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193963656London: Royal Opera House 1939. Folio. 8 pp. Large pictorial stiff card wrappers with tassels at spine. Front and rear cover designs by Rex Whistler. Printed programme. Spotting to covers. A performance by the Vic-Wells Ballet under the direction of Ninette de Valois and The London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Constant Lambert and Sir Thomas Beecham. Scarce. . Good. Wraps. 1939. Royal Opera House 1939 paperback
1728296052Augustae Vindelicorum & Graecii Sumptibus Fratrum Veith 1728. Vellum. Folio in worn vellum. Ex-library foxing hinge repaired between half-title and title page with a strip of binding tape back hinge is beginning to weaken. Geroh of Reichtersberg 1093-1169 was one of the notable theologians of Germany during the 12th century provost of Riechersbert and Canon Regular a reformer in the spirit of Gregorian ideas particularly concerned with the reform of clergy. This work was left unfinished by Gerhoh. Geroh's portion is Psalm 1-78 118-150 and some additional canticum at the end. Psalm 78-117 are by Honorius Augustodunensis d. 1151 a popular theologian and prolific writer. 2219 14 pages. Augustae Vindelicorum & Graecii, Sumptibus Fratrum Veith hardcover
B261337-1N.p. S.n. 1999. 150pp. the last 36 blank. 41 original tipped-in color photographs. Sm. sq. 4to. Boards. Printed on heavy hand-made paper this unique album presents designs for a commemmorative quilt represented by the photographs and with text by the participants. N.p. (S.n.), [1999]. hardcover
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
12985The five letters from 152 rue Leon-Maurice Nordmann Paris. One from 1980 and the other four from 1982. The first four letters are each 1p. 12mo; and the fifth letter is 1p. 4to. The price list which accompanies the last letter is 2pp. 4to. All items in good condition on lightly-aged paper. In the first letter 4 May 1980 he replies to his correspondent thanking him for a letter 'concernant la representation d'Orphée aux Enfers que vous avez vu à Oxford en 1977'. He declares: 'Je suis très touché et très flatté par votre appreciation au sujet des costumes de ce spectacle et cela m'a fait un très grand plaisir.' He still possesses 'les maquettes originales de ces costumes - et je suis parfaitement disposé éventuellement à en vendre - Je vous indique le prix de ces dessins - 3000FS. la maquette.' In the next letter 28 May 1982 he acknowledges receipt of a cheque for the price of 'la maquette de "Diane" d'Orphée aux Enfers. Je vous en remerci beaucoup et je suis très flatté que vous ayez été seduit par ce costume de Diane et j'espère que la maquette de ce même costume vous plaira de la même façon'. The third letter 7 June 1982 accompanied the 'Diane' maquette. Malclès asks for confirmation of receipt and of the correspondent's satisfaction and informs him that another drawing has been sold. In the fourth and fifth letters 8 and 26 July 1982 concern the sending of photographs of other drawings the latter being accompanied by a numbered list giving the titles and prices of 31 items from '1 planche 4 costumes pour "la Cagnotte" de Labiche. 5000' to '31 Colombe de Jean Anouilh Mde. Alexandra. 4000 la maquettes sic avec 3 danseuses "la Fiancee du Diable". 6000' The five letters from 152 rue Leon-Maurice Nordmann, Paris. One from 1980 and the other four from 1982. unknown
