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African American Theater History Pearl Bailey Performance Programs from Revue to Hello Dolly 1961 to the 1970s

1961réf. 214361961. Bailey Pearl. Collection of three original performance programs 1961 to circa 1970s documents Bailey's movement between revue Broadway musical theater and touring concert entertainment during a consequential period for Black performers on American stages. Bailey had built a career across Black vaudeville nightclubs Broadway film recording and television combining vocal performance with improvisational humor and a direct rapport with audiences. The group is anchored by her 1967 appearance as Dolly Levi in producer David Merrick's all-Black production of Hello Dolly! which opened at the St. James Theatre on November 12 1967 with Cab Calloway as Horace Vandergelder. Bailey's performance received a Special Tony Award in 1968 and helped renew the commercial success of the long-running musical. Together the programs support research into Black women's performance history celebrity culture integrated commercial theater touring entertainment and the public identities cultivated by prominent African American entertainers during the twentieth century. Three illustrated programs issued between 1961 and circa the 1970s comprising one San Francisco revue program one Broadway musical program and one concert-tour program. The covers present Bailey through changing promotional identities: a poised monochrome portrait for the early revue an elaborately costumed theatrical image for Hello Dolly! and a close-up portrait emphasizing sophistication and mature celebrity for the later concert appearance. Interior contents described or visible include cast and production information and period advertising; set lists biographical texts and production photographs should not be assumed without examination. The earliest program can be identified more precisely as Pearl Bailey's International Revue or International Review in The Playgoer issued for the Curran Theatre in San Francisco in 1961; contemporary archival and dealer records place Bailey at the Curran from January 23 through February 4 1961 and describe a 36-page program featuring her portrait on the cover. 1 Bailey Pearl. The Playgoer: Pearl Bailey's International Revue. San Francisco: The Playgoer 1961. Program for Bailey's Curran Theatre engagement with a black-and-white cover portrait and the wording "Pearl Bailey's International Revue starring Pearl Bailey." The revue format records her command of a performance sphere extending beyond scripted Broadway roles and situates her within the nightclub variety and international revue traditions that shaped her stage persona. 2 Bailey Pearl; Calloway Cab; Herman Jerry. Hello Dolly! New York: St. James Theatre 1967. Red-covered program from the all-Black Broadway production showing Bailey descending a staircase in an ornate gown with her arms raised. The production placed a Black star in one of Broadway's most commercially established leading roles and featured an all-Black company rather than presenting Bailey as an isolated exception within a white cast; its success and Bailey's Special Tony Award made the engagement a landmark in the history of African American musical theater. 3 Bailey Pearl; Bellson Louie. Spend an Evening with Miss Pearl Bailey. Place and publisher unidentified circa 1970s. Deep-blue concert program with a close-up portrait of Bailey issued for an appearance with drummer and bandleader Louie Bellson and his ensemble. Bellson Bailey's husband and frequent musical collaborator served as her music director during portions of their careers and the program documents the partnership through which her later concert performances joined vocal entertainment jazz orchestration and marital collaboration. Specific dimensions pagination and defects are not supplied; covers and interior leaves appear complete as described with ordinary handling wear possible overall very good. Cohesive performance archive tracing Bailey's development from international revue entertainer to the celebrated star of an all-Black Broadway production and an established concert headliner. unknown books

Max Rambod Inc. · États-Unis385,00 $US≈ 343,29 €

Cab Calloway; Nat King Cole; Eartha Kitt; Pearl Bailey; Ella Fitzgerald.ABAA

African American Music and Film History St. Louis Blues Lobby Card Archive Featuring Nat King Cole and Eartha Kitt 1958

1958réf. 195781958. Cole Nat "King" subject. St. Louis Blues lobby card archive 1958 documents the representation of African American musical heritage in mid-twentieth-century American cinema centered on the life and legacy of W. C. Handy. The material captures prominent Black performers portraying and interpreting blues and jazz traditions within a studio production providing primary visual evidence of how African American musical history was translated to film. It supports research into Black performance music history and the role of Hollywood in shaping narratives around blues culture during the 1950s. St. Louis Blues. Paramount Pictures Corp. 1958. Archive of 3 original color lobby cards each measuring 11 x 14 inches. The images feature leading performers including Nat King Cole Eartha Kitt and Ella Fitzgerald. One card depicts Kitt in an orange dress posed in a performance setting emphasizing stage presence and costume. Another shows Cole seated at a piano visually reinforcing his role as both musician and central figure in the narrative. A third card presents Cole and Fitzgerald singing together highlighting the film's emphasis on collaborative musical performance. The film also features additional major figures including Pearl Bailey Cab Calloway Mahalia Jackson and Ruby Dee situating the production within a broader constellation of Black musical and theatrical talent. Each card includes printed titles and cast credits combining promotional design with performance imagery. The film emerges from a period when Hollywood intermittently produced works centered on African American cultural figures often foregrounding music as a primary narrative vehicle. By focusing on W. C. Handy widely known as the "Father of the Blues" the production situates blues within a national cultural framework while showcasing leading Black performers of the era. Such visual materials document how mid-century studios marketed African American musical heritage to broader audiences balancing biography with performance spectacle. Two lobby cards exhibit pinholes at margins from theatrical display; colors remain strong with light wear; overall very good condition. A concise visual record of African American musical performance and representation in 1950s cinema. unknown books

