Theater And Film from AARDWOLF Fine Books

RKO Pictures, , 1940; 11" x 14" lobby card for RKO Pictures’ 1940 film adaptation of Thomas Hughes’ enormously popular 1857 novel "Tom Brown’s School Days," chronicling life at Rugby, the English boys’ boarding school. Widely credited with having established the genre, the book reportedly reached near fifty editions by 1890. Shown here is actor Jimmy Lydon as… Read more about this item

RKO Pictures, , 1940; 11" x 14" lobby card for RKO Pictures’ 1940 feature film adaptation of Thomas Hughes’ enormously popular 1857 novel "Tom Brown’s School Days," chronicling life at Rugby, the English boys’ boarding school. Widely credited with having established the genre, the book had reportedly reached near fifty editions by 1890. Shown here are Tom Brown… Read more about this item

RKO Pictures, , 1940; 11" x 14" lobby card for RKO Pictures’ 1940 feature film adaptation of Thomas Hughes’ enormously popular 1857 novel "Tom Brown’s School Days," chronicling life at Rugby, the English boys’ boarding school. Widely credited with having established the genre, the book had reportedly reached near fifty editions by 1890. Shown here is school benefactor… Read more about this item

Philadelphia, PA, . Collection of early Philadelphia Orchestra programs and broadsheets, to include: 1.) a four-page 6" x 9" program for a series of descriptive lecture concerts, Fritz Scheel conducting, Nov. 28 through Dec. 12, 1905; 2.) a 6" x 9" broadsheet advertising a 1911 concert, under the leadership of Carl Pohlig, featuring Ernestine Schumann-Heink singing an aria… Read more about this item

L’Academie Nationale De Musique & De Danse, Paris, 1905; octavo (6" x 9"); 16 pages; photo illustrated. Paris National Opera weekly program schedule, with notes for productions for August 7-11, 1905. Nicely illustrated with full-page portrait photos of star performers Madame Carrére, Marcel Nivette, M. Dubois, Alice Verlet, Mlle. Ricotti, Andre Gresse, M. Cancelier, and Jean Bartet, costumed… Read more about this item

, circa 1860; 8" x 10", 20 pages; 1/4 leather; marbled boards. Actor’s prompt book for "Fool Of The Family" one act comedy taking place on the estate of prosperous land owner Mr. Sanders, indulgent father of two nubile daughters, the elder of which, Lucretia, is conscious of her elevated social position and affects high society manners, while… Read more about this item

London, circa 1860; quarto (10 3/8" x 12 1/2"); heavy brown paper wraps. Handwritten music score for Watts Phillips’ historic 19th c. dramatic stage play "The Dead Heart, A Tale Of The Bastille," Three Act Play with prologue set amidst the turmoil of the French Revolution, first performed at London’s Adelphi Nov. 10, 1859. Six pages of music… Read more about this item

, circa 1850; 8" x 12 1/2" original 19th c. holographic manuscript of the first act of an unnamed stage play set amidst the inhabitants of Gordon Mansion, a prosperous Virginia Plantation. In an opening vignette a group of slaves lie about resting and singing when two, Sambo and Dulcimer, become engaged in name-calling, which quickly turns into… Read more about this item

, circa 1860; 8 1/4" x 6 1/2"; 24 pages; brown paper wraps. Hand written prompt book of popular American comedic actress Julia Daly for her role in a one act play entitled "Absence Of Mind," playing the character of ‘Jerusha Doolittle,’ colorful Podger Family cook/housekeeper who rules the domestic roost with an iron hand and a yarn-spinning,… Read more about this item

, . 8" x 10" glossy silver gelatin photograph of dancer/actress Eleanor Powell, whose pyrotechnic footwork earned her the moniker "Queen Of Tap." As a child Powell was forced by her mother to enroll in dance classes as a means of overcoming her shyness, and much to her own surprise excelled to such an extent that by age twelve… Read more about this item

E.P. Dutton & Co, NY, 1973; First Edition; 8vo, 228 pages; illustrated. Biography of beguiling actress Tallulah Bankhead, authored by intimate friend and playwright Kieran Tunney. Very Good, in a Very Good dust jacket that has a single 1" closed edge tear. Clean, crisp, bright, and sharp.