1983162315N.p.: N.p. 1983. Four vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1983 film including two reference photographs showing director Jean-Luc Godard on the set.<br /> <br /> Loosely based on Georges Bizet's 1875 opera. A young woman involved in a terrorist gang is embroiled in a plan to rob a bank but her plans are waylaid when she falls for the security guard.<br /> <br /> Set and shot on location in Paris. <br /> <br /> 7 x 5 inches. Near Fine.<br /> <br /> Godard Histoires du Cinema. N.p. unknown
Schepelern, GerhardIn Pristine Condition. unknown
2012x-041559698XRoutledge 2012. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 256 pages. 9.25x6.42x0.67 inches. Routledge hardcover
1930144431930. Image 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches matted and framed to 14 1/4 x 12 1/4 inches overall. 1 vols. Fine condition. Image 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches matted and framed to 14 1/4 x 12 1/4 inches overall. 1 vols. An attractive image showing the great Wagnerian soprano in street clothes seated. unknown
1916014653New York: Metropolitan Ballet Company 1916. Original beige wrappers with printed title on upper wrapper: Serge de Diaghileff's Ballet Russe. Stitched as issued. Spine repaired; tear in rear wrapper repaired partly with two pieces of gray tape; wrappers lightly soiled. This version has printed on the inside of the rear wrapper: "The itinerary" with a list of the U.S. cities visited in the Ballet Russe's "first American tour." Printed on the lower corner of the rear wrapper: "Engraved & printed by the Sackett & Wilhelms Company New York.". First Edition. Soft Bound. Good. Metropolitan Ballet Company
1971AG10052<p>Beijing: Published by People's Publishing House printed by Beijing Xinhua Printing Factory distributed by Xinhua Bookstore May 1971 <b>FIRST EDITION.</b> The May 1970 Script Revised and Performed Collectively by China Ballet Troupe. 8vo. xiv 534 2 pp. colophon printed titled red wrappers <i>slight tears to the foot of the binding.</i></p><p>In China revolutionary operas or model operas Chinese: yangban xi æ ·æ¿æˆ were a series of shows planned and engineered during the Cultural Revolution 1966–1976 by Jiang Qing the wife of Chairman Mao Zedong.1 They were considered revolutionary and modern in terms of thematic and musical features when compared with traditional Chinese operas. Many of them were adapted to film.</p><p>Originally eight revolutionary operas Chinese: Ba Ge Yangban Xi å…«ä¸ªæ ·æ¿æˆ were produced eighteen by the end of the period. Instead of the "emperors kings generals chancellors maidens and beauties" of the traditional Peking opera which was banned as "feudalistic and bourgeois" they told stories from China's recent revolutionary struggles against foreign and class enemies. They glorified the People's Liberation Army and the bravery of the common people and showed Mao Zedong and his thought as playing the central role in the victory of socialism in China. Although they originated as operas they soon appeared on LPs in comic books lianhuanhua on posters postcards and stamps; on plates teapots wash basins cigarette packages vases and calendars. They were performed or played from loudspeakers in schools factories and fields by special performing troupes. The Eight Model Operas dominated the stage in all parts of the country during these years leading to the joke "Eight hundred million people watched eight shows."