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	AESCHYLUS Agamemnon Girard, Kansas, Haldeman-Julius. 1924, First Edition. Pamphlet, 24mo - over 5" - 5Â¾" tall. Translated by Henry T. Schnittkind. Little Blue Book 760. Very Good. GBP 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 22.25 US$ 33.22 \| JP¥ 2935] Book number: 026623 Click here to order or inquire at Delectus Books.
	COMPILED BY THE REICH LEAGUE FOR GERMAN OPEN-AIR AND POPULAR THEATRICAL PERFORMANCES Germany Summer 1934: National Pageants in the German Open-Air Theatres Berlin, Reichbahnzentrale fur den Deutschen Reiseverkehr. 1934, First Edition. Pamphlet, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Scarce booklet published to promote travel to Nazi Germany to see performances of Wagner and other teutonic themed theatre and opera. Incedibly scarce ephemera. Booklet, folded once as issued, Small chips from top and bottom of fold. Good. GBP 495.00 [Appr.: EURO 549 US$ 822.2 \| JP¥ 72638] Book number: 033317 Click here to order or inquire at Delectus Books.
	JOHNSON, ALBERT AND BERTHA Shakespeare at My Shoulder New York, A.S. Barnes and Company. 1972, First Edition. (ISBN: 0498011062) Cloth with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Fine/Fine. GBP 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 27.75 US$ 41.53 \| JP¥ 3669] Book number: 021909 Click here to order or inquire at Delectus Books.
	GRANVILLE-BARKER, HARLEY The Use of Drama: The substance of three lectures delivered at Princeton University, U.S.A., upon the Spencer Trask Foundation in 1944 London, Sidgwick & Jackson. 1947, Second Impression. Cloth with dust jacket, 12mo - over 6Â¾" - 7Â¾" tall. Ex-Library, Good/Good. GBP 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 US$ 24.92 \| JP¥ 2201] Book number: 023186 Click here to order or inquire at Delectus Books.
	BARNETT, MORRIS The Serious Family: A Comedy in Three Acts London, John Dicks. First Thus. Pamphlet, 12mo - over 6Â¾" - 7Â¾" tall. Part of the Dick's Standard Plays series. nd. c.1840s. Rear wrap missing, chipped front wrap detached. Good. GBP 45.00 [Appr.: EURO 50 US$ 74.75 \| JP¥ 6603] Book number: 014532 Click here to order or inquire at Delectus Books.
	SHIRLEY BASSEY The Sensational Shirley Bassey London, Np. 1971, First Edition. Pamphlet, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. Programme from the April/May 1971 UK Tour. Good. GBP 35.00 [Appr.: EURO 39 US$ 58.14 \| JP¥ 5136] Book number: 017817 Click here to order or inquire at Delectus Books.
	BINGHAM, MADELEINE Henry Irving and the Victorian Theatre London, George Allen & Unwin. 1978, First Edition. (ISBN: 0049280384) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Ex-Library, Sir Henry Irving (6 February 1838 - 13 October 1905), born John Henry Brodribb, was an English stage actor in the Victorian era. He was the first actor to be awarded a knighthood. Irving was the inspiration for the title character in Bram Stoker's 1897 novel Dracula. Good/Good. GBP 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 US$ 24.92 \| JP¥ 2201] Book number: 021977 Click here to order or inquire at Delectus Books.
	BLACKMORE, PETER The Morning After London, Sherwood and Reid. 1965, First Edition. Typescript, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. Unpublished comedy play. First performed at the Theatre Royal, Windsor 1970. Very Good. GBP 75.00 [Appr.: EURO 83.25 US$ 124.58 \| JP¥ 11006] Book number: 028792 Click here to order or inquire at Delectus Books.
	BRECHT, BERTOLT Mother Courage and Her Children: A Chronicle of the Thirty Years War Manchester, Manchester Library Theatre. 1969, First Edition. Booklet, 12mo - over 6Â¾" - 7Â¾" tall. Theatre program from the Manchester Library Theatre February 11th 1969. Fine. GBP 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 27.75 US$ 41.53 \| JP¥ 3669] Book number: 017679 Click here to order or inquire at Delectus Books.