Metro Goldwyn Mayer, Hollywood, 1939; Vintage 8"x10" glossy silver gelatin photograph of Lionel Barrymore and Laraine Day in the 1939 film "Calling Dr. Kildare," second in the MGM series of Dr. Kildare pictures. Photo shows Dr. Gillespie (Barrymore) speaking to nurse Mary Lamont (Day) who has been assigned to work with Kildare in order to surreptitiously report on… Read more about this item

Metro Goldwyn Mayer, Hollywood, 1939; Vintage 8"x10" glossy silver gelatin photograph of Lionel Barrymore, Laraine Day, and Lew Ayres in the 1939 film "Calling Dr. Kildare," second in MGM’s series of Dr. Kildare pictures. Photo shows Dr. Gillespie (Barrymore) checking the progress of Dr. Kildare (Lew Ayres), as nurse Mary Lamont (Laraine Day) looks on. Fine condition, clean,… Read more about this item

, 1927; Original manuscripts of Jed Dooley (1884-1973), vaudeville comedian who before going solo was partnered with his sister Ethel and brother Billy in a trick cycling act billed as "The Three Dooleys." Included are eight hand-typed gag sheets recording recent changes and additions to Dooley’s comedy act, dated June 19 through December 12, 1927, and identified at… Read more about this item

Henry Regnery, Chicago, 1972; First Edition; 8vo, 245 pages; photo Illustrated. Biography of America’s greatest showman, Florenz Ziegfeld, creator of the famed "Ziegfeld’s Follies." Inscribed and signed on the f.f.e.p. by Matilda "Goldie" Golden, Ziegfeld’s indispensable private secretary, who entered his employ in 1923 and assumed immense importance in his life, as confidante and keeper of secrets of… Read more about this item

The Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery, San Marino, CA, . 9" by 15 3/4". Huntington Library reproduction, from the original in its collection, of a playbill broadside announcing two comedies plus singers and a tumbling act to be presented in Philadelphia by Thomas Wade West and John Bignall’s American theatrical troupe The Virginia Company Of Comedians Friday… Read more about this item

Kyra Coffie, San Bernardino, CA, 2011; Large 8vo, 406 pages; illustrated. Complete guide to the Avid system, specifically designed for the assistant editor. Profusely illustrated with color desktop snapshots of all tools, procedures and timelines under discussion. Detailed chapters on capturing, file-based media, multigrouping, audio, backgrounds and effects, outputs, import/export, etc. Fine, in illustrated wraps.

Metro Goldwyn Mayer, Hollywood, 1939; Original 8"x10" glossy silver gelatin photograph of Mickey Rooney in MGM’s 1939 movie "Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever," seventh in the Andy Hardy series. Pictured here is Andy with girlfriend Polly Benedict (Ann Rutherford), Andy’s mother, Mrs. Hardy (Fay Holden), and Andy’s Aunt Milly Forrest, played by actress Sara Haden. Fine condition in… Read more about this item

Focal Press, NY, 1978; First Edition, 4th impression; 8vo, 366 pages. Detailed professional guide to the methods and principles of lighting, both technical and creative, for television and motion pictures. Profusely illustrated in b&w and color. Fine, in a Fine dust jacket that has not been price-clipped.

Ballantyne & Co., London, 1907; First Edition Privately Printed; 8vo, 16 pages. Essay by Arthur Symons lamenting the dearth of native acting talent in Britain, reserving his highest praise for visiting Americans Edward H. Sothern and wife Julia Marlowe, whose Shakesperean talents he holds above reproach. "There is no actor on our stage who can speak either English… Read more about this item