</p><p>本剧是文é©æ—¶æœŸçš„å…«å¤§æ ·æ¿æˆä¹‹ä¸€ã€Šçº¢è‰²å¨˜å军》，由毛主å¸å¤«äººæ±Ÿé’负责制作和演出。很多被æ‹æˆäº†ç”µå½±ã€‚</p><p>最åˆæœ‰å…«ä¸ªæ ·æ¿æˆï¼ŒåŽæ¥åœ¨æ–‡é©æ—¶æœŸçš„åŽæœŸå‘展到了18个。ä¸åƒå› å°å»ºå’Œèµ„产阶级的被ç¦äº†çš„ä¼ ç»Ÿäº¬å‰§ï¼Œé‡Œé¢å‡ºçŽ°çš„ä¸çš„国王大臣少女和美人，é©å‘½çŽ°ä»£äº¬å‰§ä¸»è¦è®²è¿°ä¸å›½è¿‘å¹´æ¥çš„抗战故事，宣扬人民解放军的光辉è£è€€å’Œæ¯›ä¸»å¸çš„英勇。虽然是京剧，很快就å˜æˆäº†å„ç§å½¢å¼å‡ºçŽ°åœ¨è¿žçŽ¯ç”»ã€æµ·æŠ¥ã€æ˜Žä¿¡ç‰‡ã€é‚®ç¥¨ã€é¦™çƒŸã€èŠ±ç“¶ã€æ—¥åŽ†ç‰å„ç§åœ°æ–¹ï¼Œç”¨æ‰©éŸ³å–‡å在å¦æ ¡ã€å·¥åŽ‚ç‰åœ°æ–¹ï¼Œç”±æ¼”出团进行表演。8ä¸ªæ ·æ¿æˆä¸»å¯¼äº†å…¨å›½æ‰€æœ‰çš„舞å°ï¼Œå› æ¤æœ‰äº†8亿人看8个剧的笑è¯ã€‚</p> People’s Publishing House paperback
1971AG10051<p>Beijing: Published by People's Publishing House printed by Beijing Xinhua Printing Factory distributed by Xinhua Bookstore August 1971<b> FIRST EDITION</b>. The July 1970 Script Revised and Performed Collectively by Shanghai Peking Opera Troupe. 8vo. xii 425 3 pp. Colophon. Quotations from Chinaman Mao on the second and third page. Printed red tilted wrappers <i>minor crease to the cover minor tear to the foot of the binding else fine condition.</i><br /></p><p>《智å–å¨è™Žå±±ã€‹æ€»è°±</p><p>北京: 人民出版社出版，å‰2页带有毛主å¸è¯å½•ï¼Œ1971å¹´8月出版，由上海京剧团《智å–å¨è™Žå±±ã€‹å‰§ç»„改å˜é›†ä½“演出，1970年演出本。第一版第一å°ã€‚å°çš®ç¨å¾®æœ‰åˆ’痕，其他完好。</p><p>In China revolutionary operas or model operas Chinese: yangban xi æ ·æ¿æˆ were a series of shows planned and engineered during the Cultural Revolution 1966–1976 by Jiang Qing the wife of Chairman Mao Zedong.1 They were considered revolutionary and modern in terms of thematic and musical features when compared with traditional Chinese operas. Many of them were adapted to film.</p><p>Originally eight revolutionary operas Chinese: Ba Ge Yangban Xi å…«ä¸ªæ ·æ¿æˆ were produced eighteen by the end of the period. Instead of the "emperors kings generals chancellors maidens and beauties" of the traditional Peking opera which was banned as "feudalistic and bourgeois" they told stories from China's recent revolutionary struggles against foreign and class enemies. They glorified the People's Liberation Army and the bravery of the common people and showed Mao Zedong and his thought as playing the central role in the victory of socialism in China. Although they originated as operas they soon appeared on LPs in comic books lianhuanhua on posters postcards and stamps; on plates teapots wash basins cigarette packages vases and calendars. They were performed or played from loudspeakers in schools factories and fields by special performing troupes. The Eight Model Operas dominated the stage in all parts of the country during these years leading to the joke "Eight hundred million people watched eight shows."</p><p>本剧是文é©æ—¶æœŸçš„å…«å¤§æ ·æ¿æˆä¹‹ä¸€ã€Šæ™ºå–å¨è™Žå±±ã€‹ï¼Œç”±æ¯›ä¸»å¸å¤«äººæ±Ÿé’负责制作和演出。很多被æ‹æˆäº†ç”µå½±ã€‚</p><p>最åˆæœ‰å…«ä¸ªæ ·æ¿æˆï¼ŒåŽæ¥åœ¨æ–‡é©æ—¶æœŸçš„åŽæœŸå‘展到了18个。ä¸åƒå› å°å»ºå’Œèµ„产阶级的被ç¦äº†çš„ä¼ ç»Ÿäº¬å‰§ï¼Œé‡Œé¢å‡ºçŽ°çš„ä¸çš„国王大臣少女和美人，é©å‘½çŽ°ä»£äº¬å‰§ä¸»è¦è®²è¿°ä¸å›½è¿‘å¹´æ¥çš„抗战故事，宣扬人民解放军的光辉è£è€€å’Œæ¯›ä¸»å¸çš„英勇。虽然是京剧，很快就å˜æˆäº†å„ç§å½¢å¼å‡ºçŽ°åœ¨è¿žçŽ¯ç”»ã€æµ·æŠ¥ã€æ˜Žä¿¡ç‰‡ã€é‚®ç¥¨ã€é¦™çƒŸã€èŠ±ç“¶ã€æ—¥åŽ†ç‰å„ç§åœ°æ–¹ï¼Œç”¨æ‰©éŸ³å–‡å在å¦æ ¡ã€å·¥åŽ‚ç‰åœ°æ–¹ï¼Œç”±æ¼”出团进行表演。8ä¸ªæ ·æ¿æˆä¸»å¯¼äº†å…¨å›½æ‰€æœ‰çš„舞å°ï¼Œå› æ¤æœ‰äº†8亿人共看8个剧的笑è¯ã€‚</p> People’s Publishing House paperback
