Bloolips 8 by 10 Glossy Publicity Photograph

London, Walkerprint. Unbound. no date, perhaps mid 1990s. Single sheet, 8 by 10 inches, on glossy paper stock. Printed on a single side only. A publicity photograph of the gay cabaret and drag acting troupe Bloolips. Founded by Bette Bourne after participating in the European tour of the American gay troupe Hot Peaches. The troupe got its start in the late 1970s and toured and performed to the early 1990s. Bourne's philosophy around the troupe led it to demonstrate a new way for men to be men, rather than men playing stereotypes of women. GOOD condition. Unfortunate 1 ¾ inch horizontal tear along the lower right corner, with that piece almost detached and barely hanging on. Minor toning, soiling and a few finger smudges. Good .

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Book number: 020911

Catalogue: Performing Arts

Keywords: Noisbn Drag/Transgender

Gok IV (the Death of the Earth) Promotional Show Book for 1988. Theatre 1981. The Korean American Avant Garde Theater

Los Angeles, The Wallenboyd Theater, Publisher, 1988. Wraps. Side stapled wraps, approximately 9 by 12 inches. 8 pp. including covers. Black and white photographs throughout. A book promoting Theatre 1981, a performance troupe of Korean American performers, and their then most recent piece, Gok IV. The book provides photos of the first three installment of Gok, all of which focusing on the sound of wailing as pertaining to life and death in Korean culture. VERY GOOD condition. Minor wrinkling and fading to the piece. Very Good .

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Book number: 021057

Catalogue: Performing Arts

Keywords: Noisbn

Highways Performance Space Presents Lypsinka! As I Lay Lip-Synching Show Program (1995)

Santa Monica, Highways Performance Space, Publisher, 1995. Unbound. no date, 1995. Single sheet, folded into four pages, measuring approximately 12 by 9 inches. Front cover is an almost full page photograph of Lypsinka (John Epperson), with a smaller photo of Kate Clinton on the rear page. A program for this high camp performance featuring Lypsinka lip-synching to a variety of songs and movie clips, channeling Tippi Hedren, Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Judy Garland and many others. With a biography of Lypsinka, recapping her performances in New York in similar shows, as well as her appearances in fashion shows, as a model, in movies, etc. Epperson originally appeared as Lypsinka in 1982, with Lypsinka's first off Broadway performance in 1988. VERY GOOD condition. Very Good .

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Book number: 020791

Catalogue: Performing Arts

Keywords: Noisbn Drag/Transgender

Musty Chiffon in Paisley for Brains. Josie's Cabaret Promotional Pamphlet

San Francisco, Josie's Cabaret, Publisher. Pamphlet. no date, presumed mid to late 1990s. Single sheet, trifold brochure. Black and white photos throughout. A promotional brochure of events being held in April at Josie's Cabaret and Juice Joint in San Francisco. The main feature was Musty Chiffon in a dinner theatre type production titled Paisley for Brains. Musty Chiffon was the drag alias of Dini Lamot, a member of the new wave band Human Sexual Response that formed in late 1970s Boston. The band lasted several years and earned a cult following for several of their songs. After the band's break up Lamot started a new career as Musty Chiffon. This particular show was held from April 9th to the 26th at the popular gay comedy club and performance venue, Josie's Cabaret. Josie's originally started as Rosie's in San Francisco. The concept of a gay comedy night was developed there, and offered a safe place for stand up comics to practice their routines. The club closed in 1999. GOOD+ condition. Minor wrinkling and toning. Good .

