Hampton, Christopher

Total Eclipse

London: Faber and Faber, (1969). (1969). London: Faber and Faber, (1969). (1969). Very good. - Octavo, softcover bound in pictorial black & white wraps. The wraps are lightly rubbed, soiled & foxed. 87 pages. Very good.

First edition, wraps issue.

A play about the relationship between Rimbaud and Verlaine and their tormented need for each other. Very good .

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Book number: 12402

Catalogue: Theatre

Keywords: THEATRE; THEATER; STAGE; PLAY; DRAMA; PLAYWRIGHT; BRITISH; CHRISTOPHER HAMPTON; TOTAL ECLIPSE; POETS; FRENCH; PAUL VERLAINE; ARTHUR RIMBAUD; FIRST EDITION, WRAPS ISSUE; 1ST EDITION, WRAPS ISSUE.

O hAodha, Micheal

The Abbey --Then and Now

Dublin: The Abbey Theatre, (1969). (1969). Dublin: The Abbey Theatre, (1969). (1969). Very good. - Octavo, softcover bound in pictorial wrappers. The binding is bumped & lightly rubbed with some light creasing to the rear wrap. 98 & [2] pages. Illustrations in black & white and in black on a colored ground. The title page is slightly foxed & the bottom edges of the pages are a bit darkened. Very good.

The author was Director of the Abbey Theatre. Very good .

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Book number: 26242

Catalogue: Theatre

Keywords: THEATRE; THEATER; IRISH THEATRE; THE ABBEY --THEN AND NOW; THE ABBEY THEATRE; MICHEAL O HAODHA; HISTORY OF THE ABBEY THEATRE; LADY GREGORY; W. B. YEATS; PADRAIC COLUM; SEAN O'CASEY; DION BOUCICAULT; BRENDAN BEHAN; J. M. SYNGE; ILLUSTRATIONS; PORTRAITS

Hart, Moss; Gershwin, Ira.

Lady in the Dark: A Musical Play by Moss Hart / with Lyrics by Ira Gershwin / and Music by Kurt Weill.

New York: Random House, (1941). (1941). - Octavo, blue cloth titled in gilt within red rectangles on the front cover & spine in a dust wrapper. The dust jacket has some minor soiling to the rear panel & there is a tiny pinhole to the front panel. xiv, [ii] & 182 pages with Gershwin's lyrics printed in red. Illustrated with a black-and-white frontispiece. The pastedowns & endpapers are darkened as is typical for this book, else a very attractive, near fine copy.

First edition.

"Lady in the Dark" was first performed at the Alvin Theatre, New York City on January 23rd, 1941, with Gertrude Lawrence, Danny Kaye and Victor Mature in the cast. Fine .

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Book number: 18395

Catalogue: Theatre

Keywords: THEATRE; THEATER; STAGE; MUSICAL; MUSICAL PLAY; BOOK; LYRICS; MOSS HART; IRA GERSHWIN; LADY IN THE DARK; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.

Hauptmann, Gerhart

Die Versunkene Glocke: Ein Deutsches Marchendrama

Berlin: S. Fischer, Verlag, 1900. 1900. Berlin: S. Fischer, Verlag, 1900. 1900. Very good. - Octavo [7-3/8 inches high by 5 inches wide], light blue cloth titled in gilt with a vignette & decorative frame in silver & black on the front cover. All the edges are gilt; decorative gilt endpapers. The binding is lightly rubbed & bumped & there is a small stain to the tail of the spine. [vii] & 175 pages plus colophon. There is a small, light stain to the half- title. A very good, attractive copy. "Siebenundvierzgste Auflage". The text is in German. Very good .

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Book number: 14692

Catalogue: Theatre

Keywords: THEATRE; THEATER; STAGE; PLAY; PLAYWRIGHT; GERMAN; GERHART HAUPTMANN; DIE VERSUNKENE GLOCKE; EIN DEUTSCHES MARCHEN DRAMA; FOLKTALE

Hayes, Helen. (1900-1993). Actress known as the "First Lady" of American theatre.

Autograph Note Signed by Helen Hayes to City Center Producer Jean Dalrymple.

[1956]. [1956]. - 14 words penned in blue ink on a 2-1/4 inch high by 3-1/4 inch wide card. Signed "Helen Hayes". The bottom corners of the card are very slightly soiled & there is a hole punched in it at bottom right with 2 tiny chips to its circumference. Good. Helen Hayes [1900-1993] was known as the "First Lady" of American theatre. She writes: "Jean Darling -- / We will do our best for you tonight -- Because we love you." In November 1956 Jean Dalrymple produced a revival of "The Glass Menagerie" at City Center starring Hayes who, as a favor to her friend, performed for Equity minimum. The note was probably attached to a gift or flowers. 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 Cary 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, Jose 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, producer, 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. Good .

