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Percy Anderson (1851-1928), stage designer and painter with D'Oyly Carte Opera Company and Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree [William BeBiblio.com

Percy Anderson D'Oyly Carte stage designer. Four Autograph Letters Signed to theatrical wigmaker William Berry Clarkson praising the work he has done on his behalf in connection with several productions.

réf. 2224712 March 1912 31 December 1912 and the other two without year; all on letterheads of 55 York Terrace Regent's Park N.W. Total of 7pp 12mo. All in good condition lightly aged and worn. Each folded once. All signed 'Percy Anderson'. ONE: 12 March 1912. Begins: 'Your properties are quite splendid.' He thanks Clarkson and his assistant for the trouble they have taken 'over the “M”'. Ends: 'I thought everything as good as it cd be – I refer to yr work of course'. TWO: 31 December 1912. He thanks him for his 'delightful' card and for 'yr. good wishes & for the tickets you so kindly send me for The Miracle. It was most thoughtful of you.' He ends in the hope that 1913 will be a crowning success you for sic & that you will have a very happy time'. THREE: 19 January no year. He is seeing 'Mr. Simmons' at 11 am the following day and will 'look in' on Clarkson afterwards. He thanks him 'for all the good work' on 'The Country Girl' adding: 'I want you to put all yr “guts” please into the “Ulysses” wigs'. FOUR: 10 September no year. 'It is too kind of you to send me those lovely figs. There's nothing I like better & I am most grateful.' FOUR: 31 December 1912. The recipient William Clarkson was the owner of Clarkson's Wigs Wellington Street London. James Morton in his 'Gangland Soho' 2012 alleges that Clarkson who has a blue plaque to his name at 41-43 Wardour Street was not only a repeated insurance fraudster but a notorious homosexual blackmailer after whom the public lavatory in Dansey Place was named 'Clarkson's Cottage'. RE Anderson & G & S: "The artist and costume designer Percy Anderson 1851-1928 was based in London where he exhibited watercolours at the New Water Colour Society in 1886. He designed costumes for the original productions of the last four Gilbert and Sullivan operas at the Savoy Theatre - The Yeomen of the Guard 1888 The Gondoliers 1889 Utopia Limited 1893 and The Grand Duke 1896 and for several D’Oyly Carte revivals including that for Utopia Limited considered by Rupert D’Oyly Carte in 1926 and but never realised. Given Gilbert’s exacting attitude to his productions it is an accolade to Anderson that he worked with Gilbert on so many including Gilbert and Edward German’s Fallen Fairies 1909 when Gilbert said Anderson: ‘surpassed himself’". 12 March 1912, 31 December [1912], and the other two without year; all on letterheads of 55 York Terrace, Regent's Park, N.W. unknown

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Tom Arnold [Thomas Charles Arnold] (1897-1969), international impressario of everything from opera to rodeos, circus and seasideBiblio.com

Tom Arnold ‘Napoleon of Show Business’. Eleven items including six Signed and Typed communications to W. Macqueen-Pope; biography of Arnold by MP; ‘Memorandum of Agreement’ with MP; poster for Arnold’s ‘Cinderella’ at Glasgow Alhambra.