1971AG-10050<p><b><i>The Red Lantern Full Score</i></b><b><i>红ç¯è®°</i></b><b><i> Hong Deng Ji</i></b></p><p>Beijing: Published by People's Publishing House printed by Beijing Xinhua Printing Factory distributed by Xinhua Bookstore Beijing Distributing Agency，August 1971<b> FIRST EDITION</b>. The May 1970 Script Created Collectively by the China Peking Opera troupe. Quotations from Chinaman Mao on the second and third page 8vo. xii 380 2 pp. colophon printed titled wrappers <i>crease to the cover very slight tear to the foot of the binding else fine condition.</i></p><p>In China revolutionary operas or model operas Chinese: yangban xi æ ·æ¿æˆ were a series of shows planned and engineered during the Cultural Revolution 1966–1976 by Jiang Qing the wife of Chairman Mao Zedong. They were considered revolutionary and modern in terms of thematic and musical features when compared with traditional Chinese operas. Many of them were adapted to film.</p><p>京剧《红ç¯è®°ã€‹æ€»è°±</p><p>北京：人民出版社出版，ä¸å›½äº¬å‰§å›¢é›†ä½“制作，基于1970年五月演出本，第一版，书的å‰ä¸¤é¡µæœ‰æ¯›ä¸»å¸è¯å½•ï¼Œå…±380页主体内容。书皮ç¨æœ‰ä¸€é“上下方å‘折痕，其他å“相éžå¸¸å¥½ã€‚</p><p>In China revolutionary operas or model operas Chinese: yangban xi æ ·æ¿æˆ were a series of shows planned and engineered during the Cultural Revolution 1966–1976 by Jiang Qing the wife of Chairman Mao Zedong.1 They were considered revolutionary and modern in terms of thematic and musical features when compared with traditional Chinese operas. Many of them were adapted to film.</p><p>Originally eight revolutionary operas Chinese: Ba Ge Yangban Xi å…«ä¸ªæ ·æ¿æˆ were produced eighteen by the end of the period. Instead of the "emperors kings generals chancellors maidens and beauties" of the traditional Peking opera which was banned as "feudalistic and bourgeois" they told stories from China's recent revolutionary struggles against foreign and class enemies. They glorified the People's Liberation Army and the bravery of the common people and showed Mao Zedong and his thought as playing the central role in the victory of socialism in China. Although they originated as operas they soon appeared on LPs in comic books lianhuanhua on posters postcards and stamps; on plates teapots wash basins cigarette packages vases and calendars. They were performed or played from loudspeakers in schools factories and fields by special performing troupes. The Eight Model Operas dominated the stage in all parts of the country during these years leading to the joke "Eight hundred million people watched eight shows."</p><p>本剧是文é©æ—¶æœŸçš„å…«å¤§æ ·æ¿æˆä¹‹ä¸€ã€Šçº¢ç¯è®°ã€‹ï¼Œç”±æ¯›ä¸»å¸å¤«äººæ±Ÿé’负责制作和演出。很多被æ‹æˆäº†ç”µå½±ã€‚</p><p>最åˆæœ‰å…«ä¸ªæ ·æ¿æˆï¼ŒåŽæ¥åœ¨æ–‡é©æ—¶æœŸçš„åŽæœŸå‘展到了18个。ä¸åƒå› å°å»ºå’Œèµ„产阶级的被ç¦äº†çš„ä¼ ç»Ÿäº¬å‰§ï¼Œé‡Œé¢å‡ºçŽ°çš„ä¸çš„国王大臣少女和美人，é©å‘½çŽ°ä»£äº¬å‰§ä¸»è¦è®²è¿°ä¸å›½è¿‘å¹´æ¥çš„抗战故事，宣扬人民解放军的光辉è£è€€å’Œæ¯›ä¸»å¸çš„英勇。虽然是京剧，很快就å˜æˆäº†å„ç§å½¢å¼å‡ºçŽ°åœ¨è¿žçŽ¯ç”»ã€æµ·æŠ¥ã€æ˜Žä¿¡ç‰‡ã€é‚®ç¥¨ã€é¦™çƒŸã€èŠ±ç“¶ã€æ—¥åŽ†ç‰å„ç§åœ°æ–¹ï¼Œç”¨æ‰©éŸ³å–‡å在å¦æ ¡ã€å·¥åŽ‚ç‰åœ°æ–¹ï¼Œç”±æ¼”出团进行表演。8ä¸ªæ ·æ¿æˆä¸»å¯¼äº†å…¨å›½æ‰€æœ‰çš„舞å°ï¼Œå› æ¤æœ‰äº†8亿人看8个剧的笑è¯ã€‚</p><p><i><br /></i></p> People’s Publishing House paperback
19383114056NP: Merle Armtage. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1938. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. Souvenir program for the first revival of George Gershwin's operatic masterpiece staged in Los Angeles and San Francisco in 1938 in the pattern of director Rouben Mamoulian original production. Very good in yellow oversize printed wrappers. 9" X 12" 22pp. Couple short edge tears and traces of mild shelf-soiling. Features several photographs of the principal artists involved as well Gershwin and others. Surprisingly uncommon. ; 9" X 12"; 22 pages . Merle Armtage. paperback
