London. Richardson, Osborne, et al. No date. Ca. 1750. Two copper plate engravings on single sheet of laid paper 14 ¾ x 9 ¼ depicting two architectural monuments from the age of Augustus-his Mausoleum and his Theatre Erected in Honour of Marcellus. Print signed "I. Bafire Sculp." Excellent clean condition.
London. Longman, Hurst, Rees & Orme. 1809. Two pages of engravings, 8 ¼ x 10 ¼ inches, depicting state-of-the-art mechanisms for producing scenic effects in theatres of the late 18th century. One sheet depicts the "wheel and chariot" device for moving scenic flats from the wings to the stage proper;...
Boston. F. Gleason. 04-03- 1852. Single issue of the illustrated newspaper 15 1/4 x 11 1/2 inches; pp. 211-224 (16 pp); chipping to spine and light toning along bottom edge, short tear on bottom edge. Newspaper features a black and white full page wood engraving of actor G. V. Brooke...
Philadelphia. Gebbie & Co., 1887. Four photogravure images of famous actors: Junius Brutus Booth as Richard III; Edmund Kean as Richard III; Henry Irving as Hamlet; Joseph Jefferson as Rip Van Winkle. Image size 10 1/4 x 6 3/4 on sheet size 17 x 11 1/2 inches. Light foxing in...
London. Illustrated London News. 02-10- 1894. Cover illustration, size 16 x 11 inches, of Sarah Bernhardt at a moment of high drama in the play "Izeyl," written especially for her by Armand Sylvestre and Eugene Morand. "Izeyl" was a major success and was part of Bernhardt's 1896 tour of the...
Lane, Theodore (drawn and engraved by).
London. C. S. Arnold. 1825. Aquatint with hand-colored detail, 9 1/2 x 6 inches depicting, in comic form, the life of an actor as he progresses from "Poverty" at the bottom of the print to "Mediocrity" at the center, finally climbing the ladder through...
06- 1886. Half page wood-engraving, image 5 3/4 x 8 1/2 inches on full sheet size 15 3/4 x 11 inches, from Scientific American, Architects and Builders Edition of June 1886. Relating text article in upper and lower margins. Very good condition with a few foxed spots in lower margin...
London. The Whitehall Review. 05-28- 1880. Attractive 1880 color lithograph of a seated Sarah Bernhardt in a feathery pink costume, staring directly at the viewer, single sheet from The Whitehall Review of May 1880. Sheet size 15 3/4 x 10 3/4 inches; 2 soft creases in bottom left corner. Overall...
Clay, John Cecil (illus).
New York. Harper's Weekly. 02-22 1902. A striking print in full color, 15.75 x 11 inches, of stage star Mrs. Leslie Carter in the role of Madame Du Barry. The print has been mounted to foam core; a one inch repaired tear can be detected in...
England. RKO Radio Pictures. 1941. One-sheet color silk-screen poster, 19 1/2 x 60 inches (5 feet!) for the 1941 Samuel Goldwyn screwball comedy "Ball of Fire" with Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck, directed by Howard Hawks with screenplay by Charles Brockett and Billy Wilder. An RKO Radio Pictures Ltd. production...
Boston. F. Gleason and M.M. Ballou. 1852- 1855. 1) Gleason’s Pictorial, April 24, 1852, 15 ¼ x 11 inches, pp. 257 to 272 features front page coverage of the stage debut of divorcee "Mrs. Sinclair (late Mrs. Forrest)" playing Lady Teazle in "The School for Scandal" in New York City...
Friston, David Henry (illus).
London. The Illustrated London News. 1876. Two full page illustrations of Pantomimes playing at two of London’s leading theatres: Drury Lane ("Whittington and his Cat" and Covent-Garden ("Cinderella") in 1876. Printed on sheets 15 ¾ x 11 inches, the two images are intended to complement each...
London. The Illustrated London News. 1956. Christmas Number. Color reproduction of Edward Dayes’s water-color of a scene unfolding at Drury Lane Theatre, as rendered in 1795. Image on sheet approximately 14 ¼ x 20 inches Vertical fold at center, as published, with small staple holes scarcely visible. Text below image...