réf. 24586Arnold’s six communications between 1942 and 1959; two on his Shaftesbury Avenue letterhead two others from the same address and two from 112 Jermyn Street London. Agreement: 15 April 1943. Poster: 1950 / 1951 Glasgow Alhambra. From the Macqueen-Pope papers. See his entry in the Oxford DNB. Eleven items in fair overall condition on lightly aged and creased paper. All six of Arnold’s communications are signed ‘Tom Arnold’. Arnold’s two TLsS are dated 2 October 1942 and 23 July 1959. In the second of these 1p landscape 8vo he thanks MP for a producing a piece of writing which ‘suits the mood’: ‘I appreciate your doing this and the speed with which you tackled it for me. . And I am sending you my cheque as you say “on friendship terms” which I also appreciate.’ He hopes they will have lunch one day ‘and have a nice chat about this and that - to which I shall look forward.’ The letter is accompanied by unsigned carbons of MP’s receipt for payment five guineas for the work and its covering letter both typed and dated 24 July 1959. In the letter MP suggests a meeting writing that he will be ‘writing a book about the Palace Theatre and would like to do you justice therein and I have an idea which I think would be of interest to you in another direction. Indeed it might be just what you are looking for.’ A note by Arnold of 4 January 1957 thanks MP ‘for the material you sent me for the Lecture’ and is accompanied by a carbon of a typed short biography clearly by MP of ‘Tom Arnold’ 1p 4to. In it MP refers to Arnold as ‘the very epitome of Show Business. Never before in theatrical history has one manager had so many or so varied interests. He is King of Pantomime presenter of great circuses theatre proprietor revue musical comedy and straight play producer. He runs an ice rink he is the man whose amazingly beautiful and expert shows on ice dazzle - not only people in this country - but all over the Continent indeed all over the world. He finds time to have a share in running piers at seaside resorts and also pleasure cruises. In other words he is a Napoleon of Show Business. And in his spare time he writes excellent short stories. And he has made Films as well.’ In two of the other Arnold TNsS he thanks MP for telegrams wishing him good luck over his productions of ‘The Glorious Days’ 1952 and ‘Over the Moon’ 1953. The tenth item is a Memorandum of Agreement for MP to work as a press agent between ‘TOM ARNOLD LIMITED / and / W. J. MACQUEEN-POPE Esq.’ dated 15 April 1943. 3pp foolscap 8vo typed and folded into the customary packet. Signed by ‘Tom Arnold’ over a stamp and ‘Walter James Macqueen Pope’. The final item is a small poster for a Tom Arnold production of ‘Cinderella’ produced by Robert Nesbitt at the Glasgow Alhambra. Text on one side in red and blue with illustrations of the stars Harry Gordon Alec Finlay Robert Wilson and Duncan Macrae. Most of the other side is taken up with an attractive illustration of Cinderella and an old crone printed in black red and grey with text at top left. Arnold’s six communications between 1942 and 1959; two on his Shaftesbury Avenue letterhead, two others from the same address, unknown

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[OPERA - Italian - 19th Century]Biblio.com

Bound volume containing one complete opera Pacini's Merope together with separately-issued operatic selections arranged for piano solo

1838réf. 36247Girard: Naples 1838. Oblong quarto. Contemporary quarter dark brown calf with green textured paper boards decorative dark brown leather label to upper with "Costanza Angelillo" gilt spine in decorative compartments gilt. Occasional secondary pagination. Contains: Pacini Giovanni 1796-1867 Merope Grand Opera . arrangé pour Piano solo. PNs 8867-8879. Ca. 1848. 1f. recto title verso blank 1 list of subscribers as of 24 December 1847 18 numbers in piano score with occasional text. Subscribers include Filippo Angelillo in all likelihood related to Costanza Angelillo owner of the volume. Merope in 3 acts to a libretto by Cammarano after Voltaire was first performed in Naples at the Teatro S Carlo on 25 November 1847. Pacini Saffo . Souvenirs. Choeur de femmes. Musical manuscript. 1f. recto title on light green paper verso blank 6 pp. Donizetti Gaetano 1797-1848 Roberto Devereux . Représenté au théâtre Royal de St. Charles le 28 Octobre 1837 . L'opéra entier . D.2.50. . 1er -2ème cahier. 1f. recto title verso blank 3-19 i blank; 1f. recto title verso blank 18 pp. PNs 3939-3943. Ca. 1838. Donizetti No. 8. Cavatine PN 6045. Ca. 1843. 6 pp. 1f. From Don Pasquale. Donizetti Linda di Chamounix Nouvel opéra . arrangé pour piano solo. 1f. recto title verso blank. Cavatine O luce di quest' anima Ajoutée à Paris pour Mme. Persiani-Tacchinardi et chantée à Naples par Mme. Tadolini. 4 pp. PN 5863; No. 14 Air Final du 2ème Acte de Linda . A consolarmi affrettati Chanté par Mme. Tadolini. 8 pp. PN 5685. Ca. 1840. 2 numbers in total. Donizetti Lucia di Lammermoor. No. 4. Duo chanté par Mme. Tacchinardi et par Duprez. 9-18 pp. PN 3953; Grand opéra . arrangé par piano solo. 1f. recto title verso blank 9-15 i blank pp. PN 3962. Ca. 1838. 2 numbers in total. Verdi Giuseppe 1813-1901 I Due Foscari. No. 14 Choeur d'Introduction Allagioia. 4 pp. PN 6884; No. 2 Cavatine de Jacopo Dal più remoto esilio Chantée à Naples par Fraschini. 10 pp. PN 6875; No. 3 Choeur et Cavatine de Lucrezia Tu al cui sguardo Chantée à Naples par Mme. Bishop. 7 i blank pp. PN 6876; No. 6 Duo de Lucrezia et du Doge Tu pur lo sai Chanté à Naples par Mme. Bishop et Coletti. 9 i blank pp. PN 6879/ Ca. 1845. 4 numbers in total. Verdi Ernani . arrangé pour piano solo. 1f. recto title on light blue paper within decorative border verso blank. No. 12 Suite et Stretta No vendetta. 4 pp. PN 6647; No. 14 Duo final d'Ernani et de Silva Esci a te scegli segimi. 9 i blank pp. PN 6604; No. 15. Air final de Mme. Toldi Se crudele il cor mostrai. 4 pp. PNs 4312 3222; No. 3 Cavatine tyrolienne de Mme. Toldi In questo semplice. 7 i blank pp. PNs 4302 3221. 4 numbers in total. Bellini Vincenzo 1801-1835 I Puritani. No. 18 Duo Il rival salvar tu dei Chanté Par Tamburini et Lablache. 12 pp. PNs 4167 2765. Ca. 1842. 1 number in total. Mercadante Saverio 1795-1870 l Giuramento. . arrangé pour piano solo. 1f. recto title listing the 21 numbers in the opera verso blank No. 4. Quatuor Vicino a chi si adora. 5 i blank pp. PN 4115. Ca. 1847. 1 number in total. Binding very slightly worn rubbed and bumped. Occasional light foxing. A clean wide-margined copy overall. An attractively-bound collection. Naples unknown