1973146818N.p.: N.p. 1973. Agency Draft script for the 1975 film. With 31 pages of director Ingmar Bergman's commentary bound in after the script. Text in Swedish.<br /> <br /> Based on the 1791 German opera about a young prince tasked with rescuing a princess from a mysterious high priest. Widely considered one of the most successful operatic adaptations to film ever released. <br /> <br /> Shot on location in Stockholm Sweden. <br /> <br /> Pale yellow untitled wrappers. Title page present dated November 1973 with credits for director Ingmar Bergman and screenwriter Alf Henrikson. 93 leaves with last page of text numbered 61. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus with a black comb binding.<br /> <br /> Criterion Collection 71. N.p. unknown
1106UH8J0HQVery Good. Barely very good black on light blue paper back 338 pages in English and Latin. Arnaldi de Villanova Opera medica omnia GRADIBUS Edited and with an important essay on the development of medieval pharmaceutical theory by Michael McVaugh. Please see our pictures unknown
60995. PLEASE NOTE that those programmes on pink/yellow paper were sold whilst those on white paper were given free with the performance. Apart from the Announcement booklets all the programmes have a central panel on the front cover with an ornamental border. unknown
1786020464Valentiae Edetanorum Valencia Spain: Ex Praelo Josephi et Thomae de Orga 1786. Second Edition. Leather. Acceptable. 0x0x0. VINNIUS CASTIGATUS atque ad usum tironum Hispanorum accomodatus: in quorum gratiam Hispaniae leges opportunioribus locis traduntur. Volume 1 Tomus Primus Only. Opera Joannis Sala Presbyteri in Valentina Metropolitana praepositi. Editio secunda. Text in Latin. Hardcover bound book. Full Leather 568 pages. Vintage fountain pen ink notes and marginalia also in Latin. frontis engraving. front cover detached. The rear hinge the inside portion of the flexible fold where book cover meets the book spine is split loose or open the rear cover is still attached by the joint the exterior flexible fold where book cover meets book spine. Leather on Leather paste on spine title gold gilt designs on spine. There is rub-through to the corners of the boards but the text block is surprisingly sharp. Punishment of Vinnius; and accommodated for the use of Spanish recruits: in favor of whom the laws of Spain are delivered to more convenient places. OR VINNIUS CASTIGATED; and to the use of the recruits of the Spanish adapted to the: in the grace of Spain the laws of the most appropriate places are given. FREE Media Mail Shipping! Images available for any item just ask. Any images shown next to the listing that have our www.aCastleofBooks.com watermark on them are the exact item you will receive all other images are for reference only. Free delivery confirmation for domestic orders. Books with Author signatures are guaranteed authentic. We understand collectors needs in terms of accurate grading and proper packaging. We stand behind our descriptions 100%. All items will be shipped securely to insure that they arrive in exactly the same condition in which they left. May have small easily erasable pencil markings on first page. Our Packing Slips do not contain any pricing information so you may order items as Gifts or for Dropship without concern. We ship every Monday Wednesday & Friday morning. All items subject to prior sale. Why the odd prices We run a percent discount for our Biblio listings which insures Biblio has our lowest prices online but does give odd change. Ex Praelo Josephi et Thomae de Orga hardcover