	BRECHT, BERTOLT The Threepenny Opera London, Piccadily Theatre. 1972, First Edition. Booklet, 12mo - over 6Â¾" - 7Â¾" tall. Theatre program from the Piccadily Theatre 1972. Fine. GBP 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 27.75 US$ 41.53 \| JP¥ 3669] Book number: 017680 Click here to order or inquire at Delectus Books.
	BUCKSTONE, JOHN BALDWIN The May Queen; or Sampson, The Sergeant A Domestic Drama in Two Acts London, John Dicks. First Thus. Pamphlet, 12mo - over 6Â¾" - 7Â¾" tall. Part of the Dick's Standard Plays series. nd. c.1840s. Rear wrap missing, chipped front wrap detached. Good. GBP 125.00 [Appr.: EURO 138.75 US$ 207.63 \| JP¥ 18343] Book number: 014534 Click here to order or inquire at Delectus Books.
	CHAMBERS, COLIN Peggy: Life of Margaret Ramsay, Play Agent London, Nick Hern Books. 1997, First Edition. (ISBN: 1854591193) Hardcover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Ex-Library, The most influential behind-the-scenes figure in British theatre since the war, who encouraged and bullied most of the finest playwrights of the period whose agent she was. Insights into her complex personality. 'An important book and an inspiring one'-Simon Callow. Fep removed. Good/Good. GBP 9.95 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 US$ 16.53 \| JP¥ 1460] Book number: 021517 Click here to order or inquire at Delectus Books.
	COOK, JUDITH The National Theatre London, George G. Harrap & Co. 1976, First Edition. (ISBN: 024552682X) Cloth with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Some fading to boards a damp to prelims. Fair/Good. GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.75 US$ 8.31 \| JP¥ 734] Book number: 028210 Click here to order or inquire at Delectus Books.
	CROFT-COOKE, RUPERT (EDITOR) The Circus Book London, Sampson Low, Marston. & Co. 1948, First Edition. Cloth, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library, with a note on tenting by W.S. Meadmore. Rebound in strong library binding. Good/No Jacket. GBP 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 US$ 24.92 \| JP¥ 2201] Book number: 023513 Click here to order or inquire at Delectus Books.
	CORNEILLE, PIERRE Theatre de Corneille Tome I: Le Cid, Horace, Cinna, Polyeucte, Pompee, Rodogune Paris, Le Livre Du Poche. 1964, First Thus. Paperback, 16mo - over 5Â¾" - 6Â¾" tall. Pierre Corneille (June 6, 1606 - October 1, 1684) was a French tragedian who was one of the three great seventeenth Century French dramatists, along with MoliÃ¨re and Racine. He has been called the founder of French tragedy and produced plays for nearly forty years. French text. Very Good. GBP 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 27.75 US$ 41.53 \| JP¥ 3669] Book number: 032827 Click here to order or inquire at Delectus Books.
	COWARD, NOEL Blithe Spirit London, The Globe Theatre. 1969, First Edition. Pamphlet, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Programme for a performance given in 1969. Staple holes in top and bottom edge. Good. GBP 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 22.25 US$ 33.22 \| JP¥ 2935] Book number: 017762 Click here to order or inquire at Delectus Books.
	COWARD, NOEL Present Indicative London, Heinemann. 1937, First Edition. Cloth, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Front hinge cracked, spine worn top and bottom. Good/No Jacket. GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.29 \| JP¥ 1174] Book number: 017688 Click here to order or inquire at Delectus Books.
	CUNDEE, JAMES The Thespian Dictionary; or, Dramatic Biography of the Present Age London, James Cundee. 1805, Second Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Containing Sketches of the Lives, Lists of the Productions, Various Merits, etc. of all the principal dramatists, composers, commentators, managers, actors.of the United Kingdom. Boards rubbed and detached, spine cracked and rubbed, head and tails pulled and bumped, small piece missing from title page, illustrations missing. A reading copy of a rare book in need of rebinding. Poor/No Jacket, as Issued. GBP 225.00 [Appr.: EURO 249.75 US$ 373.73 \| JP¥ 33017] Book number: 008567 Click here to order or inquire at Delectus Books.
