assemblee described in a contemporary review as 'his mere person'. The periodical notes that the 'scenery is peculiarly good pleasing and characteristic; the music is appropriate accordance with the scenery characters and story'. The building which later housed the English Opera House had been used to stage exhibitions and performances of various types including at different points those of the Royal Academy and Madam Tussauds since 1765 but was not licensed as a patent theatre until 1809. Rebuilt in 1816 by Arnold it re-opened and operated under this name until 1830 when it burned down and later replaced by the Lyceum Theatre. The summer of 1817 marked a time of great innovation for the London stage; both the Theatre Royal Drury Lane and the English Opera House introduced gas lighting throughout replacing candles - changing the atmosphere of the production and theatre ownership a somewhat safer proposition. The proud inclusion of 'The GAS LIGHTS are now introduced over the whole Stage' as the headline of this playbill demonstrates the marketing emphasis that was put on the endeavour. . Dimensions 190 x 305mm. [s.n.] unknown
1814AQ22326Newport: Silvester Printer 1814. Single leaf broadside edges uncut. A trifle creased and browned. An apparently unrecorded Regency playbill advertising a performance at the New Theatre Newport of Isaac Pocock's 1782-1835 immensely popular archetype of spectacular melodrama The Miller and his Men; 'with new scenery decorations and appropriate dresses'. . Dimensions 190 x 320 mm. Silvester, Printer unknown
1970661931970. Quarto 32 cm Red boards with a string tie binding. Includes newspaper clippings programs for high school theatrical performances correspondence regarding the productions and articles such as "Wingate youths present Indian lore in drama" published in "Indian Community Action" and "Navajo Legends Increase English Proficiency" published in "Indian Record December 1969." Most is loosely laid in. An early scrap book belonging to bookman and publisher Ernie Bulow documenting his theatrical experiences as cultural arts instructor / script writer at Wingate High School in Fort Wingate New Mexico. <br /> <br /> After receiving an English degree in the sixties Bulow worked for the Bureau of Indian Affairs resided in Gallup N.M. and taught English at Fort Wingate on the Navajo Reservation. Subsequently he received a doctorate from the University of Utah and he returned to Gallup where he traded in Indian jewelry and kachinas and opened his bookstore. unknown
19666940New York: National Ensemble of the Republic of Guinea 1966. First Edition First Printing. Stapled Wraps. Unpaginated pp. 16. 4to. measuring 8.5" x 11". Twice-stapled pictorial card covers illustrated in black-and-white. Striking black-and-white photographs group portraits and illustrations throughout capturing views of the live performance those of the performers shots of dignitaries and VIP's backstage etc. Additionally comprises of a detailed programme of events featruing a rich commentary and history by various contributors on the founding and importance of the troupe and their perforamance. Bright clean and unmarked; fine. While other editions of such programmes exist we could not locate any instances of this programme particular edition. Charming and scarce. <br/><br/>Commemorative programme book published upon the occasion of the 1966 performance of the African Ballet by the National Ensemble of the Republic of Guinea held at the Barrymore Theatre in New York City. It would coincide with the nineteenth anniversary of the troupe. National Ensemble of the Republic of Guinea paperback
195786849Japan: Asahi Shimbun 1957. Softcover. Oblong octavo 14cm x 21cm; golden paper wrappers; n.p.; colorful photographic plates and text on tissue paper throughout. Text in French and English. Light creases to wrapper extremities with trace foxing to text and very occasional marginal creases; Very Good. Booklet prepared as guide book for foreign audience for benefit of the visiting Noh Troupe in France 1957 with an outline on Noh phases and photographs from Noh performances. 86849. Asahi Shimbun unknown
1831003478London: J. Tabby Printer 1831. Single sided broadside approximately 215mm x 340mm in size. Slightly chipped to edges small spot to centre and one towards foot otherwise quite bright and clean. A benefit for Mr. James Wallack an actor and later manager with a Napoleon related play 'The Little Corporal; or the School of Bonaparte' relating to his time at the military school at Brienne and the celebrated snow ball fight led by Napoleon in the winter of 1783-4 with a 'terrific bombardment with snow balls!' Also appearing were Cooke's Equestrian establishment and his 'celebrated stud of ponies' promising a 'grand attack of Lilliputian cavalry'. The printer was I think J.ohn Tabby whose printing of his own imprint doesn't act as a very good advert for his services see BBTI. First Edition. Unbound. Good. Folio. Broadside. J. Tabby [Printer] Paperback
