Santa Monica: Highways Performance Space, Publisher, 1997. Unbound. Single sheet, thick paper stock, approximately 4 by 6 inches. Printed on both sides. Front side features a close up photo of a woman's torso, with the reverse containing information about the performance and a faint background photo of Marie Cartier. Ballistic..... More
London: Walkerprint. Unbound. no date, perhaps mid 1990s. Single sheet, 8 by 10 inches, on glossy paper stock. Printed on a single side only. A publicity photograph of the gay cabaret and drag acting troupe Bloolips. Founded by Bette Bourne after participating in the European tour of the American gay..... More
Los Angeles: The Wallenboyd Theater, Publisher, 1988. Wraps. Side stapled wraps, approximately 9 by 12 inches. 8 pp., including covers. Black and white photographs throughout. A book promoting Theatre 1981, a performance troupe of Korean American performers, and their then most recent piece, Gok IV. The book provides photos of..... More
Santa Monica: Highways Performance Space, Publisher, 1995. Unbound. no date, 1995. Single sheet, folded into four pages, measuring approximately 12 by 9 inches. Front cover is an almost full page photograph of Lypsinka (John Epperson), with a smaller photo of Kate Clinton on the rear page. A program for this..... More
No Place: No publisher. Wraps. No publisher, place or date. Illustrated wraps. 8 ½ by 5 ½ inches. 16 pp., including covers. A collection of lyrics to a variety of songs from the Irepo region of the Oyo State in Nigeria. Words most likely from the Yoruba language, given that..... More
West Hollywood, CA: Madame Dish Productions, Publisher. 1996. Wraps. no date, 1996. Side stapled booklet, roughly 8 ½ by 5 ½ inches. 16 pp., including covers. Black and white photos throughout. A program for a stage theater piece, a one act play and comedy, that according to a 1996 review..... More
San Francisco: Josie's Cabaret, Publisher. Pamphlet. no date, presumed mid to late 1990s. Single sheet, trifold brochure. Black and white photos throughout. A promotional brochure of events being held in April at Josie's Cabaret and Juice Joint in San Francisco. The main feature was Musty Chiffon in a dinner theatre..... More
West Hollywood, CA: St. Genesius Theatre, Publisher, 1993. Unbound. Single sheet, 8 ½ by 11 inches. With a small photo of the cast members. A flyer for an early production of Myron, when it had just moved from Santa Monica to West Hollywood. Written by Michael Kearns, the play is..... More
New York: Comstock and Gest, Publisher, 1906. Wraps. Color illustrated wraps. Unpaginated. Photos throughout. A program for the 1906-1907 season of shows at the New York Hippodrome, featuring a "Society Circus" with the whole show focusing on "gypsy" characters. Also present is several pages of music composed by composer Manuel..... More
New York: Lyceum Theatre, presumed Publisher, 1976. Unbound. no date, 1976. Single sheet, cardboard stock. 22 by 14 inches. A poster promoting the theater production of Your Arms Too Short to Box With God, a collaboration between director VInnette Carroll, Micki Grant and Alex Bradford. Like her other stagings, this..... More
Provincetown: No publisher. Unbound. Women Behind Bars Theater Program for a Performance at the Pilgrim House, Provincetown, Massachusetts, circa 1985. Single sheet, 8 ½ by 11 inches. The program mostly lists the cast, including bios. The cast includes the comedian Lea DeLaria (who would go on to act in Orange..... More
New York: Theatre Arts, Inc, 1932. Wraps. Printed yellow wraps. With photos and illustrations throughout, depicting sets, plays and actors. November issue of this magazine devoted primarily to theater, although containing an occasional article on film. This contains articles on English, Irish and the New Spain theater, Mexico into Cinema..... More
New York: Theatre Arts Inc, 1932. Wraps. Printed yellow wraps. Pagination runs 769-856. Of note is a photo taken by the photographer Doris Ulmann, as well as two illustrations of designs for a revue by Norman Bel Geddes. With articles on summer theatres, and other theater related topics. VERY GOOD..... More
No Place: No publisher. Unbound. No publisher, place or date. Perhaps circa 1982, based on the reproduced photos, which appear to be from the 1982 production of this piece. Two sheets, stapled at the upper left corner, 8 ½ by 11 inches. Three photos down the center of the first..... More
Paris: Heugel and Cie, Publishers, 1894. Cloth. Folio. Bluish green cloth. Decorative color half title present (or perhaps an original front wrap). 81 pp. The musical score and lyrics to La Navarraise, an opera based on a short story 'La Cigarette' by Jules Claretie, and set in Spain during the..... More
New York: Theatre Arts, Inc, 1932. Wraps. Printed yellow wraps. With photos and illustrations throughout, depicting sets, plays and actors. December issue of this magazine devoted primarily to theater, although containing an occasional article on film, containing articles on the London scene, a portfolio of stage designs by Charles Ricketts..... More
London: Boosey and Hawkes. Wraps. no date, perhaps early 1970s. Light brown wraps. 40 pp. A collection of musical scores from the opera Taverner, containing dances from acts one and two. VERY GOOD condition. Minor fading. Light bumping and curling to the corners. Old price stamp at the upper front..... More
London: Boosey and Hawkes, 1972. Wraps. Red printed wraps. 40 pp. The libretto to the opera Taverner, based on the 16th century composer. GOOD+ condition. Uneven offsetting/darkening to the wraps. Minor soiling and fading. More
No Place: No publisher. Wraps. No publisher, place or date. Presumed Condor Nightclub, San Francisco circa 1966. Roughly 11 ¾ by 9 inches when folded. Unfolds into 8 panels. A promotional work featuring famed topless dancer Carol Doda, and her work at the Condor nightclub in San Francisco. Four panels..... More
New York: The Century Co, 1902. Cloth. Printed by the De Vinne Press. Reddish cloth with squares of gilt decorations at the corners of the front cover. 292 pp. With a few illustrations. SIGNED, with a short dedication by Edwin Booth Grossman on the first endpaper, with the signature of..... More
Brooklyn: Chelsea Theater Center of Brooklyn, Publisher. Unbound. no date, presumed 1970. 9 by 12 inch printed brown paper bag holding 9 items of paper, several being stapled together. All measure 8 ½ by 11 inches. Included is a critical piece on the work of Peter Handke, poetry by Peter..... More
Boston: Lothrop, Lee and Shepard, 1910. First Edition. Cloth. First edition. Blue cloth. 155 pp. SIGNED by the author on a tipped in sheet of paper that bears a small handwritten musical score and dedication. A collection of essays on the art of singing including voice production and placing, breath..... More
Tokyo: Kodansha International, 1966. Cloth. Stated first edition. Black cloth in unclipped jacket. In cardboard slipcase. Folio. 311 pp. Black and white photos throughout, with a few in color. Flexi disc record laid in at the rear. SIGNED by the author, with a brief inscription. A comprehensive account of the..... More
No Place: No publisher. Unbound. No place or date, although perhaps Provincetown, based on a please return sticker address on the reverse. One photo captures "Behind the Scenes" of the Ten Percent Revue, depicting Director Joey Brandon, Composer and Songwriter Tom Wilson Weinberg, and Producer Laura Green. The other photo..... More
No Place: C.P. Lee, Publisher, 1977. Wraps. No place, presumed London, 1977. May be a circa 1977 reprint of the program (based on comments on the second page) 13 by 8 ½ inches. 8 pp. Poorly reproduced black and white photos throughout. A program guide, written in a zine style..... More