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15290On his letterhead 5-6 Coventry Street W1. London 6 December 1951. 1p. landscape 12mo. In fair condition on lightly aged and worn paper with cropped margins. He begins by explaining that O'Donnell's letter has been sent to him 'from Theatre Royal Drury Lane on the staff of which I am and whose whose sic historian I am too'. He continues: 'I fear a night vigil would be of little use so far as the Ghost is concerned. He is a day time visitant. Never yet has he been seen before 9 a.m. or after six p.m. Between those hours - frequently.' He refers O'Donnell to the 'full account' in his book 'Theatre Royal'. He has also written 'many articles' about the ghost whose 'visitations are quite frequent although irregular.' His identity is unknown. 'All sorts of psychich sic societies have visited the theatre with me.' He concludes by stating that he will be happy to see O'Donnell when he is next in town. On his letterhead, 5-6 Coventry Street, W1. [London] 6 December 1951. unknown
24274Treadgold’s two letters from the BBC200 Oxford Street London both dated 1951. Three of MP’s scripts dated from the same year and the rest of the material from around this time. The material collected here is perhaps unique: it is not clear whether any material relating to Macqueen-Pope’s BBC broadcasts has survived elsewhere. It is hard to overestimate the significance of ‘Popie’ to the history of the London stage. Other items from among his papers offered seperately attest to the regard in which he was held by both actors and those behind the scenes as the foremost chronicler of a cherished era that was quickly passing into oblivion. His entry in the Oxford DNB describes how in the 1950s he was ‘in demand as a lecturer on the theatrical subjects he loved and he appeared often in the same capacity on radio and on television. Ironically he regarded these two forms of public entertainment and television in particular as representing a serious threat to the survival of theatre about which he cared passionately’. A total of twenty-seven items; comprising 15 BBC radio scripts by MP with an additional five earlier drafts of some of them together with two TLsS to MP from Mary Treadgold of the BBC Overseas Service two carbons of notes from MP to Treadgold and three typed music lists by MP for the particular broadcasts. Fifteen of the items Five and Seven to Twenty comprising eleven scripts and earlier drafts of four of them are from a series of ‘Theatre Songs and Stories by W. Macqueen-Pope’ broadcast on the BBC Overseas Service in 1951. The other scripts would appear to have been broadcast on the same channel at the same time. Apart from Item Six which is worn and chipped but with text complete the material is in good overall condition with the inevitable slight aging and wear and with slight rust-staining from paperclips. All items in 4to except for Five and Six which are foolscap 8vo and a total of 131pp. Items Thirteen and Eighteen incomplete; the other twenty-five items complete. ONE and TWO: Two drafts of ‘Half a Century of Musical Comedy / Script and Narration by W. Macqueen-Pope’ both headed ‘Broadcast’. Both 16pp. Undated but from 1951 as states that 1894 was ‘57 years ago’. The second a black ink carbon incorporates the typed emendations in the first a blue-ink carbon. THREE. ‘Bring Back Harlequin’. Dated 27 December 1951 and headed ‘Broadcast’. 7pp with pencil emendations. FOUR: ‘Music From the Theatre by W. Macqueen-Pope.’ Headed ‘Broadcast’. 4pp. FIVE. ‘Theatre Songs and Stories by W. Macqueen-Pope’ concerning ‘The Gaiety Theatre London’. In top right-hand corner of first page: ‘Rough specimen of Broadcast.’ 