192858476Leyton UK: R. Spurden Rutt 7 Co. ca. 1928. Oblong 4to. 16 pp. Photo illustrations throughout. Black printed softcovers gilt decorative lettering on front cover yapp edges NF. First edition of this unusually scarce catalogue marketing the several models of Spurden-Rutt’s electric Organestra pipe organ intending to compete with Compton Wurlitzer & Christie organs. The Palace Cinema Slough Theatre in Buckinghamshire and Super Cinema in Oxford had ordered models by the time this was issued and they provided an exceptional accompaniment to the silent movies playing at the time. Spurden-Rutt 1881-1960 apprenticed with Alfred Kirkland of Holloway opened his business in 1899 at the age of 18 and lived in his factory with his living room doubling as a board room. In order to impress clients and visitors with how many staff he would have them run around removing and changing coats appearing in assorted different rooms. He continued as an organ builder until 1959. No copies in Worldcat; See: Ian Dalgliesh Cinema Organ News from Great Britain Theatre Organ; Organ Could Hit the Right Note at Ewbanks Antique Collecting Magazine Nov. 19 2015. R. Spurden Rutt 7 Co., paperback
1869List3680Boston: Koppitz Prüfer & Co. 30 West St. cor. Mason Street; New York: Wm. A. Pond & Co 1869. Folio lithographed cover with hand-coloring. Stitching removed at margins suggesting this was bound in a larger volume else about fine. Signed by Holt next to the illustration. Near Fine. A finely executed example of post–Civil War American sheet music lithography depicting stage performer Elise Holt in masculine costume top hat and cigar in a style typical of Boston commercial lithographic production of the period. The imagery situates Holt within the established nineteenth-century tradition of theatrical male impersonation or “breeches roles†in which female performers adopted masculine dress and gesture as part of fashionable stage personas. Archival records identify Holt as a ballet dancer who later appeared as a burlesque performer and died while touring in 1873 after contracting typhoid fever.1 She led the Elyse Holt Burlesque Troupe. Photographic evidence held by Digital Commonwealth likewise shows Holt posed in masculine stage attire indicating that male impersonation formed part of her professional repertoire. The song sometimes seen as “Tassels on her Boots†extolls the virtues of women’s clothing. Overall a nice lithographic example of women performing in men’s roles showing a fairly obscure but widely touring performer whose career was tragically cut short by illness. We find two copies of this sheet at BYU and Baylor.<br /> <br /> 1 “Elise Holt ballet dancer turned burlesque star†Kentucky Historical Society Nicola Marschall Collection https://www.kyhistory.com/digital/collection/PH/id/2477/. unknown
1932List3665Chicago Illinois: Egyptian Press 1932. Folio 5 pp. Wraps torn at seam slightly musty odor good condition. An unrecorded composition by a woman who travelled through the midwest claiming to be a descendant of Cleopatra using the name Princess Dalla Pattra. The details of the princess are murky as she disappears from newspaper records after 1930 when she admitted in court to using a manager to stage a publicity stunt in St. Louis.1 In her hearing she also admitted that she had been arrested for embezzlement in San Francisco in 1920. Two years later rather inexplicably this songsheet was published in collaboration with a Max Lander who according to patent records was English. <br /> <br /> The introduction to the song reads: “Hear the desert winds shriek and the tom-toms in the distance thrilling with the weird undertone of the desert night then the calm as the Royal Egyptian Maiden sings her love song to her desert prince.†We find no record of the composition in OCLC or anywhere else or of the princess in newspapers after her 1930 court appearance with the only findable record of her continued impersonation a patent registered in 19312 and this song sheet. <br /> <br /> 1 “St. Louis Wonders if it Got a Fooling†Kirksville Daily Express and Kirksville Daily News April 6 1930.<br /> 2 “Only to be with you just for a day†Catalog of Copyright Entries Part 3: Musical Compositions Library of Congress Copyright Office 1932 22760 accessed at ​​https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_ZS5jAAAAIAAJ/page/1165/. Egyptian Press unknown