Max Rambod Inc. · États-Unis480,00 $US≈ 428,00 €

Pearl BaileyABAA

Pearl Bailey Archive

1969réf. 201191969. African American Music Film Golden Age of Hollywood entertainer Pearl Bailey Archive of 8 item includes 6 silver gelatin press release photographs 1 vintage color press photograph and a playbill from Hello Dolly! Items dates 1969-1990. Photos measure mostly 7" x 9" and playbill measures 6" x 9". Bailey began her career singing and performing through the 1940s for veterans and small jazz clubs alongside Cab Calloway and Duke Ellington. She began starring in Broadway musicals only a few years later before starring in the hit Hello Dolly! The star studded play transcended the racial barriers of the era as multiracial crowds swarmed to see Bailey and Calloway's Broadway performance in action. Even so it had a remarkable all-Black cast of whom released their own album--a rarity for a revival. It was met with rave reviews and earned her a Special Tony Award in 1968. She spent many years acting and performing one photograph shows her in a still from Porgy and Bess alongside co-star Sammy Davis Jr. In her later years Bailey wrote several books with her last book detailing her experience in higher education. In 1975 she was appointed special ambassador to the United Nations by President Gerald Ford. She enrolled in Georgetown University and at age 67 graduated with a bachelor's degree in theology in which we see two photographs one in black and white the other in color of Bailey at the graduation podium relaying a speech in her graduation robe and cap. Another photo shows Bailey as a senior advisor teaching young children at the UNICEF headquarters. In 1988 Bailey received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Ronald Reagan. One 1970 photograph shows Bailey hosting her own television series The Pearl Bailey Show in which she hosted guest star Louis Armstrong the article attached announces her death in 1990. A widespread press chronicling of Pearl Bailey's life through photographs and articles. Photographs are clear and crisp overall very good condition. unknown books

Max Rambod Inc. · États-Unis285,00 $US≈ 254,12 €

WWII Pearl HarborABAA

World War II History Youngstown Vindicator Reporting Pearl Harbor and United States Declaration of War 1941

1941réf. 127181941. Youngstown Vindicator December 8 1941 records the United States' entry into World War II one day after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and on the day Congress declared war on Japan. Published as military reports from Hawaii and the Philippines were still developing the issue presents American readers with casualty estimates reports of damaged battleships Japanese attacks on Manila and the congressional vote requested by President Franklin D. Roosevelt after his address describing December 7 as "a date which will live in infamy." The issue preserves the speed with which the Pacific war entered American civic and political life through breaking military news maps photographs and reports from Washington. Youngstown Vindicator. Youngstown Ohio. December 8 1941. Complete issue of 30 pages measuring 17 × 23 inches. The stacked front-page headline declares "Bombs Batter Manila / 1500 Killed 2 Ships Sunk at Hawaii / War Declared by U. S." Two photographs of United States battleships and a map of the Pacific theater accompany the coverage. Secondary headlines include "Raiders Fire Gasoline Dump Terrific Damage Reported at Philippine Capital; 1500 Die in Hawaii" "U. S. Fleet Will Press Blockade" "U. S. Battleships Reported Damaged Sunk" and "Congress Acts Against Japan Senate Ballots 82-0 House 388 to 1 After President Makes Personal Request." Interior pages include photographs of American jeeps aircraft and military installations extending the issue's coverage from the attacks themselves to the armed forces mobilizing for war. The December 8 publication date places the newspaper within the first twenty-four hours of the American wartime response before casualty figures and reports of naval losses had been fully established and while Japanese forces were simultaneously attacking American positions across the Pacific. The congressional vote reported here formalized the country's entry into a global conflict that would transform the American military economy and home front over the following four years. Light foxing and a few very small tears at the fold. Very good condition overall. unknown books

Max Rambod Inc. · États-Unis150,00 $US≈ 133,75 €

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