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[ITALIAN OPERA - 19th century]Biblio.com

Bound volume of 19th century Italian operatic excerpts in piano-vocal score most Neapolitan imprints and associated with contemporary performances

réf. 36029Includes works of Battista 5 Donizetti 6 Mercadante 7 Pacini 1 Petrella 1 and Verdi 1. With contemporary mansucript index to front free endpaper. Contents: BATTISTA Vincenzio 1823-1873 Ermelinda Dramma lirico in Quattro Atti di Domenico Bolognese. Monaco: Orlando e C. after 1850. - Duetto Signor Capitano. PN 599. 19 pp. - Coro alla danza. PN 600. 14 pp. - Terzettino Febo ei vieni. PN 606. 8 pp. - No. 13. Scena e Romanza. Partenopeo. PN 12093. 4 pp. Anna La Prie. Tragedia lirica di Nicola Leoncavallo. Napoli: Fabricatore e Co. ca. 1845. - Scena e cavatina Alboix. PN 105. 10 pp. DONIZETTI Gaetano 1797-1848 La Favorita Melodramma tragico in 4 atti Posto in musica pel Real teatro di Parigi. Napoli: Girard e Ci. ca. 1844. - Aria O mio Fernando. PN 5181. 9 pp. - Scena e Duetto Ah moio bene un Dio t'invia. PN 5185. 12 pp. - Quartettino Deh paventa il furor. PN 5197. 4 pp. - Scene e Duetto Ah va t'invo la e questa. PN 5184. 13 pp. Maria di Rohan Melodramma tragico in tre atti di S. Cammarano . Riduzione per Canto con accompo. di Pianoforte di C. Czerny. Milano: Giovanni Ricordi 1843 - N: 14. Scena e Freghier . No osoalzarcilumi! PN 14914HH. 6 pp. - Scena e Ballata . Cavalieri che veggio. Napoli: F. Fabricatore e C.; Palermo: R. Zerega. PN 146 ca. 1845. 7 pp. MERCADANTE Saverio 1795-1870 Violetta Opera semiseria in 4 Atti . Rappresentata per la prima volta nel Teatro Nuovo di Napoli li 10 Gennajo 1853. Napoli: Partenopeo ca. 1856-60. - No. 22. Rondo Finale. PN 10756. 10 pp. Virginia Tragedia Lirica in tre atti di S. Cammarano . Rappresenta per la prima volta nel R. Teatro S. Carlo di Napoli il 7 Apr. 1866. Napoli: T. Cottrau ca. 1866. - No. 10. Preghiera di Virginia. PN 14610. 4 pp. - No. 14. Terzetto di Virginia Appio ed Icilio. PN 14614. 8 pp. Stratira opera tragica in tre Atti. Esuguita nel R. Teatro di S. Carlo li 8 Gennajo 1853. Poesie di Domenico Bolognese. Napoli: Partenopea ca. 1866. - No. 3. Scena e cavatina Cassandro. PN 10757. 15 pp. - No. 14. Romanza Cassandro. PN 10758. 4 pp. Orazi e Curiaze Tragedia lirica in 3 atti di S. Cammarano. Posta in musica per il Teatro di S. Carlo ov'é stata rappresentata á 10 Novembre 1846. Napoli: Girard ca. 1846 - No. 2. Scena Romanza e Cavatina. PN 7555. 14 pp. - No. 13. Scena Preghiera ed Aria Finale. PNs 7565 7560 7567. 13 pp. Later issue of ca. 1856-60. PACINI Giovanni 1796-1867 Malvina di Scozia. Opera in 3 acts Grande Scena Preghiera ed aria. L'orror mi rese immobile. Napoli: Fabricatore e C. PN 725 ca. 1852. 19 pp. PETRELLA Errico 1813-1877 Elena di Tolosa. Melodramma in tre Atti. Eseguito nel R. Teatro del Fondo li 112 Agosto 1852. Poesia di Domenico Bolognese. Napoli: Successori della Ditta Girard ca. 1852. - No. 6. Duetto. Dembra mesta! . male! male! PN 10466. 14 pp. VERDI Giuseppe 1813-1901 Rigoletto. Melodramma di F.M. Piave. Milano: Giovanni Ricordi after 1852 - No. 9. Scena ed Aria "Coro nome che'il mio cor." PN N23079N. 7 i list of publisher's plate numbers for excerpts of piano-vocal piano 2-hands and piano 4-hands pieces pp. Oblong folio. 19th century black leather-backed boards. Binding somewhat worn and abraided; joints split. Occasional minor wear and soiling; some small tears. In very good condition overall. An interesting collection of scarce mostly Neapolitan imprints in all likelihood associated with contemporary performances. unknown