177115368<p>Paris: Chez Vente Librairie 1771 Contemporary burgundy morocco gilt flat spine tooled in seven panels gilt decorated borders on both covers gilt turn-ins all edges gilt. Decorative endpapers with gilt star pattern. . Twelvemo. Five full-page engravings. Old ink annotation on a preliminary blank. A fine copy. A review of music theatre dance etc. This book documents entertainment in Paris just before the revolution. These almanacs were issued annually from 1667 to 1778.</p> Chez Vente Librairie,
192555771Columbus OH: Motion Picture Theatre Owners of Ohio 1925. 4to. 24 pp unpaginated. printed in red & black numerous photo illustrations w/ large folding colour advertising boradside for the Motiograph Reflector Arc projector laid-in. Textured beige softcovers black & red lettering & illustration front cover yapp edges minor shelfwear slight wear still VG copy. First edition of this scarce and nicely illustrated programme for Ohio movie palace owners and managers in 1925 at the height of the Silent Movie era. Featuring a number of owners and managers from Orpheum and other Theatre circuits including Hettescheimer in Cincinnati Smoots in Mt. Vernon Himmelin in Sandusky and Bieberson Jr. in Delaware. Of special interest are the illustrated ads for Theatre Supply Co. Opera Chairs Perfex Lighting Equipment from the Rollaway Motor Co. Power’s Projectors Simplex Projectors and more. No copies located in Worldcat. Motion Picture Theatre Owners of Ohio, paperback
192143570Montreal: Edwards and Driscoll Limited. Faveitch Publishers. Nd 1921. 8vo. 21cm. 1921. 32p. numerous advertisements many illustrated on somewhat fragile paper the rear wrap has a large scribbler page glued over staples are rusted a very good copy with a colour illustrated wrapper rare not many copies could have survived. ~ ~ ~ WorldCat only 1 location; Bibliothèque et Archives Nationales du Québec. They have subsequent issues through the twenties. Not in Aurora. <br /> <br /> “Smoke Between The Actsâ€. Edwards and Driscoll Limited. Faveitch Publishers. Nd unknown
3735229<p>Boston: n.p. ca. 1908. Broadside. 11 × 4 inches. printed on thin buff stock. Light wear; near fine.</p> <p>An example of early 20th-century American burlesque ephemera: a promotional handbill for the Messenger Theatre’s revue Scenes in a Sanatorium starring the Boston Belles. The program features a full comedic cast with characters such as “Doctor Dippy a Professor in Dope†“Jake Krameyer a sausage maker†and “Mille le Tigre†alongside named actors. It lists musical numbers a follow-up satire titled Two Married Men and additional variety acts. </p> <p>At various points during the evening musical numbers including “Jungle Town†“Base Ball†“Chew My Chewing Gum†and “Old Time Rag†were also performed.</p> <p>An upcoming production of Lena Rivers is advertised for Monday October 12 informing our suggestion that this broadside dates from 1908.</p> <p> </p> unknown
63688Ephemera. Very Good. Advertisement presented in the form of a newsletter. One sheet printed on both sides. 8 1/2 x 14" when unfolded. "Postmarked June 3 1983." This advertisement is held by Northwestern University in Evanston Illinois as a part of the Cage Correspondence Collection Music Library Repository. William Maiben was an award-winning Utah composer and pianist. unknown
196341956New York: The Living Theatre 1963. First Edition. Near fine. Flyer for a benefit event for Amiri Baraka then Leroi Jones hosted by the experimental theater company The Living Theatre. Consisting of readings concert lectures and other entertainments performers included Frank O'Hara Larry Rivers and Joel Oppenhieimer. Proceeds for the event went to Baraka and his then-wife Hettie Jones who were both ill and unable to work. Hardcover. 8.5" x 11" approx. printed recto only in black. Ink mildly faded with slight toning. Very near fine. The Living Theatre hardcover
21816Near Fine. Where Broadway performance meets the polished glamour of the Jazz Age.<br /> <br /> A visually elegant 1925 Broadway program for 'Lady Be Good!' blending Art Deco design Gershwin's rising musical influence and richly illustrated advertising into a snapshot of Jazz Age theatre culture.<br /> <br /> DETAILS:<br /> Title: Liberty Theatre The Magazine Theatre Program<br /> Author: Liberty Theatre Inc.