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BERLIN IN 1948Biblio.com

Album of 46 Gelatin Silver Photographs of the British and American Sectors of Berlin After World War II Showing the Berlin Air Safety Centre Operations and Personnel and City Views Control Commission for Germany Headquarters “York House” the Olympic Stadium Theodor-Heuss-Platz Street Scenes etc. Ca. 1948.

réf. PE71Oblong Folio ca. 31.5 x 21.5 cm or 12 ¼ x 8 ¼ in. 18 grey cardstock leaves with tissue guards. 44 mounted gelatin silver photographs from ca. 18 x 12.5 cm 7 x 5 in to 11.5 x 3.5 cm 4 ½ x 1 ½ in; two loosely inserted photographs ca. 27 x 13.5 cm 10 ½ x 5 ¼ in and 22 x 16 cm 8 ½ x 6 ¼ in. Most images with period print captions on white paper labels attached to mounts. Period black cloth album fastened with string. Spine rubbed on extremities; mounts slightly age-toned several tissue guards with minor tearing; ne photograph with crease in corner but overall a very good album of strong interesting photos. A historically interesting collection of photographs mostly showing the British and American sectors of Berlin taken and collected by a British serviceman working at the Berlin Air Safety Centre in 1948. The BASC was a joint operation between the United States the United Kingdom France and the Soviet Union tasked with ensuring flight safety for all traffic in the Berlin control zone airspace. Operations began in 1946 and continued until 1990. The compiler of the album was likely part of the British Royal Air Force. Over 15 photographs show the operation and personnel of the Berlin Air Safety Centre. They include portraits of both British and American employees at work the control towers at Tempelhof and Gatow RAF station 1945-1994 planes on the tarmac and snapshots of the compiler’s colleagues and friends who are identified in the captions “Roger Sugar” “A/C. Allen” “Edie Vrosh” etc. One photograph is a large group portrait of the compiler and fellow servicemen identified on verso. Other photographs in the album show Berlin mostly the western half. They include views of the Control Commission for Germany headquarters the governing body for the British Sector; the main gate of the “ACA” Allied Control Authority or Allied Control Council; “York House” another location used to house the British occupation government; and a view of the Russian Sector. They also include photographs of “Adolf Hitler Platz” now Theodor-Heuss-Platz the Olympic Stadium “SSHQ” and “the only new building in Berlin.” Overall a historically interesting collection of photographs showing the Berlin Air Safety Centre and the British Sector of Berlin shortly after World War II. hardcover

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Berlin, Irving (1888-1989). Award-winning Russian-born American composer & songwriter, known for his Broadway & Hollywood musicaBiblio.com

TYPED LETTER SIGNED by the Russian-born American composer & songwriter IRVING BERLIN to the choreographer of his musical "THIS IS THE ARMY" regarding the Philippine Tour and his new song "HEAVEN WATCH THE PHILIPPINES".