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Book number: 020844

Catalogue: Performing Arts

Keywords: Noisbn Drag/Transgender

No Author

Gals! Gayety! Gals! Gayety! Dancing Runs Wild! Rhythm Runs Riot! Broadside Advertisement

No Place, No publisher. Unbound. ! No author, publisher, place or date. Perhaps published by producer David Wiles. Small broadside advertisement measuring 13 ½ by 7 inches. Black printing on yellow paper. With text and illustrations, being photos of the African-American dancer "Anya" as well as three small photos of an African-American couple dancing. An advertisement for a show "A Night on Lennox Ave" produced by David Wiles and billed as the "Hottest Sepia Show This Side of New York!" The show featured comedians as well as African-American dancers including "Anya in her Savage Maiden Dance! Ode to the God of Love Passion and Death!" It appears David Wiles may have been active in North Carolina in the 1940s and 1950s. Using the euphemism "sepia", the broadside apparently sought to skirt the taboo of mentioning or using African-American performers in pieces presumably marketed for a white audience. The show was to appear at the Big Ramble on Thursday Nov. 19 (no year). VERY GOOD condition. Minor toning. Some wrinkling and creasing at the corners. Very Good .

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Book number: 015434

Catalogue: Performing Arts

Keywords: Noisbn Posters

Various Authors

Theatre Arts Monthly. December 1932. Vol. XVI, 12

New York, Theatre Arts, Inc, 1932. Wraps. Printed yellow wraps. With photos and illustrations throughout, depicting sets, plays and actors. December issue of this magazine devoted primarily to theater, although containing an occasional article on film, containing articles on Parisian theater, cabaret art, and a drawing by Sergei Eisenstein, 'Bull Fight.' VERY GOOD condition. Some darkening to the wraps, especially the rear panel. Minor soiling. Some creasing and minor tearing along the extremities. Very Good .

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Book number: 012045

Catalogue: Performing Arts

Keywords: Noisbn

Various Authors

Theatre Arts Monthly. July 1932. Vol. XVI, 7

New York, Theatre Arts, Inc, 1932. Wraps. Printed yellow wraps. With photos and illustrations throughout, depicting sets, plays and actors. December issue of this magazine devoted primarily to theater, although containing an occasional article on film, with this issue containing articles on American character studies, The English scene, Propagandist plays including Strike Song by Carolina Playmakers, new plays by American playwrights, 19th century costume drama, study for the theatre in German universities, etc. VERY GOOD condition. Some darkening to the wraps, especially the rear panel. Minor soiling. Some creasing and minor tearing along the extremities. Very Good .

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Book number: 012337

Catalogue: Performing Arts

Keywords: Noisbn

Aiken, Conrad et al.

Theatre Arts Monthly. November 1932. Vol. XVI, 11

New York, Theatre Arts, Inc, 1932. Wraps. Printed yellow wraps. With photos and illustrations throughout, depicting sets, plays and actors. November issue of this magazine devoted primarily to theater, although containing an occasional article on film. This contains articles on English, Irish and the New Spain theater, Mexico into Cinema, etc. Also included is a poem by Conrad Aiken, 'Vaudeville,' and a section of photos from Sergei Eisenstein's film, 'Viva Mexico!' GOOD condition. Some darkening to the wraps, especially the rear panel. Minor soiling. Some creasing and minor tearing along the extremities. Good .

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Book number: 012188

Catalogue: Performing Arts

Keywords: Noisbn

Davies, Peter Maxwell

Points and Dances from the Opera Taverner

London, Boosey and Hawkes. Wraps. no date, perhaps early 1970s. Light brown wraps. 40 pp. A collection of musical scores from the opera Taverner, containing dances from acts one and two. VERY GOOD condition. Minor fading. Light bumping and curling to the corners. Old price stamp at the upper front corner. Very Good .

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Book number: 008424

Catalogue: Performing Arts

Keywords: Noisbn

Davies, Peter Maxwell

Taverner. An Opera in Two Acts

London, Boosey and Hawkes, 1972. Wraps. Red printed wraps. 40 pp. The libretto to the opera Taverner, based on the 16th century composer. GOOD+ condition. Uneven offsetting/darkening to the wraps. Minor soiling and fading. Good .