1929008486New York / London / Toronto: Longmans Green and Co. 1929. First Edition 1st Printing. Red Cloth. Very Good/Good Slipcase. Two Volumes. Slipcase With Modernist Illustration Of A Woman's Head And A Single Musical Note In Blue Gray Black And White By "H. M."; Preliminary Reviews On Rear Panel; Publisher's Summary On Rear Panel With $5.00 Price. Stated First Editions. A Well Received Novel But Reprinted Almost Immediately In The Book League Monthly In Two Parts Hence Never Receiving A Further Trade Printing. A Tight Clean Lightly Used Set Binding And Hinges Tight Spine Gilt Dull But Readable. Inscribed On Front Endpaper To Miss Pearl Besuner And Dated March 11 1929; She Was A Soprano From Cincinnati Who Made Her Debut With The Metropolitan Opera In 1928 And Was Favorably Reviewed By Sanborn For Her Performance In "The Emperor Jones" In 1933. Her History Mirrors That Of The Main Character Of This Novel Making This A Likely Dedication Copy. Pitts Sanborn 1879-1941 Was Music Critic For The New York Globe And Then The New York World Telegram. "He Also Write Books Such As The Metropolitan Book Of The Opera Prima Donna : A Novel Of The Opera Ludwig Van Beethoven." Wikipedia. Sanborn Was Also Remarked Upon As One Of The Great Originals Of 1920'S / 1930'S Culture. His Friendship With Wallace Stevens Included A Great Influence Upon Stevens' Interest In Music And Thus His Poetry. With A Long Two-Column Review From A Contemporary Newspaper Not Identified. Signed Material From Sanborn Is Scarce; Most Of His Personal Estate Was Lost Thrown Out On Street By His Ny Landlord Immediately After His Death In 1941. <br/> <br/> Longmans, Green and Co. hardcover
29868Image size ca. 212 x 142 mm. sheet size 321 x 190 mm. <br /> <br /> The design depicts a man dressed in an exotic Egyptian costume deocrated with numerous armlets anklets necklace earrings headdress etc. Executed in watercolour and gold paint on heavy wove paper. <br /> <br /> Slightly worn; browning to outer edges from old mat; remnants of mounting paper to verso. unknown
1929035174Moskva / Moscow: Teakinopechat 1929. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good/Good. Photographs. 118 Pp. Tan Wrappers Printed In Black; Unprinted Textured Brown Dust Jacket.5 1/4" X 3 5/8". Libretto Biography Of Shishov Etc. Many Photographic Illustrations Of Stage Sets In Russian Modernist Style. Inscribed At Length By The Author On Inside Of Front Cover Dated May 27 1929. Book Worn; Binding Cracked Between Pp 32-33 But Binding Intact. Dj Very Worn Small Chips At Corners. Shishov Taught At The Moscow Conservatory 1925-1931. From 1930 He Was Editor At Muzgiz State Music Publishing House And Edited Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin. <br/> <br/> Teakinopechat paperback
Bengt HägerIn Pristine Condition. unknown
188655097Denver: Denver Lith. Co 1886. 1 vols. 10 in x 7 in lithographed card with printed silk cover overlay. One inch tear in card at fold silk spotted with creases and very small holes. 1 vols. 10 in x 7 in lithographed card with printed silk cover overlay. Denver Lith. Co unknown