5pp foolscap 8vo. SIX. ‘1 Memories of Olympia by W. Macqueen-Pope.’ 4pp foolscap 8vo. Items Seven to Twenty are all headed ‘Theatre Songs and Stories by W. Macqueen-Pope.’ with ‘Broadcast’ at top left of first page. SEVEN and EIGHT. Two drafts of ‘No. 2. Theatre Royal Drury Lane’. Both headed ‘2nd Broadcast’. The earlier 4pp; the later also 4pp with ‘Broadcast’ at head of first page by MP in pencil and carrying a couple of pencil emendations. Both drafts refer to the recent death of Ivor Novello the first describing him as ‘an immortal’ whose ‘music will be played so long as there remains a British audience to listen to it’. NINE and TEN. Two drafts of ‘The Adelphi Theatre’. The earlier 8pp with additional leaf carrying typed note headed ‘Broadcast Inset after ‘Nymph Errant’; the later 5pp abridged and rewritten but incorporating the ‘Inset’. Regarding ‘The Quaker Girl’ MP writes: ‘A wonderful show for the wonderful nights of a wonderful period. That first night on 5th November 1910 was a triumph for all concerning and sitting in the stalls with his bride and applauding as enthusiastically as anyone was a young politician named Winston Churchill.’ ELEVEN. ‘The Alhambra. Leicester Square.’ 4pp. Pencil emendation. TWELVE and THIRTEEN. ‘Daly’s Theatre’. 4pp; with first page only of later draft with minor pencil emendations. FOURTEEN. ‘The Holborn Empire’. Dated 21 November 1951. 5pp. FIFTEEN and SIXTEEN. Two drafts of ‘The Palace Theatre’. The earlier 8pp with a few emendations in pen; the later 5pp incorporating the emendations and with pencil addition. SEVENTEEN and EIGHTEEN. Two drafts of ‘The London Coliseum’. The earlier of 4pp with an addition in pencil; the later lacking p.3 of 4pp incorporating the addition. NINETEEN. ‘The Oxford Music Hall’. 4pp with addition in pencil. TWENTY. ‘His Majesty’s Theatre.’ Dated 21 November 1951. 4pp. TWENTY-ONE and TWENTY-TWO. Two sets of music lists. The first of 6pp with the pages headed: ‘Adelphi Music’ ‘Palace Theatre Music - in place of London Pavilion’ ‘Savoy Music’ ‘Daly’s Music’ ‘Alhambra’ and ‘Music for Drury Lane’; the second 3pp with pencil emendations the pages headed: ‘Adelphi’ ‘Palace’ and ‘Adelphi’ followed by ‘Palace’. TWENTY-THREE. Music list accompanying Item Four ‘Music from the Theatre’ headed ‘Tunes for 2nd Broadcast’ with entries ticked in pencil. TWENTY-FOUR and TWENTY-FIVE. Two TLsS from Mary Treadgold Talks Producer General Overseas Service to MP. Each on BBC 200 Oxford Street letterhead. The first 21 June 1951 2pp giving ‘the Music List for Daly’s; the second 20 September 1951 2pp giving a long list of ‘the music - with comments - for both the Coliseum and the Oxford. The programme for the Oxford is being broadcast fairly soon so it is really essential now that we get these two scripts recorded pretty quickly.’ Checked in pencil with autograph notes by MP. TWENTY-SIX and TWENTY-SEVEN. Carbons of TNsS from MP to Treadgold 26 June and 2 August 1951. Each 1p. The first with carbon copy of MP’s signature. In the first he suggests that ‘we use the Merry Widow as the signature tune rather than the Dollar Princess. The Widow was Daly’s most outstanding play.’ The second presents ‘the Adelphi and Palace scripts. The Adelphi is a bit “talk-ey†but we cannot help it. The stories have the merit of being good ones.’ Treadgold’s two letters from the BBC,200 Oxford Street, London, both dated 1951. Three of MP’s scripts dated from the same unknown
16-2599Moscow Russia: Podolskaja Factory of Offset Printing 1983. . Folio. 90 x 50 cm. Wove Paper with Red Lettering. Edition of 1000 copies. Moscow, Russia: Podolskaja Factory of Offset Printing, [1983?]. unknown
16-2600Moscow Russia: Podolskaja Factory of Offset Printing 197. . Folio. 90 x 60 cm. Wove Paper with Red Lettering. Edition of 500 copies. Moscow, Russia: Podolskaja Factory of Offset Printing, [197?]. unknown
1979TREsuFIR20Rome: De Luca Editore 1979. 1979. 4to. pp. 377. profusely illus. some colour. wrs. bit rubbed short tear to front long inscription on title. Exhib. Cat. Signed by Authors. [Rome]: De Luca Editore, [1979]. unknown
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42934where they are performing "The Rising of the Moon A Play in One Act by Lady Gregory" then "Meadowsweet A Play in One Act by Seumas O'Kelly" and finally "The Shewing-up of Blanco Posnet A Sermon in crude Melo-drama by George Bernard Shaw" under the directorship of W. B. Yeats and Lady Gregory 4 pages 4to. Dublin 1st August The Abbey Theatre also known as the National Theatre of Ireland in Dublin Ireland is one of the country's leading cultural institutions. First opening to the public on 27th December 1904 and moved from its original building after a fire in 1951 it has remained active to the present day. unknown
15-6150New York: Union Square Theatre 1880s-1890s. 4to. Nine Clippings Good with minor losses small tears sun-staining creasing. Dan Totheroh California author playwright and screenwriter also younger brother of Charlie Chaplin cinematographer Roland Totheroh. New York: Union Square Theatre, 1880s-1890s. unknown
1876ZB532099NY: 1876. small octavo 86 pp. plates; library markings and a fair copy only with the original satin binding badly soiled and missing spine covering free endpapers torn away age spotting throughout . - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. NY: unknown
1869AQ21200Weymouth: Jeffery Brothers Dramatic Printers 1869. Single leaf broadside. Lightly browned and scuffed with chipping and marginal tears to edges and corners. An unrecorded Victorian playbill advertising an evening's entertainment at the Theatre Royal Weymouth beginning with English playwright Charles Dance's 1794-1863 two-act comic drama The Wonderful Woman! 1849. Notably the Charles Dickens museum holds an acting copy of Dance's farce once owned by the great novelist; it appears Dickens an associate of the dramatist and fellow member of the Garrick Club had been involved in an earlier production of The Wonderful Woman! himself. The Theatre Royal Weymouth opened on St Nicholas Street in the early nineteenth century and remained in business until the 1960s being demolished in 1968. It was at one point operated by the father of Ernest Wheeler the first independent manager of the Brighton Pavilion. . Dimensions 200 x 500 mm. Jeffery Brothers, Dramatic Printers unknown
194958513Kansas City MO: Empire Producing Co. 1949. Two parts. 1st - 4to. 18 leaves unnumbered. printed in red & black. With photo and text illustrations throughout. Simulated wood softcovers red lettering & illustration on front cover red plastic comb binding as issued minor wear rubbing some scuffing to fore-edges still VG- copy; 2nd - 4to. 8 leaves typescript 5 on onion-skin paper - 3 on ruled paper typed in red & black rust marks to upper corner minor creasing still VG. First edition of this very scarce sales promotional catalogue for the Empire Producing Co. which partnered with Rotary Clubs Fire Departments Public Schools and many other non-profit organizations from California to Texas up to Chicago for fundraising theatre productions. Pitched as a way to motivate organization membership advertise to the community and helping solve the “juvenile delinquency problems in every town by giving the youngsters something to do†Empire organized community entertainment such as Uncle Ezry’s Hayloft Jamboree. They fielded reps in every territory provided sets scripts entertainers directors seed money and advertising and would use the local talent to augment post-World War II America’s enthusiasm for country music. They typically targeted smaller towns and supposedly were generating from $ 500.00-$ 1400.00 per production in 1949. The typescript sheets by Mr. Cole show that although his quotas for the July 1945-1946 year were $ 500000 he only succeeded in contracting 61 shows in Texas Southern and Midwest towns which actually generated about $ 175000 of which Empire would have received half. No copies in Worldcat. Empire Producing Co., paperback
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1971142422Paris: Willy Fischer - Paris 1971. Agrafé. Etat satisfaisant. in-12. Non paginé. Programme du spectacle illustré de dessins et photos n/b. Dos jauni. Willy Fischer - Paris unknown
15-6157London: J. Miles & Co. 1902. PROGRAM. 8vo. Folded Page Very Good with creasing small tears rubbing. Letterpress on laid paper. London: J. Miles & Co., 1902. unknown
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WALTER-FILM007297American Ballet Theatre. No binding. Fine. New York: American Ballet Theatre 1970s-2000s. Group of five vintage original 8 x 10" 20 x 25 cm black-and-white glossy print still photos. Photo stamps and blurbs on versos fine. Twyla Tharp b. 1941 is an American dancer choreographer and author who lives and works in New York City. In 1965 she formed the company Twyla Tharp Dance which merged with American Ballet Theatre in 1988. She regrouped the company in 1991. Her work often uses classical jazz and contemporary pop music. She is renowned as an innovative American choreographer known for her unique blending of classical ballet modern dance and popular styles often incorporating elements of jazz social and even street dance. She is also recognized for her Broadway work including choreographing Movin' Out and Come Fly Away and her contributions to film and television. Wikipedia Four photos show the Tony Award-winning choreographer/dancer/writer of American Ballet Theatre in portrait and at work. One is for her ballet How Near Heaven. American Ballet Theatre unknown
192134215London: Various 1921. First Edition. Very good Plus. First Edition. Printed playbills on thin paper each approximately 8½ × 13 inches. One printed in red and black The Coronation the other in black only. Both on fragile period paper with light age toning small edge chips and minor creases; overall in relatively good condition for their age being over 200 years old.<br /> <br /> An appealing pair of original early nineteenth-century London theatre playbills:<br /> <br /> Theatre Royal Covent Garden - December 20 1823<br /> Featuring the evening's performances of Lord of the Manor The Irish Tutor and Cent. per Cent. Printed in black only.<br /> <br /> Theatre Royal Drury Lane - December 31 1821<br /> Advertising The Busy Body The Coronation its 92nd time and A Day after the Wedding. Printed in red and black. The Coronation was a staged theatrical representation of King George IV's coronation held on July 19 1821. The real coronation was a lavish spectacle costing an estimated £238000.<br /> <br /> These types of historic playbills were printed on fragile thin paper for single-day use and few have survived. They provide a vivid glimpse into London's theatrical and social culture when royal ceremony and public entertainment often overlapped.<br /> <br /> A rare and attractive pair of early 19th-century theatre ephemera well-preserved. Various unknown
KC16056Ephemera. Good. 1 Die Deutsche Theater-Ausstellung Magdeburg 1927. Eine Schilderung ihrer Entstehung und ihres Verlaufes. Mitteldeutschen Ausstellungsgesellschaft M.B.H. Magdeburg 1928 8.25 x 11.75 German text folded once with heavy tape repair some covering two lines of the text block with toning and several light folds throughout. Text related to the history of the Magdeburg theatre and more including five black and white photographs: The Theatre of Dionysus an experimental building at the Bauhaus in Dessau a set design for August Strindbergs The Great Highway designed by Ludwig Sievert and more. Printed by: A. Wohlfeld Magdeburg. 2. Allemagne Exposition du Theatre Allemand Magdebourg MaySept. 1927 4 x 8.5 French text eight pages folded brochure lacking the staples with splits and wear and a light fold throughout. Illustrated in black and red including seven black and white illustrations explaining the history of the Magdebourg theatre. Theatre Exhibition logo designed by Karl Schulpig a pioneer of early corporate design frequently cited as one of the fathers of the modern logo design. <br/><br/> unknown
195940873New York: The Living Theatre 1959. Near fine. Two original flyers for Jack Gelber's THE CONNECTION directed by Judith Malina and designed by Julian Beck. A hit production of The Living Theatre and one that helped cement its reputation as the premier company for avant-garde theater. The play centered on Jazz musicians and junkies waiting on their dealer was an early realistic portrayal of heroin addiction at the end of a decade beset by drug hysteria. 11'' x 8.5'' and 13.25'' x 6.75''. Offset printed recto only in black and red. Minor toning to both. The Living Theatre unknown