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Book number: 36590

Catalogue: Theatre

Keywords: THEATRE; THEATER; STAGE; AMERICAN STAGE; AMERICA ACTOR; AMERICAN ACTRESS; AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED BY HELEN HAYES TO CITY CENTER PRODUCER JEAN DALRYMPLE; ANS; A.N.S.; SIGNATURE; GLASS MENAGERIE.

Heller, Joseph

We Bombed in New Haven

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1968. 1968. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1968. 1968. Good. - Octavo, cloth in a dust wrapper. The binding is bumped with the extremities slightly faded. The dust jacket is lightly soiled with creasing to the corners of its panels & the head & tail of its spine. [vi] & 196 pages plus colophon. There is a light glue mark on the front pastedown with a red "H" stamped on the front endpaper. Good.

First edition.

Joseph Heller's first play was originally produced at the Yale School of Drama in December 1967. Good .

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Book number: 31240

Catalogue: Theatre

Keywords: THEATRE; THEATER; STAGE; PLAY; WE BOMBED IN NEW HAVEN; AMERICAN AUTHOR; JOSEPH HELLER; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.

Hewes, Henry; Marowitz, Charles; Waterhouse, Keith; Hall, Willis; Simon, John; et al

Theatre Arts. May 1962, Vol. XLVI, No. 5

New York: Theatre Arts, 1962. 1962. New York: Theatre Arts, 1962. 1962. Good. - Quarto [11-3/8 inches high by 8-3/8 inches wide], softcover bound in pictorial wrappers. The wraps are bumped with a crease to the bottom corner of the front wrap. The head of the spine is lightly chipped & there is some spotting to the edges of the rear wrap. 80 pages with a play script printed on light tan stock. Black-and-white illustrations & pictorial ads. The page corners are slightly bumped & the edges of the play script pages are slightly darkened. Good.

The play published in this issue is "Billy Liar" by Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall. There are featured sections on theatre architecture and on the British scene, and reviews by John Simon. There is a series of photos of Zero Mostel, who is also pictured on the cover. Good .

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Book number: 28289

Catalogue: Theatre

Keywords: THEATRE; THEATER; STAGE; PERIODICAL; THEATRE ARTS MAY 1962; PLAY SCRIPT; BILLY LIAR; KEITH WATERHOUSE; WILLIS HALL; ZERO MOSTEL; REVIEWS; JOHN SIMON; THE BRITISH SCENE; CHARLES MAROWITZ; THEATRE ARCHITECTURE; HENRY HEWES; ILLUSTRATIONS.

Hickey, Des; and Smith, Gus

Flight from the Celtic Twilight

Indianapolis/NY: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc. (1973). (1973). Indianapolis/NY: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc. (1973). (1973). Very good. - Octavo, boards, in dw. Lightly bumped. The dw is lightly chipped, rubbed & soiled. 253 pp. Light staining to rear endpaper & front edges of some rear pages. Very good.

"Irish playwrights, directors and actors speak frankly about their careers in and out of Ireland" [from the dw copy]. Very good .

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Book number: 1641

Catalogue: Theatre

Keywords: THEATER; IRELAND; IRISH; PLAYWRIGHTS; DIRECTORS; ACTORS; DES HICKEY; GUS SMITH.

Hollerer, Walter

Alle Vogel Alle: Eine Komodie in Zwei Akten Samt Einem Bericht Und Anmerkungen Zum Theater

(Frankfurt am Main): Suhrkamp Verlag, (1978). (1978). (Frankfurt am Main): Suhrkamp Verlag, (1978). (1978). Very good. - Octavo, brown cloth titled in white with color pictorial label mounted on front cover, in original glassine. The covers are warped. 125 & [3] pp. Color plates printed on black stock & B&W textual illustrations. Near fine internally.

First edition. Very good .

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Book number: 1162

Catalogue: Theatre

Keywords: PERFORMING ARTS; THEATER; LITERATURE; STAGE; PLAY; BIRDS; GERMAN; WALTER HOLLERER; ILLUSTRATIONS; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.

Hornblow, Arthur

A History of the Theatre in America / from Its Beginning to the Present Time. 2 Volumes

New York/London: Benjamin Blom, (1965). (1965). New York/London: Benjamin Blom, (1965). (1965). Very good. - Octavo, blue cloth titled in gilt within brown rectangles on the spines. The spines are slightly sunned & there are a few small stains to the covers. 355 & [1] pages; and 373 & [1] pages. A few top page corners in Vol. 1 are lightly creased & there are small stains to the front margins of a few pages in Vol. 2. There is some light soiling & staining to the fore-edges & bottom edges. Black & white plates, including a frontispiece in each volume, & numerous black-and-white illustrations. Very good.

Reprint edition. Originally published in 1919. Very good .