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Giacomo Meyerbeer (Composer), J C Fryer (Opera Company), and The Academy of Music (New York)Biblio.com

Mr. J. C. Fryer's Grand 'Wagner' and 'Meyerbeer' Opera Festival: Libretto and Parlor Pianist Front Cover The Huguenots: A Serious Opera in Five Acts As Represented at the Royal Italian Opera House London and The Academy of Music New York Title Page

1873réf. 005672The Academy of Music. Mr. J. C. Fryer's Grand 'Wagner' and 'Meyerbeer' Opera Festival: Libretto and Parlor Pianist Front Cover The Huguenots: A Serious Opera in Five Acts As Represented at the Royal Italian Opera House London and The Academy of Music New York Title Page 1873. A left-stitched soft cover measuring 6-7/8" by 10" and containing 40 pages including interior paginated pages as well as outer covers. The front cover reads: "The Only Correct and Authentic Edition - Mr. J. C. Fryer's Grand 'Wagner' and 'Meyerbeer' Opera Festival - Libretto and Parlor Pianist. The Original German Libretto with a correct English Translation and the Principal Airs and Gems of the Opera arranged as Piano-Forte Solos by distinguished Professors. Huguenots. Published at The Theatre Ticket Office No. 111 Broadway New York." The Title Page reads: "The Huguenots. Die Hugenotten. A Serious Opera in Five Acts. The Music by Giacomo Meyerbeer. As Represented at the Royal Italian Opera House London and The Academy of Music New York. New York: Published at the Academy of Music." No date although late 1873 or very early 1874 published shortly following the performance at The Academy of Music. The contents are as follows: splendid illustrated advertisement for Weber Grand Square and Upright Piano-Fortes to inside front cover; Title Page; advertisement The Weber Piano-Fortes: Opinions of the most Distinguished Artists the latest of which is dated December 6 1873; Dramatis Personae; Argument; the complete opera The Huguenots - Die Hugenotten in Five Acts with German verse on left pages and English verse on right pages; Die Hugenotten Musical Score; advertisement for Weber to inside rear cover and rear cover "'Weber' of New York Receives the Highest Award at the U.S. Centennial Commission". Condition: front and rear covers soiled but not badly and not impacting the often bold cover typeface; covers show narrow chipping along lower overhang short closed edge tear periodic narrow chips along outer spine; the lightest of foxing to interior pages. Exceptionally rare. . Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 1873. The Academy of Music paperback

Bloomsbury Books · États-Unis55,00 $US≈ 49,04 €

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