	DERVAL, PAUL The Folies Bergere London, Methuen & Co. 1955, Second Printing. Cloth, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. History of the famous theatre and its many celebrities including Josephine Baker. With 38 illustrations. Translated by Lucienne Hill with an introduction by Maurice Chevalier. Very Good/No Jacket. GBP 6.95 [Appr.: EURO 7.75 US$ 11.54 \| JP¥ 1020] Book number: 001800 Click here to order or inquire at Delectus Books.
	DINELLI, MEL The Man: A Play in Two Acts London, English Theatre Guild. 1954, First U.K. Edition. Cloth, 12mo - over 6Â¾" - 7Â¾" tall. Ex-Library, Rebound in strong library binding. Good/No Jacket. GBP 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 27.75 US$ 41.53 \| JP¥ 3669] Book number: 022799 Click here to order or inquire at Delectus Books.
	DONOHUE, JOSEPH Theatre in the Age of Kean Oxford, Basil Blackwell. 1975, First Edition. (ISBN: 0631148507) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Fine/Fine. GBP 28.00 [Appr.: EURO 31.25 US$ 46.51 \| JP¥ 4109] Book number: 026343 Click here to order or inquire at Delectus Books.
	DONOHUE, JOSEPH W. (EDITOR) The Theatrical Manager in England and America: Philip Henslowe, Tate Wilkinson, Stephen Price, Edwin Booth Princeton, NJ, Princeton University Press. 1971, First Edition. (ISBN: 0691061882) Cloth with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Ex-Library, Good/Good. GBP 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 US$ 19.93 \| JP¥ 1761] Book number: 012504 Click here to order or inquire at Delectus Books.
	DOUGLAS, ROBERT B. Sophie Arnould Actress and Wit Paris, Charles Carrington. 1898, First Edition. Cloth with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Ill.: Adolphe Lalauze. This famous actress and singer, and the original Iphigenie in Gluck's opera of "Iphigenie en Aulide," was born in Paris, February 14, 1744, in the same room in the Rue de Bethisy in which Admiral Coligny was murdered, August 24, 1572. The Princess of Modena, having heard the child sing in the church of Val de Grace, was so charmed that she recommended her to the royal intendant of music. Against the will of her mother, Sophie became a member of the Chapelle Royale, and was taught comedy by Mlle. Hippolyte Clairon, and singing by Mlle. Tel. l/'Iadame de Pompadour on one occasion was so much struck by the young artist that she characteristically said, "With such talents you may become a princess." She made her debut on December 15, 1757, and remained on the stage till 1778, the most admired artist of the Paris Opera. In that year she left the boards and retired to private life. Arnould was not less renowned for her wit and power of conversation than for her ability as a singer and actor. A volume of table-talk, called "Arnouldiana," contains a host of her caustic and witty speeches. At her house was long maintained a salon frequented by many per sons of prominence. Her fame as an artist rests very largely on her connection with the operas of Gluck. She appeared with great success in the "Orphee" and "Alceste" as well as "Iphigenie." In Gluck's subsequent works her place was taken by a Mlle. Levasseur. Her acting was quite as much admired as her singing, and Gluck's new ideas found in her an able interpreter. She died in 1803. Limited to 500 copies only bound in original cloth with two portraits tipped in. Good/No Jacket, as Issued. GBP 85.00 [Appr.: EURO 94.5 US$ 141.19 \| JP¥ 12473] Book number: 026693 Click here to order or inquire at Delectus Books.
	TYRWHITT-DRAKE, SIR GARRARD The English Circus and Fair Ground London, Methuen & Co. 1946, First Edition. Cloth, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library, Rebound in strong library binding. Good/No Jacket. GBP 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 27.75 US$ 41.53 \| JP¥ 3669] Book number: 023515 Click here to order or inquire at Delectus Books.
	DRUTEN, JOHN VAN Behold, We Live: A Play London, Victor Gollancz. 1932, First Edition. Cloth, 12mo - over 6Â¾" - 7Â¾" tall. Ex-Library, John Van Druten is known especially for his well-crafted light comedies. His drama I Am a Camera was the basis for the popular musical Cabaret. Rebound in strong library binding. Good/No Jacket. GBP 18.00 [Appr.: EURO 20 US$ 29.9 \| JP¥ 2641] Book number: 021398 Click here to order or inquire at Delectus Books.