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Book number: 11439

Catalogue: Theatre

Keywords: THEATRE; THEATER; STAGE; THEATRE HISTORY; AMERICA THEATRE; A HISTORY OF THE THEATRE IN AMERICA; ARTHUR HORNBLOW; ACTORS; DIRECTORS; PLAYWRIGHTS; THEATRES; PLAYS; THEATRE MANAGERS; ILLUSTRATIONS; PLATES.

(Wehlen, Emmy; Adams, Maud; Rostand, Edmund; et al). Hornblow, Arthur; editor

The Theatre (the Magazine for Playgoers). Vol. XIII No. 121 / March 1911

New York: The Theatre Magazine, Co. 1911. 1911. New York: The Theatre Magazine, Co. 1911. 1911. Good. - Quarto [approximately 14 inches high by 10 inches wide], softcover bound in color pictorial wrappers with a color photo portrait by Bangs of actress Emmy Wehlen on the front wrap & a pictorial color ad for Pall Mall cigarettes, lithographed by Brett Litho, on the rear wrap. The wraps are chipped with a few small stains & with a crease across the bottom corner of the rear wrap. The back strip is perished with large pieces out & the lower half of the wraps are detached. Title, pages [70]-104 & xxviii pages [ads]. Numerous black-and-white illustrations & pictorial ads, including a number of full-page portraits. There are small areas of very light dampstaining to the top corners of the pages. Good.

A periodical named "Our Players' Gallery" first appeared in 1900. The title was changed to "Theatre" in 1901, and to "Theatre Magazine" in 1917, under which title it continued publication until April 1931. A splendid source of information on the still developing art of theatre in New York City, the magazine covered all aspects of the stage: interviews with actors and actresses, commentaries by playwrights and critics, highlights of current plays with summaries and photographs, and onstage fashion. The magazine was respected in its time for its contributions from prominent critics and actors.

The periodical is beautifully illustrated with elegant portraits and attractive advertisements, many of them for fashion. [Information from the virtual newsstand project of the University of West Florida].

The editor of the magazine, Arthur Hornblow [1865-1942 was an English-born playwright and critic who moved to America in 1889. He was a staff member of the Dramatic Mirror and a play reader for A. M. Palmer before editing Theatre from 1901 to 1926. He was the author of "A History of the Theatre in America, from Its Beginnings to the Present Time" [1919].

The cover photo of this issue is of Emmy Wehlen in "Marriage a la Carte". There is another full-page photo of Wehlen in this piece with C. Morton Horne in the body of the magazine. Wehlen [1877-1977] was a German-born musical comedy and silent film actress. She began her career in Stuttgart but soon moved to New York and opened in the musical comedy 'Marriage a la Carte" in January 1911. She disappeared from the public eye in her thirties.

The title page photo is a splendid shot of Maude Adams in full cock regalia in Rostand's "Chantecleer". There are further pictures of the production in the magazine. Among the articles are 'The Art of Mary Garden" and "A Chat with Julia Marlowe and Susan B. Anthony". Good .

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Book number: 33330

Catalogue: Theatre

Keywords: THEATRE; THEATER; STAGE; MAGAZINE; PERIODICAL; THE THEATRE: THE MAGAZINE FOR PLAYGOERS; ARTHUR HORNBLOW; EMMY WEHLEN; MAUD ADAMS; MARY GARDEN; JULIA MARLOWE; SUSAN B. ANTHONY; EDMUND ROSTAND; CHANTICLEER; ILLUSTRATIONS; PICTORIAL ADS; FASHION; PLAYS; RE

Houseman, John

Entertainers and the Entertained: Essays on Theater, Film and Television

New York: Simon and Schuster, (1986). (1986). New York: Simon and Schuster, (1986). (1986). Very good. SIGNED BY JOHN HOUSEMAN - Octavo, gray paper covered boards backed with tan cloth & titled in black on the spine, in a dust wrapper. The front board is lightly rubbed with 2 tiny, light marks. The edges of the dust jacket flaps are darkened. 336 pages. Very good.

First edition.

Signed by Houseman on the front endpaper. Very good .

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Book number: 28102

Catalogue: Theatre

Keywords: THEATRE; THEATER; FILM; TELEVISION; PRODUCER; DIRECTOR; ACTOR; JOHN HOUSEMAN; ESSAYS; ENTERTAINERS AND THE ENTERTAINED; SIGNED; SIGNATURE; AUTOGRAPH; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION; BIOGRAPHY; BIOGRAPHICAL; MEMOIR.

Housman, Laurence; and Barker, Granville.

Prunella or Love in a Dutch Garden.