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Book number: 008423

Catalogue: Performing Arts

Keywords: Noisbn

Bel Geddes, Norman; Ulmann, Doris (artists)

Theatre Arts Monthly. October, 1932

New York, Theatre Arts Inc, 1932. Wraps. Printed yellow wraps. Pagination runs 769-856. Of note is a photo taken by the photographer Doris Ulmann, as well as two illustrations of designs for a revue by Norman Bel Geddes. With articles on summer theatres, and other theater related topics. VERY GOOD condition. Some darkening to the wraps, especially the rear panel. Minor soiling. Some creasing and minor tearing along the extremities. Very Good .

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Book number: 012063

Catalogue: Performing Arts

Keywords: Noisbn

Handke, Peter

Peter Handke/2 Plays. Self-Accusation and My Foot My Tutor. A Chelsea Brown Bag Project

Brooklyn, Chelsea Theater Center of Brooklyn, Publisher. Unbound. no date, presumed 1970. 9 by 12 inch printed brown paper bag holding 9 items of paper, several being stapled together. All measure 8 ½ by 11 inches. Included is a critical piece on the work of Peter Handke, poetry by Peter Handke, a one page play consisting of instructions to four speakers, a piece on language excerpted from a larger work, a biography of Handke, biographies of the cast. The cast of Self-Accusation was Veronica Castang and Robert Einenkel, with Martin Newman and Mark Lonow being the cast of My Foot My Tutor. Peter Handke is a German author and playwright, winner of the Nobel Prize for literature and known for his work that pushes the boundaries of language and form. The Chelsea Theater Center opened in 1968. It staged important work often overlooked by contemporary audiences, including works by European playwrights. It closed in 1984 due to rising costs. Bag in GOOD condition with wrinkling and creasing as well as some tears and chips along the edges. Minor wear to the items in the interior, although a few pieces a rather toned. Good .

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Book number: 021185

Catalogue: Performing Arts

Keywords: Noisbn

Maw, Nicholas; Cross, Beverly (Libretto)

The Rising of the Moon

London, Boosey and Hawkes, 1971. Wraps. Stated revised edition. Dull yellow printed wraps. 103 pp. A romantic comedy involving British soldiers stationed in 19th century Ireland. Composed by Nicholas Maw, a British composer. This was his second opera. GOOD condition. Faded 'Complimentary Copy' stamp diagonally across the front cover, with an old price in pencil at the upper left corner. General fading, minor soiling and edgewear. Spine rather darkened. Good .

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Book number: 007651

Catalogue: Performing Arts

Keywords: Noisbn

Moreau, Emile; Bernhardt, Sarah (presenter)

Le Proces de Jeanne D'Arc. The Trial of Joan of Arc. Sarah Bernhardt. The Last Visit to America

New York, Fred Rullman, Publisher. Wraps. no date, presumed mid 19 teens. Blue wraps, with a photo of Sarah Bernhardt on the front cover. 36 pp. Text in English and French. A printing of the drama The Trial of Joan of Arc, beginning with act II, and starring Sarah Bernhardt. With a small flier for Sarah Bernhardt at the Colonial Theatre for a Friday matinee. GOOD condition. Area of brown staining to the lower cover and page edges, as well as along the lower fore edge. Minor wrinkle/crease to the lower right portion of the piece. Minor soiling, spotting and fading. Some wrinkling to the rear cover. Good .

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Book number: 010062

Catalogue: Performing Arts

Keywords: Noisbn

Von Suppe, Franz

Boccaccio. Comic Opera in Three Acts

New York, The McWilliams Printing House, 1883. Wraps. Printed wraps. 44pp. A printing of the words or vocals only to this comic opera exploring the scandalous impact of Boccaccio's erotic novellas in a small Italian town. Based on the play by Jean-François-Antoine Bayard, Adolphe de Leuven, Léon Lévy Brunswick and Arthur de Beauplan. (see Wikipedia for previous information). The opera was first performed in 1879. Franz von Suppe was an Austrian composer of operas during the 19th century. GOOD+ condition. Minor soiling and wrinkling to the wraps. Good .

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Book number: 010276

Catalogue: Performing Arts

Keywords: Noisbn