Hollywood, CA. Warner Bros. 1948- 1950. One-sheet color silk-screen poster, 40 x 30 inches, for the 1950 Warner Brothers production "Backfire" directed by Vincent Sherman and starring Gordon MacRae, Edmond O’Brien, and Virginia Mayo (the film was completed in late 1948 but not released until 1950). The poster, a scarce...
Hollywood, CA. Warner Bros. 1950. One-sheet color silk-screen poster, 40 x 30 ½ inches, for the 1950 Warner Brothers film "Caged" starring Eleanor Parker. Set in a women's prison and directed by John Cromwell, the film received three Academy Award nominations: Eleanor Parker for Best Actress, Hope Emerson as Best...
Hollywood, CA. Universal International. 1950. One-sheet color silk-screen poster, 40 x 30 inches, for the 1950 Universal production "One Way Street" directed by Hugo Fregonese and starring James Mason, Märta Torén, and Dan Duryea. In the film, Frank Matson (Mason) robs mob boss John Wheeler (Duryea) then heads to Mexico...
Hollywood, CA. Hal Wallis Studio. 1949. One-sheet color silk-screen poster, 40 x 30 ½ inches, for the 1949 Hal Wallis film "Rope of Sand" starring Burt Lancaster, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Peter Lorre, and "Hollywood’s New Goddess of Love" Corinne Calvet. The film, written by Walter Doniger and directed by...
England. RKO Radio Pictures. 1950. One-sheet color silk-screen poster, 40 x 30 inches, for the 1950 Samuel Golden production, "Stronger than Fear," released in the U.S. under the title "Edge of Doom." The film starred Dana Andrews, Farley Granger, and Joan Evans and was directed by Mark Robson. The plot...
Hollywood, CA. 20th Century Fox. 1949. One-sheet color silk-screen poster, 40 x 30 ½ inches, for the 1949 20th Century-Fox film "Thieves Highway" starring Rochard Conte, Lee J. Cobb and Valentine Cortese. The film was directed by Jules Dassin and written by A. I. Bezzerides. A drama of revenge, the...
England. RKO Radio Pictures. 1950. One-sheet color silk-screen poster, 40 x 30 inches, for the 1950 Samuel Goldwin production based on a short story by J. D. Salinger, directed by Mark Robson, and starring Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward. The plot involves the trials and tribulations of its heroine, played...
No date. Ca. 1900. Japanese woodblock print, 9 1/2 x 14 inches tipped onto thin card 11 3/4 x 16 inches. Text (in English and Japanese) on thin paper glued to verso of card. A few small foxing spots, overall very good condition. A finely designed image, richly colored and...
Tsukioka Kōgyo (1869-1927).
Tokyo. Daikokuya [Matsuki Heikichi]. 1897- 1902. Japanese woodblock print from the publication Nogaku zue, image 9 x 13 on sheet 9 3/4 x 14 1/2 inches. Slight mark at upper left, light crease to right edge of print, overall very good condition. Plate # 47, with Tsukioka...
Tsukioka Kōgyo (1869-1927).
Tokyo. Daikokuya [Matsuki Heikichi]. 1897- 1902. Japanese woodblock print from the publication Nogaku zue, image 9 x 13 on sheet 9 3/4 x 14 1/2 inches. Very good condition. Tsukioka Kogyo published two works on the Noh theatre, helping to popularise this form of Japanese theatre which...
Tsukioka Kōgyo (1869-1927).
Tokyo. Daikokuya [Matsuki Heikichi]. Meiji 31. 1898. Japanese woodblock print from the publication Nogaku zue, image 9 x 13 on sheet 9 3/4 x 14 1/2 inches. Very good condition. Tsukioka Kogyo published two works on the Noh theatre, helping to popularise this form of Japanese theatre...
Stumm, Maud (illus).
New York. The Gray Lith. Co., Copyright 1907. Set of four chromolithographic prints, sheet size 12 3/4 x 10 inches. Very good, bright and clean condition. Four gorgeous prints by Maud Stumm (ca. 1866 - 1935), each featuring a beautifully dressed show girl. Theatres include Daly's, Casino, Hippodrome, and Broadway.
