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‘Skittles and Beer’
Typed letter signed "Louis Mann" (to Seymour Halpern) in response to Halpern's inquiry regarding the key to success in life...
New York: October 29, 1930. ‘Skittles and Beer’. A sincere letter a man considered one of the most versatile actors of his day that opens with the mention of a recent illness (Mann died less than a year later from cancer) and touches on his early days acting alongside actors..... Read More about Typed letter signed "Louis Mann" (to Seymour Halpern) in response to Halpern's inquiry...
Price: $75
Portrait photograph of Judith Anderson.
New York: September 11, 1934. Read More about Portrait photograph of Judith Anderson
Price: $3,500
Dame Judith Anderson as Mother Mary
Portrait photograph of Judith Anderson as Mary in "Family Portrait"
New York: [May 5, 1939]. Dame Judith Anderson as Mother Mary. Read More about Portrait photograph of Judith Anderson as Mary in "Family Portrait"
Price: $3,500
Portrait photograph of Judith Anderson as Medea.
New York: [May 12, 1951]. Read More about Portrait photograph of Judith Anderson as Medea
Price: $3,500
Portrait photograph of Judith Anderson as Mother Mary in "Family Portrait"
New York: [May 5, 1939]. Inscribed by Dame Judith Anderson to Mauriber on the image. Read More about Portrait photograph of Judith Anderson as Mother Mary in "Family Portrait"
Price: $3,500
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A rare poster for Paul Morrissey's Trash
Trash [film poster; Oct 24 & 25, 5208 Soc. Sci].
Narcissus Films, ca. 1970-74. A rare poster for Paul Morrissey's Trash. Trash is a 1970 film produced by Andy Warhol and written and directed by Paul Morrissey, starring Joe Dallesandro, Holly Woodlawn and Jane Forth. It's is the story of a junkie (played by Dallesandro) who can't get sexually aroused..... Read More about Trash [film poster; Oct 24 & 25, 5208 Soc. Sci
Price: $900
American Buffalo.
San Francisco: Arion Press, 1992. One of 400 copies signed by the author. Fine press edition of the play that made David Mamet’s name and garnered the Obie and the New York Drama Critics Circle awards, and two Tony nominations. An American classic. Read More about American Buffalo
Price: $275
Gabrielle. Comedie en vers.
Paris: Ancienne Maison Lévy Frères, 1895. Dubufe, Guillaume. First edition, no. 7 of 50 on Japon, with extra suite of plates before letters (edition of 300). Read More about Gabrielle. Comedie en vers
Price: $250
La Ciguë. Comédie en Vers.
Paris: Ancienne Maison Lévy Frères, 1893. Dubufe, Guillaume. First edition. No. 5 of 50 copies on Japon, with extra suite of plates before letters (edition of 300). Read More about La Ciguë. Comédie en Vers
Price: $250
Les Fourchambault. Comédie en cinq actes.
Paris: Ancienne Maison Michel Lévy Frères, 1878. First edition. Read More about Les Fourchambault. Comédie en cinq actes
Price: $300
Waldimar. A Tragedy, in Five Acts.
New York: privately printed, 1834. A copy in the original cloth of this "not published" American verse tragedy, with the title role written for Charles Kean. "It was first produced at the Park Theatre, November 1, 1831, and Ireland remarks that 'having many passages of rare merit,' it deserved more..... Read More about Waldimar. A Tragedy, in Five Acts
Price: $275
Balieff's "Chauve-Souris" Bat Theatre, Moscow. American Season under the Direction of F. Ray Comstock & Morris Gest.Souvenir Program.
[New York: The Dancy Davis Press, c. 1923]. La Chauve-Souris (French: The Bat) was the name of a touring revue during the early 1900s. Originating in Moscow and then Paris, and directed by Nikita Balieff, the revue toured the United States and Europe. The show consisted of songs, dances, and..... Read More about Balieff's "Chauve-Souris" Bat Theatre, Moscow. American Season under the Direction of...
Price: $250
Portrait photograph of Jean-Louis Barrault and Madeleine Renaud.
New York: Dec 24, 1952. Published in PORTRAITS: the Photographs of Carl Van Vechten (1978), edited by Saul Mauriber. Read More about Portrait photograph of Jean-Louis Barrault and Madeleine Renaud
Price: $1,000
Portrait photograph of Jean-Louis Barrault.