1952List2814Homestead Pennsylvania 1952. 7 x 9 inch photograph. International News Photos and Tribune 4th Edition stamps verso with newspaper clipping. Marked “623†in pencil recto. Fine. Olive Moorefield b.1932 is an American opera singer and theater and film actress from Homestead Pennsylvania. As the newspaper clipping on the back of this photograph—from very early in Moorefield’s career—explains “She had earned $22 by baby sitting and decided to go to New York in hopes of auditioning for a play. She was given a try at a part in ‘My Darlin’ Aida’ . She made the gradeâ€. Following Aida she was brought to Vienna by the US Information Service to sing for servicemen and would go on to sing for the Vienna Volksoper Oper Frankfurt Schauspielhaus Zürich and others. She would also star in a number of German and Viennese films. Offered here is a photograph of Moorefield’s mother sitting on the porch of Moorefield’s childhood home. The clipping states that her mother “urged her to try for the part†of Lolly in Aida. unknown
1972AG-10060<p>Beijing: Published by Foreign Language Press 1972 <b>FIRST EDITION</b> the January 1972 Script Revised by the Song of the Dragon River Group of Shanghai. Started with Quotation from Chairman Mao on the first page large 8vo xii 44 pp. 12 colophon fine condition <i>fine condition</i><br /></p><p>北京：外è¯å‡ºç‰ˆç¤¾å‡ºç‰ˆï¼Œ1972年第一版，由上海《龙江颂》改编，开头带有毛主å¸è¯å½•ã€‚本册共44页12页彩色舞å°ç…§ç‰‡ï¼Œå“相éžå¸¸å¥½ã€‚</p><p>In China revolutionary operas or model operas Chinese: yangban xi æ ·æ¿æˆ were a series of shows planned and engineered during the Cultural Revolution 1966–1976 by Jiang Qing the wife of Chairman Mao Zedong.1 They were considered revolutionary and modern in terms of thematic and musical features when compared with traditional Chinese operas. Many of them were adapted to film.</p><p>Originally eight revolutionary operas Chinese: Ba Ge Yangban Xi å…«ä¸ªæ ·æ¿æˆ were produced eighteen by the end of the period. Instead of the "emperors kings generals chancellors maidens and beauties" of the traditional Peking opera which was banned as "feudalistic and bourgeois" they told stories from China's recent revolutionary struggles against foreign and class enemies. They glorified the People's Liberation Army and the bravery of the common people and showed Mao Zedong and his thought as playing the central role in the victory of socialism in China. Although they originated as operas they soon appeared on LPs in comic books lianhuanhua on posters postcards and stamps; on plates teapots wash basins cigarette packages vases and calendars. They were performed or played from loudspeakers in schools factories and fields by special performing troupes. The Eight Model Operas dominated the stage in all parts of the country during these years leading to the joke "Eight hundred million people watched eight shows."</p><p>本剧本属于文é©æ—¶æœŸçš„å…«å¤§æ ·æ¿æˆï¼Œç”±æ¯›ä¸»å¸å¤«äººæ±Ÿé’负责制作和演出。很多被æ‹æˆäº†ç”µå½±ã€‚</p><p>最åˆæœ‰å…«ä¸ªæ ·æ¿æˆï¼ŒåŽæ¥åœ¨æ–‡é©æ—¶æœŸçš„åŽæœŸå‘展到了18个。ä¸åƒå› å°å»ºå’Œèµ„产阶级的被ç¦äº†çš„ä¼ ç»Ÿäº¬å‰§ï¼Œé‡Œé¢å‡ºçŽ°çš„ä¸çš„国王大臣少女和美人，é©å‘½çŽ°ä»£äº¬å‰§ä¸»è¦è®²è¿°ä¸å›½è¿‘å¹´æ¥çš„抗战故事，宣扬人民解放军的光辉è£è€€å’Œæ¯›ä¸»å¸çš„英勇。虽然是京剧，很快就å˜æˆäº†å„ç§å½¢å¼å‡ºçŽ°åœ¨è¿žçŽ¯ç”»ã€æµ·æŠ¥ã€æ˜Žä¿¡ç‰‡ã€é‚®ç¥¨ã€é¦™çƒŸã€èŠ±ç“¶ã€æ—¥åŽ†ç‰å„ç§åœ°æ–¹ï¼Œç”¨æ‰©éŸ³å–‡å在å¦æ ¡ã€å·¥åŽ‚ç‰åœ°æ–¹ï¼Œç”±æ¼”出团进行表演。8ä¸ªæ ·æ¿æˆä¸»å¯¼äº†å…¨å›½æ‰€æœ‰çš„舞å°ï¼Œå› æ¤æœ‰äº†8亿人看8个剧的笑è¯ã€‚</p><p><br /></p> Foreign Language Press