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	AESCHYLUS Agamemnon Girard, Kansas, Haldeman-Julius. 1924, First Edition. Pamphlet, 24mo - over 5" - 5Â¾" tall. Translated by Henry T. Schnittkind. Little Blue Book 760. Very Good. GBP 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 22.25 US$ 33.22 \| JP¥ 2935] Book number: 026623 Click here to order or inquire at Delectus Books.
	COMPILED BY THE REICH LEAGUE FOR GERMAN OPEN-AIR AND POPULAR THEATRICAL PERFORMANCES Germany Summer 1934: National Pageants in the German Open-Air Theatres Berlin, Reichbahnzentrale fur den Deutschen Reiseverkehr. 1934, First Edition. Pamphlet, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Scarce booklet published to promote travel to Nazi Germany to see performances of Wagner and other teutonic themed theatre and opera. Incedibly scarce ephemera. Booklet, folded once as issued, Small chips from top and bottom of fold. Good. GBP 495.00 [Appr.: EURO 549 US$ 822.2 \| JP¥ 72638] Book number: 033317 Click here to order or inquire at Delectus Books.
	JOHNSON, ALBERT AND BERTHA Shakespeare at My Shoulder New York, A.S. Barnes and Company. 1972, First Edition. (ISBN: 0498011062) Cloth with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Fine/Fine. GBP 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 27.75 US$ 41.53 \| JP¥ 3669] Book number: 021909 Click here to order or inquire at Delectus Books.
	GRANVILLE-BARKER, HARLEY The Use of Drama: The substance of three lectures delivered at Princeton University, U.S.A., upon the Spencer Trask Foundation in 1944 London, Sidgwick & Jackson. 1947, Second Impression. Cloth with dust jacket, 12mo - over 6Â¾" - 7Â¾" tall. Ex-Library, Good/Good. GBP 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 US$ 24.92 \| JP¥ 2201] Book number: 023186 Click here to order or inquire at Delectus Books.
	BARNETT, MORRIS The Serious Family: A Comedy in Three Acts London, John Dicks. First Thus. Pamphlet, 12mo - over 6Â¾" - 7Â¾" tall. Part of the Dick's Standard Plays series. nd. c.1840s. Rear wrap missing, chipped front wrap detached. Good. GBP 45.00 [Appr.: EURO 50 US$ 74.75 \| JP¥ 6603] Book number: 014532 Click here to order or inquire at Delectus Books.
	SHIRLEY BASSEY The Sensational Shirley Bassey London, Np. 1971, First Edition. Pamphlet, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. Programme from the April/May 1971 UK Tour. Good. GBP 35.00 [Appr.: EURO 39 US$ 58.14 \| JP¥ 5136] Book number: 017817 Click here to order or inquire at Delectus Books.
	BINGHAM, MADELEINE Henry Irving and the Victorian Theatre London, George Allen & Unwin. 1978, First Edition. (ISBN: 0049280384) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Ex-Library, Sir Henry Irving (6 February 1838 - 13 October 1905), born John Henry Brodribb, was an English stage actor in the Victorian era. He was the first actor to be awarded a knighthood. Irving was the inspiration for the title character in Bram Stoker's 1897 novel Dracula. Good/Good. GBP 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 US$ 24.92 \| JP¥ 2201] Book number: 021977 Click here to order or inquire at Delectus Books.
	BLACKMORE, PETER The Morning After London, Sherwood and Reid. 1965, First Edition. Typescript, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. Unpublished comedy play. First performed at the Theatre Royal, Windsor 1970. Very Good. GBP 75.00 [Appr.: EURO 83.25 US$ 124.58 \| JP¥ 11006] Book number: 028792 Click here to order or inquire at Delectus Books.
	BRECHT, BERTOLT Mother Courage and Her Children: A Chronicle of the Thirty Years War Manchester, Manchester Library Theatre. 1969, First Edition. Booklet, 12mo - over 6Â¾" - 7Â¾" tall. Theatre program from the Manchester Library Theatre February 11th 1969. Fine. GBP 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 27.75 US$ 41.53 \| JP¥ 3669] Book number: 017679 Click here to order or inquire at Delectus Books.