1945réf. 100362April 11 1945. 1945. Very good. - Over 250 words typed on his personal 10-1/2 inch high by 7-1/4 inch wide embossed watermarked linen stationery. Irving Berlin writes to Bob Sidney the choreographer of his important World War II musical "This Is the Army" concerning new music he created for the show's tour of the Philippines. He writes that "I hope all went well in Mendora Mindora and that the new number is working out.As I wrote you from Leyte unless this number is a riot I wouldn't keep it in. Another spot may help but I still feel the number is too slow." Berlin had introduced his new song "Heaven Watch the Philippines" during a ceremony in Leyte in March of 1945 singing the song with a chorus of Filipino girls and the cast of the play "This Is the Army". He wrote the song as a tribute to the Filipino people and their resilience during World War II. In his letter to Bob Sidney he expresses his concern that the song will be misunderstood. "I am really concerned about the Philippine song especially when you play Manila and the rest of the tour through the Philippines. I hope Shanley Pvt. Robert Shanley got away with the announcement. If not someone else should explain the song. It makes much more sense with an announcement. I would also try to get some children for every performance as we did in Leyte. In any event the shows you play in Manila should have the children for every performance." Signed in full "Irving Berlin". Folded for mailing with some light creases. Near fine. Originally composed as a Broadway Musical Irving Berlin's "This is the Army" was staged as a morale-boosting revue to raise money for the troops. The musical opened on Broadway on July 4 1942 during the Second World War with a cast consisting of 300 uniformed soldiers. The show was so successful that it was followed by a national and international tour playing in the European Far East and Pacific Theaters of War. Irving Berlin designed the show so that he could insert new songs depending on the location of the performances. "My British Buddy" was composed for the English performances and "Heaven Watch the Philippines" for Pacific Island shows. The song "Heaven Watch the Philippines" was written as a tribute to the Filipino people's resilience during the war and as a benefit to aid in the recovery following the war. Dedicated to General Douglas MacArthur Berlin sang the song with a chorus of Filipino girls and the cast of the musical in a presentation ceremony in Philippine city of Leyte in March 1945. He subsequently donated the song to the country with proceeds to go to the Boy & Girl Scouts of the Philippines. The Russian-born American composer and songwriter Irving Berlin 1888-1989 wrote an estimated 1500 songs including scores for 20 Broadway musicals and 15 Hollywood movies. His music forms a large part of the Great American Songbook. The American choreographer Robert Sidney 1909-2008 was self-taught as a dancer. He made his Broadway debut in "On Your Toes" in 1936 and appeared in George Balanchine's "Keep Off the Grass". Assigned to the Special Services Division during the Second World War he was the principal choreographer for Irving Berlin's musical "This Is The Army" and was later involved in the movie version starring Ronald Reagan. He choreographed many Broadway shows and worked with Bing Crosby Rita Hayworth Nancy Walker Jackie Gleason Cyd Charisse Debbie Reynolds and Mitzi Gaynor. He also went on to work in television choreographing for "The Dean Martin Show" television versions of musicals and 4 Academy Awards shows. April 11, 1945.

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Berlin, Irving; Hart, MossBiblio.com

Irving Berlin and Moss Hart Signed Dinner Invitation.

1934réf. 152189New York 1934. Rare dinner invitation signed and inscribed by both Irving Berlin and Moss Hart from a dinner party held aboard the MV Saturnia on August 5 1934. Printed on Arches paper with an illustration after Charles Martin on the cover. Inscribed by Berlin on the cover “To Mrs. Annie Wales all good wishes from Irving Berlin” and by Hart on the reverse “To Annie Wales Moss Hart ‘Saturnia.â€™” At the date of the invitation Berlin and Hart were Broadway’s reigning collaborators having written the revues Face the Music 1932 and As Thousands Cheer 1933 together. The Saturnia a premier Italian ocean liner of the 1930s and among the first ships to offer private balconies to passengers sailed the Trieste–New York route until her requisition for service in the Second World War. From the collection of Tony Grammy and Emmy Award–winning composer Charles Strouse and his wife choreographer Barbara Siman. Over his 50-year career Charles Strouse wrote the music for such iconic musical theater hits as Bye Bye Birdie Applause and Annie as well as the theme song for the classic sitcom All in the Family “Those Were the Days”. His partnership with Martin Charnin on Annie produced one of Broadway’s most successful scores ever with “Tomorrow” and other songs from the production becoming enduring American musical standards admired by generations. His reach knew no genre or generation from a number-one Billboard hit in 1958 to Jay-Z’s Grammy-winning sampling of “It’s the Hard-Knock Life” four decades later and his honors include three Tony Awards and induction into both the Songwriters and Theater Halls of Fame. In good condition with small pen marks at the head of the cover faint browning to the margins and water-staining to the recipient’s name on both sides not affecting the Berlin inscription. A document of Broadway’s golden generation from the collection of one of its heirs. Irving Berlin whom Jerome Kern declared “has no place in American music — he is American music” wrote an unequaled songbook across six decades from “Alexander’s Ragtime Band” through “God Bless America” “White Christmas” and the score of Annie Get Your Gun. Moss Hart his collaborator on the revues Face the Music and As Thousands Cheer became one of the defining men of the American theater: with George S. Kaufman he wrote You Can’t Take It With You awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and The Man Who Came to Dinner and as a director he staged the original productions of My Fair Lady and Camelot. His memoir Act One remains among the most celebrated accounts of a life in the theater. unknown

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