<br /> Date: Week beginning April 20 1925<br /> Format: Staple-bound booklet<br /> Size: 5.25 by 7.75 inches<br /> Pagination: 40 pages<br /> <br /> CONTENT HIGHLIGHTS:<br /> Program for 'Lady Be Good!' with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin<br /> Cast includes Fred Astaire and Adele Astaire<br /> Distinctive Art Deco portrait cover with refined decorative framing<br /> Extensive illustrated advertising section including Murad cigarettes and fashion goods<br /> Period typography and layout reflecting mid-1920s commercial design<br /> Theatre diagrams cast listings and production details<br /> <br /> CONDITION: Very Good. The bindings are tight and secure. Text is clean; light even age-toning. Moderate shelf handling wear with minor edge wear; complete and well-preserved. HISTORICAL CONTECT -<br /> By the mid-1920s Broadway had become both a cultural and commercial centerpiece of American urban life. Productions such as 'Lady Be Good!' helped define the Jazz Age introducing new musical styles and launching performers like Fred Astaire into wider recognition.<br /> <br /> 'The unsigned cover illustration reflects the transition from late Art Nouveau into early Art Deco with a refined portrait style reminiscent of contemporary fashion illustration and commercial design of mid-1920s New York.'<br /> <br /> Theatre programs from this period reflect that evolution. Expanding in size and sophistication they served not only as guides to performance but also as curated advertising platforms aimed at affluent audiences. The presence of national brands fashion advertising and lifestyle imagery underscores the close relationship between entertainment and consumer culture in the 1920s.<br /> <br /> Today such programs are valued for their dual role as theatrical documents and as visually rich artifacts of early 20th-century design and advertising.<br /> <br /> Subjects: Liberty Theatre New York Broadway theatre programs Lady Be Good musical Gershwin Broadway Fred Astaire early career Art Deco illustration Murad cigarette advertising 1920s American culture Ephemera Theatre Americana. unknown
1781AQ31604Leeds: s.n. 1781. Single leaf broadside. Browned and creased some marginal chipping/tearing. An apparently unrecorded playbill advertising a benefit night of John Philip Kemble 1757-1823 at the provincial Theatre in Leeds in 1781. This appearance pre-dates Kemble's London debut by two years. At this time he was touring as a member of Tate Wilkinson's Company on the Yorkshire circuit; indeed it was Wilkinson who had constructed the Leeds theatre in 1771. Kemble son of actor-manager of a strolling theatrical troupe Roger Kemble and younger brother of actress Sarah Siddons took to acting in 1776 joining Wilkinson in 1778. Later in 1781 he moved to the Smock Alley theatre in Dublin before joining his sister at Drury Lane in September 1783. At Leeds he played the titular role in the tragedy of The Earl of Essex after which 'Shakespeare's Ode' was performed in which the majority of the players took vocal parts but with Kemble himself taking the speaking role. The evening concluded with the 'New Pantomime Entertainment' of Necromancer: of Harlequin Doctor Faustus an imaginative retelling of Christopher Marlowe's Doctor Faustus by pantomimist and theatre manager John Rich 1692-1761 first performed in 1723. . Dimensions 190 x 300 mm. [s.n.] unknown
1846AQ21379Leeds: Mann Printer and Stationer 1846. Single leaf broadside. Lightly damp-stained to head a trifle creased slight chipping to margins. An apparently unrecorded playbill announcing the final performances at the Leeds Theatre of actors Miss Fitzpatrick and Miss Acosta who often appeared in tandem in venues across the country in two comedies; The Love Chase 1837 by Irish dramatist James Sheridan Knowles 1784-1862 and The Honey Moon 1805 by ill-omened playwright John Tobin 1770-1804. . Dimensions 190 x 320 mm. Mann, Printer and Stationer unknown
1846AQ21376Leeds: Mann Printer and Stationer 1846. Single leaf broadside. Damp-stained to head lightly creased. An apparently unrecorded broadside advertisement for a staging at the Leeds Theatre of John Tobin's 1770-1804 The Honey Moon a romantic comedy written in blank verse and interspersed with prose. Throughout his life success eluded Tobin his work being summarily rejected by a slew of theatre managers. The Honey Moon was the first of his plays to be accepted in 1804. Tobin died of tuberculosis before the play was premiered at Drury Lane on 31st January 1805. . Dimensions 190 x 320 mm. Mann, Printer and Stationer unknown
1846AQ21378Leeds: Mann Printer and Stationer 1846. Single leaf broadside. Lightly damp-stained to head a trifle creased. An apparently unrecorded playbill advertising productions at the Leeds Theatre of Edward Stirling's 1807-1894 two-act domestic drama The Last Kiss or The Soldier's Grave here with the title curiously inverted and George Lillo's 1693- 1739 immensely popular tragedy The London Merchant or the History of George Barnwell 1731 a sordid tale of an apprentice who murders his guardian. . Dimensions 190 x 320 mm. Mann, Printer and Stationer unknown