	BRECHT, BERTOLT The Threepenny Opera London, Piccadily Theatre. 1972, First Edition. Booklet, 12mo - over 6Â¾" - 7Â¾" tall. Theatre program from the Piccadily Theatre 1972. Fine. GBP 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 27.75 US$ 41.53 \| JP¥ 3669] Book number: 017680 Click here to order or inquire at Delectus Books.
	BUCKSTONE, JOHN BALDWIN The May Queen; or Sampson, The Sergeant A Domestic Drama in Two Acts London, John Dicks. First Thus. Pamphlet, 12mo - over 6Â¾" - 7Â¾" tall. Part of the Dick's Standard Plays series. nd. c.1840s. Rear wrap missing, chipped front wrap detached. Good. GBP 125.00 [Appr.: EURO 138.75 US$ 207.63 \| JP¥ 18343] Book number: 014534 Click here to order or inquire at Delectus Books.
	CHAMBERS, COLIN Peggy: Life of Margaret Ramsay, Play Agent London, Nick Hern Books. 1997, First Edition. (ISBN: 1854591193) Hardcover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Ex-Library, The most influential behind-the-scenes figure in British theatre since the war, who encouraged and bullied most of the finest playwrights of the period whose agent she was. Insights into her complex personality. 'An important book and an inspiring one'-Simon Callow. Fep removed. Good/Good. GBP 9.95 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 US$ 16.53 \| JP¥ 1460] Book number: 021517 Click here to order or inquire at Delectus Books.
	COOK, JUDITH The National Theatre London, George G. Harrap & Co. 1976, First Edition. (ISBN: 024552682X) Cloth with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Some fading to boards a damp to prelims. Fair/Good. GBP 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.75 US$ 8.31 \| JP¥ 734] Book number: 028210 Click here to order or inquire at Delectus Books.
	CROFT-COOKE, RUPERT (EDITOR) The Circus Book London, Sampson Low, Marston. & Co. 1948, First Edition. Cloth, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library, with a note on tenting by W.S. Meadmore. Rebound in strong library binding. Good/No Jacket. GBP 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 US$ 24.92 \| JP¥ 2201] Book number: 023513 Click here to order or inquire at Delectus Books.
	CORNEILLE, PIERRE Theatre de Corneille Tome I: Le Cid, Horace, Cinna, Polyeucte, Pompee, Rodogune Paris, Le Livre Du Poche. 1964, First Thus. Paperback, 16mo - over 5Â¾" - 6Â¾" tall. Pierre Corneille (June 6, 1606 - October 1, 1684) was a French tragedian who was one of the three great seventeenth Century French dramatists, along with MoliÃ¨re and Racine. He has been called the founder of French tragedy and produced plays for nearly forty years. French text. Very Good. GBP 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 27.75 US$ 41.53 \| JP¥ 3669] Book number: 032827 Click here to order or inquire at Delectus Books.
	COWARD, NOEL Blithe Spirit London, The Globe Theatre. 1969, First Edition. Pamphlet, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Programme for a performance given in 1969. Staple holes in top and bottom edge. Good. GBP 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 22.25 US$ 33.22 \| JP¥ 2935] Book number: 017762 Click here to order or inquire at Delectus Books.
	COWARD, NOEL Present Indicative London, Heinemann. 1937, First Edition. Cloth, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Front hinge cracked, spine worn top and bottom. Good/No Jacket. GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.29 \| JP¥ 1174] Book number: 017688 Click here to order or inquire at Delectus Books.
	CUNDEE, JAMES The Thespian Dictionary; or, Dramatic Biography of the Present Age London, James Cundee. 1805, Second Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Containing Sketches of the Lives, Lists of the Productions, Various Merits, etc. of all the principal dramatists, composers, commentators, managers, actors.of the United Kingdom. Boards rubbed and detached, spine cracked and rubbed, head and tails pulled and bumped, small piece missing from title page, illustrations missing. A reading copy of a rare book in need of rebinding. Poor/No Jacket, as Issued. GBP 225.00 [Appr.: EURO 249.75 US$ 373.73 \| JP¥ 33017] Book number: 008567 Click here to order or inquire at Delectus Books.
	DERVAL, PAUL The Folies Bergere London, Methuen & Co. 1955, Second Printing. Cloth, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. History of the famous theatre and its many celebrities including Josephine Baker. With 38 illustrations. Translated by Lucienne Hill with an introduction by Maurice Chevalier. Very Good/No Jacket. GBP 6.95 [Appr.: EURO 7.75 US$ 11.54 \| JP¥ 1020] Book number: 001800 Click here to order or inquire at Delectus Books.
	DINELLI, MEL The Man: A Play in Two Acts London, English Theatre Guild. 1954, First U.K. Edition. Cloth, 12mo - over 6Â¾" - 7Â¾" tall. Ex-Library, Rebound in strong library binding. Good/No Jacket. GBP 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 27.75 US$ 41.53 \| JP¥ 3669] Book number: 022799 Click here to order or inquire at Delectus Books.
	DONOHUE, JOSEPH Theatre in the Age of Kean Oxford, Basil Blackwell. 1975, First Edition. (ISBN: 0631148507) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Fine/Fine. GBP 28.00 [Appr.: EURO 31.25 US$ 46.51 \| JP¥ 4109] Book number: 026343 Click here to order or inquire at Delectus Books.
	DONOHUE, JOSEPH W. (EDITOR) The Theatrical Manager in England and America: Philip Henslowe, Tate Wilkinson, Stephen Price, Edwin Booth Princeton, NJ, Princeton University Press. 1971, First Edition. (ISBN: 0691061882) Cloth with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Ex-Library, Good/Good. GBP 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 US$ 19.93 \| JP¥ 1761] Book number: 012504 Click here to order or inquire at Delectus Books.
	DOUGLAS, ROBERT B. Sophie Arnould Actress and Wit Paris, Charles Carrington. 1898, First Edition. Cloth with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Ill.: Adolphe Lalauze. This famous actress and singer, and the original Iphigenie in Gluck's opera of "Iphigenie en Aulide," was born in Paris, February 14, 1744, in the same room in the Rue de Bethisy in which Admiral Coligny was murdered, August 24, 1572. The Princess of Modena, having heard the child sing in the church of Val de Grace, was so charmed that she recommended her to the royal intendant of music. Against the will of her mother, Sophie became a member of the Chapelle Royale, and was taught comedy by Mlle. Hippolyte Clairon, and singing by Mlle. Tel. l/'Iadame de Pompadour on one occasion was so much struck by the young artist that she characteristically said, "With such talents you may become a princess." She made her debut on December 15, 1757, and remained on the stage till 1778, the most admired artist of the Paris Opera. In that year she left the boards and retired to private life. Arnould was not less renowned for her wit and power of conversation than for her ability as a singer and actor. A volume of table-talk, called "Arnouldiana," contains a host of her caustic and witty speeches. At her house was long maintained a salon frequented by many per sons of prominence. Her fame as an artist rests very largely on her connection with the operas of Gluck. She appeared with great success in the "Orphee" and "Alceste" as well as "Iphigenie." In Gluck's subsequent works her place was taken by a Mlle. Levasseur. Her acting was quite as much admired as her singing, and Gluck's new ideas found in her an able interpreter. She died in 1803. Limited to 500 copies only bound in original cloth with two portraits tipped in. Good/No Jacket, as Issued. GBP 85.00 [Appr.: EURO 94.5 US$ 141.19 \| JP¥ 12473] Book number: 026693 Click here to order or inquire at Delectus Books.
	TYRWHITT-DRAKE, SIR GARRARD The English Circus and Fair Ground London, Methuen & Co. 1946, First Edition. Cloth, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library, Rebound in strong library binding. Good/No Jacket. GBP 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 27.75 US$ 41.53 \| JP¥ 3669] Book number: 023515 Click here to order or inquire at Delectus Books.
	DRUTEN, JOHN VAN Behold, We Live: A Play London, Victor Gollancz. 1932, First Edition. Cloth, 12mo - over 6Â¾" - 7Â¾" tall. Ex-Library, John Van Druten is known especially for his well-crafted light comedies. His drama I Am a Camera was the basis for the popular musical Cabaret. Rebound in strong library binding. Good/No Jacket. GBP 18.00 [Appr.: EURO 20 US$ 29.9 \| JP¥ 2641] Book number: 021398 Click here to order or inquire at Delectus Books.