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Moscow: Nikolai Yarovoff, 1921-23.. 14 Autograph Letters Signed and one Typed Letter Signed, approx. 25 pp, various sizes, Moscow, April 24, 1921 to September 27, 1923, most on lined paper, a few on ARA stationery, to Oliver Sayler, some browning and a few corners torn; together with 2 typed carbons from Sayler to Yarovoff, and various checks and receipts for food parcels. A fascinating correspondence between Yarovoff and Sayler, Yarovoff being one set of Oliver Sayler’s “eyes and ears” in Russia. Yarovoff, a photographer (best known for his photograph of Anna Pavlova with her dog), an artist and a critic, had known Sayler from his travels round Russia in 1918-19, and indeed Sayler acknowledges Yarovoffin his book Russian Theater [1922]. Yarovoff, desperate for any work outside Russia, began to write articles which Sayler placed in American publications, silently taking a commission of 50 percent. This upset the Russian considerably when he discovered this, and by April 1923, Sayler had broken… Read More

Leningrad, Russia: Leningrad Soviet Publishing Committee, 1983. . Folio. 63 x 43 cm. Wax Paper. Soviet Theatre schedule for the Leningrad area, November 1983.

Moscow: Nikolai Yarovoff, 1922.. 5 Autograph Manuscripts Signed, 18 pp total, all Moscow, comprising: “The Moscow Theater Public of Today,” 4 pp, February 27, 1922, browned and cleanly torn; “A Moscow Letter,” published in The Nation as “The Russian Theater of Today,” 5 pp, March 7, 1922; “The Theater of Comedy and Melodrama of Moscow. The Picture of Dorian Gray,” 2 pp, February 2, 1922; “The Hebrew Studio-Theater, ‘Gabima’ of Moscow,” 5 pp, February 1922; “Some New Plays in Moscow Spring Season,” 2 pp, June 7, 1922.WITH: 3 Typescripts with holograph annotations, 15 pp, Moscow, initialed in a few places, comprising: “The God of Revenge (notes on the Jewish Cameri Theater in Moscow),” 3 pp, February 1, 1922; “Bread or the Circus. On the Great State Theater of Moscow,” 5 pp, published in The Christian Science Monitor, no date; “Fairy Land in Hunger Land. Moscow’s First State Theatre for Children,” 7 pp, published in Shadowland, July, 1922, carbon copy. A… Read More

London: Toole's Theatre, 1891.. 12mo. Single Page, Very Good with small tears, minor staining, some rubbing, creasing. Toole was the first actor to have a London West End Theatre named after him.

London: Toole's Theatre, 1891.. 12mo. Single Page, Very Good with small tears, minor staining, some rubbing, creasing. Toole was the first actor to have a London West End Theatre named after him.

Los Angeles, CA: Morosco Theatre, 1922.. Programme. 15" x 5.25", Single Leaf, Illustrations, Good with marginal tears, toning, creasing.

San Francisco: The Magic Theatre, [1979-80].. Black and white poster for All Night Long, a play by John O'Keefe, directed by Ken Grantham. 11-1/2 x 18 inches. Collage by Sätty reproduced; Sätty is not credited here, but in other Magic Theatre materials he is cited as a designer, and the style is unmistakeable. Minor creasing and bumping to two corners, otherwise Fine.

Moscow: Mossoviet Theatre, [1979].. Two Black & White Photographs 7.5" x 9.5", one Oblong. Very Good, light creasing. Notes inked on verso of photographs in Russian. Photographs from the Alma Law Collection.

London: Scala Theatre, 1952.. 4to. 16 pp., Soft Covers, Very Good with staining, minor creasing and edge wear. Illustrated. Program for the First Amateur Production.

San Francisco: Curran Theatre, 1956.. Program. Folio. Folded Sheet, Very Good, toning, minor creasing. Illustrated.

Stuttgart, W. Germany: P. Reclam, 1955.. 16mo. 57 pp. Soft Covers, Very Good with light toning throughout. Text in German. Series: Universal-Bibliothek (Stuttgart).

[Moscow: Bolshoi Ballet], 1973-76.. 14 Black & White Photographs 9.5" x 7.5" & smaller sizes, some oblong. Very Good. Notes on verso in Russian. From the Alma Law Collection.

Detroit, MI: E. M. Broner, 1977.. 4to. 82 pp., Loose Pages, Very Good. Includes TLS by E.M. Broner, dated 3/18/1977, on Wayne State University letterhead. Note indicates that this play was "Produced but unpublished."

[Moscow: Sovremennik Theatre, 1972].. 4 Black & White Photographs 4" x 6", (Two Sets of Duplicates), One Negative, Oblong. Very Good with some creasing. Notes on verso of some photographs in Russian. Photographs from the Alma Law Collection.

20th cent.. Collection of 9 broadsheet playbills for theatres in Leeds, Nottingham, Birmingham.THE GRAND THEATRE, LEEDS. Bold red and blue type. 10 x 30 inches.ND. Commencing Monday June 30. The Nutmeg Tree by Margery Sharp, starring Yvonne Arnaud. Coming: The First Mrs. Fraser by St. John Ervine, starring Marie Tempest. ND Tuesday May 13. Close Quarters, adapted by Gilber Lennox, starring Beatrix Lehmann and Karel Stepanek. Coming: The Naughty Wife, Elizabeth Allan. ND. Monday April 7. Rebecca, by Daphne Du Maurier, with Edith Sharpe, Margaret Rutherford. Coming: Shephard’s Pie, a musical revue.1941 June. On Approval, by Frederick Lonsdale, starring Barry K. Barnes and Diana Churchill. Coming: Good Night, Children by J. B. Priestly with Leslie Banks, Gillian Lind. 1941. Nov. 18. On Approval, by Frederick Lonsdale, starring Barry K. Barnes and Diana Churchill. Coming: Hansel and Gretel, an opera by Humperdinck. NOTTINGHAM EMPIRE. Bold red and blue type. 10 x 30 inches.1926. Monday June… Read More

Moscow: CEDRAM, 1934.. 8vo. 40 pp. Good. Stapled paper wraps. Cover pages separating along the spine, light staining. Corners creased. Small hole on back cover; Some edge and shelf wear. Orange sticker on title page. Text in Russian. Rare copy.

San Jose, CA: Cactus Club, [ca. 1996?].. Letter-sized Poster. Very Good.

New York: Children's Asthma Research Institute and Hospital, 1959.. Program. 8vo. Soft covers, [18 pp.], Good: Loose Unbound Pages with marginal tears, minor losses, creasing. Illustrated. Scarce.

San Francisco: The Family [Social Club], 1919.. 8vo., Folded Sheet, Very Good. Illustrated. The Family is a private club in San Francisco, California, formed in 1901 by newspapermen who left the Bohemian Club. The club maintains a clubhouse in the City as well as rural property 35 miles to the south inWoodside. An exclusive, invitation only, all-male club, it calls new members "Babies", regular members "Children" and the club president "Father." Most announcements are signed by a putz who calls himself: mother-in-law. Famous members included: Ty Cobb, Henry J. Crocker, Arthur Fiedler, Peter E. Haas, William Randolph Hearst, Herbert Hoover, John J. Pershing Timothy Pflueger, William Saroyan.The announcements for their events are elegantly printed by Grabhorn, Kennedy and other fine printers.

N.P., n.d.. 4to. [ca. 75 pp.], Yellow Cloth, Very Good. Text In Italian.