Author: Straight, Beatrice (1914-2001). American theatre, film, television and radio actress.
Title: Autograph Note Signed by the American Actress, Addressed to Jean Dalrymple, Encouraging Her to Come to the Dinner and Performance of the Musical "Lady Liberty", Together with the Original Program and Related Ticket Order Card.
Description: New York, 1985. 1985. New York, 1985. 1985. Fine. - Sixteen words penned on a 3 inch high by 5 inch wide card, inviting Jean Dalrymple to come to the dinner and performance of the musical "Lady Liberty", "Theatre World is Special. I do hope you can come." Signed by the American theatre, film, television and radio actress Beatrice Straight. Together with the original 9 inch high by 5-1/4 inch wide four-page program printed on heavy stock and illustrated in color on the front. The original ticket order form and envelope is laid in. Fine in the original mailing envelope. The American theatre, film, television and radio actress Beatrice Straight (1914-2001) was a member of the prominent Whitney family. She made her Broadway debut in "The Posessed" and played Viola in "Twelfth Night", Lady Macduff in "Macbeth", and Elizabeth Proctor in "The Crucible" for which she won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play. She won the Academy Award for best supporting actress for her role in "Network", which at 5 minutes and 2 seconds of screen time is noteworthy as the shortest ever to win. Other movie roles included that of Mother Christophe in "The Nuns Story" and Dr. Martha Lesh in "Poltergeist". The recipient, Jean Dalrymple (1902-1998) was the dynamic producer and director of theater and light-opera at Manhattan's City Center. Dalrymple began her career in Vaudeville, appearing with James Cagney and Carey Grant in the early 1930s. She was a founding member of the American Theatre Wing, the theatre service organization. She worked over the years as a personal manager for the likes of Leopold Stokowski, Mary Martin, Jos Iturbi, Andre Kostalanetz, Nathan Milstein, and Lily Pons. She began her work at City Center with its founding in 1943, serving as a board member and publicist. Her productions there from the 1940s through the 1960s were a revitalizing influence on the whole New York theatre scene. In 1951, Jean Dalrymple married Major-General Philip deWitt Ginder, commander of the Thunderbirds in Korea. She was a friend to Presidents and entertainment personalities throughout the world. Fine .
Keywords: THEATRE; THEATER; BEATRICE STRAIGHT; AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED; PROGRAM; AMERICAN FILM, THEATRE AND TELEVISION ACTRESS; SIGNATURE; MUSICAL; LADY LIBERTY; JEAN DALRYMPLE.
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Title: Autograph Note Signed by the American Actress, Addressed to Jean Dalrymple, Encouraging Her to Come to the Dinner and Performance of the Musical "Lady Liberty", Together with the Original Program and Related Ticket Order Card.
Description: New York, 1985. 1985. New York, 1985. 1985. Fine. - Sixteen words penned on a 3 inch high by 5 inch wide card, inviting Jean Dalrymple to come to the dinner and performance of the musical "Lady Liberty", "Theatre World is Special. I do hope you can come." Signed by the American theatre, film, television and radio actress Beatrice Straight. Together with the original 9 inch high by 5-1/4 inch wide four-page program printed on heavy stock and illustrated in color on the front. The original ticket order form and envelope is laid in. Fine in the original mailing envelope. The American theatre, film, television and radio actress Beatrice Straight (1914-2001) was a member of the prominent Whitney family. She made her Broadway debut in "The Posessed" and played Viola in "Twelfth Night", Lady Macduff in "Macbeth", and Elizabeth Proctor in "The Crucible" for which she won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play. She won the Academy Award for best supporting actress for her role in "Network", which at 5 minutes and 2 seconds of screen time is noteworthy as the shortest ever to win. Other movie roles included that of Mother Christophe in "The Nuns Story" and Dr. Martha Lesh in "Poltergeist". The recipient, Jean Dalrymple (1902-1998) was the dynamic producer and director of theater and light-opera at Manhattan's City Center. Dalrymple began her career in Vaudeville, appearing with James Cagney and Carey Grant in the early 1930s. She was a founding member of the American Theatre Wing, the theatre service organization. She worked over the years as a personal manager for the likes of Leopold Stokowski, Mary Martin, Jos Iturbi, Andre Kostalanetz, Nathan Milstein, and Lily Pons. She began her work at City Center with its founding in 1943, serving as a board member and publicist. Her productions there from the 1940s through the 1960s were a revitalizing influence on the whole New York theatre scene. In 1951, Jean Dalrymple married Major-General Philip deWitt Ginder, commander of the Thunderbirds in Korea. She was a friend to Presidents and entertainment personalities throughout the world. Fine .
Keywords: THEATRE; THEATER; BEATRICE STRAIGHT; AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED; PROGRAM; AMERICAN FILM, THEATRE AND TELEVISION ACTRESS; SIGNATURE; MUSICAL; LADY LIBERTY; JEAN DALRYMPLE.
Price: US$ 50.00 Seller: Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
- Book number: 99596
- Book number: 99596
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