London: Sidgwick & Jackson, Ltd. 1911. 1911. London: Sidgwick & Jackson, Ltd. 1911. 1911. Good. - Small quarto [8-3/4 inches high by 7 inches wide], pictorial cloth in a dust wrapper. The binding is bumped with some light spotting. The top edge is darkened with the head of the spine slightly frayed. The dust jacket is chipped with pieces out. There is a tear to the front fllap & the flap is nearly detached from the front panel. Half-title, title, [1] leaf & 89 pages plus colophon. Illustrated with a black-and-white frontispiece by Laurence Housman. Good in a fair dust wrapper.

Second printing of the third edition.

From the library of children's book collector William Macey Stone, whose book label is mounted on the front pastedown. The book label depicts a barefoot scholar in black robes and a peaked hat kneeling to inscribe a scroll with a feather pen by candlelight. "William Macey Stone Hys Booke" can be read upside down on the completed section of the scroll. Penciled along the bottom of the label is "Mac Xmas 1911". Good .

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Book number: 33980

Catalogue: Theatre

Keywords: THEATRE; THEATER; STAGE; PLAY; LAURENCE HOUSMAN; GRANVILLE BARKER; PRUNELLA OR LOVE IN A DUTCH GARDEN; WILLIAM MACEY STONE'S COPY; CHILDREN'S BOOK COLLECTOR; BOOKPLATE; HOUSMAN FRONTISPIECE.

Hoyt, The Misses

A Lot of Vintage Publicity Material for the Misses Hoyt Who Performed Costume Musicales and Performance Soirees for the Elite in Europe and America - Including Performances at the Waldorf-Astoria

Circa [1910]. [1910]. Circa [1910]. [1910]. Fine. - The lot includes:

"THE MISSES HOYT / 67 West 73d Street / New York City." A 4 page brochure bound in stapled light brown softcover wraps with a photographic illustration mounted on the front cover. The 5-3/4 inch high by 5 inch wide brochure contains promotional material emphasizing the "Costume Musicales" perfomances, also called "Tableaux Chantants" productions which they offer as entertainment for "Reception and After- Dinner Entertaining". It is in nearly fine condition.

A broadside printed on 4-1/8 inch high by 5 inch wide fine paper listing prominent persons for whom the Misses Hoyt have performed. The sheet is titled "The Misses Hoyt Have Just Returned From London and the Following is a Partial List of Those For Whom They Have Sung." In fine condition.

A broadside printed on 10 inch high by 5 inch wide fine paper listing places where and persons for whom the Misses Hoyt have performed. The list is titled "The Misses Hoyt have Lately Entertained at the Following Places". This title is followed by a list of persons, clubs, places and events including Mrs. George Vanderbilt, Century Club, National Society Daughters Empire State, the Homeopathic Society of Montclair.. Folded, else fine.

A folded sheet listing "Some Recent Press Notices of The Misses Hoyt". Fine.

"THE MISSES HOYT MATINEE MUSICALE IN COSTUME AT THE WALDORF-ASTORIA, APRIL THE FIFTH, ONE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND THIRTEEN, THREE-THIRTY, P.M." A 7-1/2 inch high by 5-1/2 inch wide 4-page program. Folded, with some minor creasing. In very good condition.

8 Sepia-toned photographic images depict performances by The Misses Hoyt. Fine .

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Book number: 22551

Catalogue: Theatre

Keywords: THEATER; THEATRE; MUSIC; MUSICAL; MATINEE MUSICALE; MISSES HOYT; WALDORF ASTORIA; CELEBRITIES; TABLEAUX CHANTANT; COSTUME MUSICALS; PERFORMANCE; PERFORMING ARTS; SOIREES; EPHEMERA; PHOTOGRAPHS; BROADSHEETS; BROCHURES.

Hugo, Victor

Angelo, Tyran de Padoue. Drame En Trois Journees. Repertoire Du Theatre Francais a Berlin No. 147

Berlin: Ad Mt. Schlesinger, Libraire et Editeur de Musique, 1952. 1952. Berlin: Ad Mt. Schlesinger, Libraire et Editeur de Musique, 1952. 1952. Good. - Octavo, softcover bound in printed wraps. The wraps are chipped, foxed & darkened with a small stamp & some staining to the bottom corner of the front wrap.The lower half of each wrap is detached. 54 & [3] pages. The bottom edges of the pages are lightly creased & the front edges of some leaves are chipped. There is occasional light foxing. Good only.

Originally published in 1835. A three-page essay by the author dated 1835 follows the play. This edition was probably published to be sold in the theater where the play was being performed. The text is in French. Good .

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Book number: 11124

Catalogue: Theatre

Keywords: THEATER; THEATRE; STAGE; PLAY; DRAMA; PLAYWRIGHT; NOVELIST; FRENCH; VICTOR HUGO; ANGELO, TYRAN DE PADOUE; THEATRE FRANCAIS A BERLIN; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY.