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

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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

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

Tetrazzini, Luisa

How to Sing

New York, George H. Doran, 1923. Cloth. Dark orange cloth. No jacket. 136 pp. With a photo frontis portrait of the author. A general look at singing, discussing breathing, register, vocal cords, placing the voice, enunciation, style, how to sing an aria, concerts and debut recitals, etc. With chapters considering the career of a singer, how to start, etc. Written in a somewhat informal, although informative, style, and considering philosophical and emotional aspects to singing. Luisa Tetrazzini was an Italian coloratura soprano opera singer, performing to international acclaim in early 1900s. GOOD condition. Minor fading and very light soiling to the book. Minor edgewear. Frontispiece partially detached. Interior clean and solid with light toning to the paper. Slight musty odor to the book. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 007493

Catalogue: Performing Arts

Keywords: Noisbn

Tosi, Pier Francesco; Pilkington, Michael;Galliard, Mr

Observations on the Florid Song

London, Stainer & Bell, 1987. Trade Paperback. 93 pp. A classic work providing insight into the teaching and practice of singing, exploring Baroque music and its technical aspects. Written primarily for the teacher of singing, Tosi advocated several techniques that were printed in this work for the first time (see Wikipedia). Tosi was an Italian born singer and composer, working in Italy, England and in the service of the Austrian Emperor Joseph I during the late 1600s, early 1700s. GOOD+ condition. Small price sticker on the upper front cover. Minor fading and edgewear. Light browning to the paper. Very faint musty odor. Good .

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Book number: 008167

Catalogue: Performing Arts

Wagner, Richard; Lawrence, Robert (adapter)

Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung IV. The Twilight of the Gods. Die Gotterdammerung

New York, Silver Burdett Company, 1938. Cloth. Greenish cloth with a color pastedown illustration on the front cover. Color illustrations in the interior by Alexandre Serebriakoff. 48 pp. An "authorized school edition" of this opera by Richard Wagner, issued by the Metropolitan Opera Guild, for a juvenile audience. The work is rendered into prose, accompanied by illustrations and some discussion of plot and theme. GOOD condition. Moderate fading to the covers. Rear cover discolored, spotted and soiled. Some soiling and toning to the front cover. Heavy scuffing and fraying to the cloth along the extremities. Moderate spotting to the title page. General toning to the text block, with minor scattered soiling and foxing. Good .

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Book number: 017027

Catalogue: Performing Arts

Keywords: Noisbn