New York: December 24, 1952. Barrault, 1910-94, French actor and director. A pupil of Charles Dullin, he joined the Comédie Française in 1940. After World War II he organized his own company at the Théâtre Marigny with his wife, actress Madeleine Renaud. Barrault's precise, imaginative physical style was influenced by..... Read More about Portrait photograph of Jean-Louis Barrault
Price: $750
Portrait photograph of Ethel Barrymore.
New York: 12 Dec., 1937. Published in PORTRAITS: the Photographs of Carl Van Vechten, (1978), edited by Saul Mauriber. Read More about Portrait photograph of Ethel Barrymore
Price: $1,250
The American Premiere of Beckett's Endgame
Handbill for the American Premiere of Samuel Beckett's Endgame at Cherry Lane Theatre, New York City [January 1958].
New York City: 1958. The American Premiere of Beckett's Endgame. Samuel Beckett's Endgame is considered one of his greatest plays that was first performed Arpil 3rd, 1957 at the Royal Court Theatre in London and in French. The play was originally written in French before Beckett translated it to English..... Read More about Handbill for the American Premiere of Samuel Beckett's Endgame at Cherry Lane Theatre, New York...
Price: $400
Inscribed by Beckett
The Harold Clurman Theatre and Lucille Lortel ... Present the World Premiere of Samuel Beckett's What Where[,] Catastrophe[,] and Ohio...
New York: [1983]. Inscribed by Beckett. Inscribed, "to Bill Targ with all good wishes Sam Beckett". William Targ (1907-1999) was an editor and then head of Putnam's before founding his own imprint, Targ Editions; he was also a noted bibliophile and Beckett collector. His wife Roslyn Targ (1925-2017) was Beckett's..... Read More about The Harold Clurman Theatre and Lucille Lortel ... Present the World Premiere of Samuel Beckett's...
Price: $400
Théâtre complet.
Paris: Bibliotheque Artistique et Littèraire, 1898. First collected edition, Issue on fine paper. Read More about Théâtre complet
Price: $500
Portrait photograph of Barbara Bel Geddes as "Maggie" in CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF.
New York: June 3, 1955. Bel Geddes played Maggie in the original production of Tennessee Williams' CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF, which opened on March 24, 1955. Read More about Portrait photograph of Barbara Bel Geddes as "Maggie" in CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF
Price: $1,000
The Original Maggie the Cat
Portrait photograph of Barbara Bel Geddes as "Maggie" in CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF.
New York: June 3, 1955. The Original Maggie the Cat. Bel Geddes played Maggie in the original production of Tennessee Williams' CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF, which opened on March 24, 1955. Read More about Portrait photograph of Barbara Bel Geddes as "Maggie" in CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF
Price: $1,000
Portrait photograph of David Belasco writing with quill pen.
New York: The Misses Selby, [c 1920]. Inscribed "To Isabelle Leighton, with best wishes, affectionately David Belasco. Nov. 22nd 1920. " Signed in pencil below image "The Misses Selby, N.Y." and with their label "The Misses Seby 628 Fifth Avenue." on the back. Read More about Portrait photograph of David Belasco writing with quill pen
Price: $400
Photographic portrait by Nadar, inscribed at the top, “à Mlle Moore, Sarah Bernhardt”.
Paris: Nadar, 51 rue d’Anjou, [n.d., after 1884]. Attractive portrait of the young Sarah Bernhardt, inscribed above her head. The most logical candidate for “Mademoiselle Moore” would seem Eva Moore (1870-1965), who had a long stage career, and from 1920 made many films. She was quite well known, married to..... Read More about Photographic portrait by Nadar, inscribed at the top, “à Mlle Moore, Sarah Bernhardt”
Price: $3,750
On his novel The Olympians
2 typed letters signed ("Guy Bolton") to World Publishing editor William Targ.
Remsenburg, Long Island: February 2 and March 31 [n.y. but 1961]. On his novel The Olympians. Bolton writes to World Publishing editor William Targ about his recent novel [not named, but The Olympians, 1961] which World brought out. In the letter of February 2 he writes, in part: "The jacket..... Read More about 2 typed letters signed ("Guy Bolton") to World Publishing editor William Targ
Price: $500
The Octoroon: or, Life in Louisiana. A Play, in Four Acts.
London: Samuel French; New York: Samuel French & Son, [circa 1860]. An important ante-bellum drama, credited by many to be nearly as influential as Uncle Tom's Cabin. The play premiered at the Winter Garden Theatre in New York in December 1859. Phillis Hartnoll in the Oxford Companion to the Theatre..... Read More about The Octoroon: or, Life in Louisiana. A Play, in Four Acts
Price: $250