The Austrian-born soprano starred in New York Metropolitan operas and operattas from 1921 to 1932, including their first production of "Turandot"; she is noted particularly for her roles in "Tosca" and "Carmen." PS, 3" X 5½", n.p. [New York, NY], n.y. [1925 January 27]. Fine. Picture postcard, a stunning sepia-tone..... More
This banjo player and entertainer was a country music star with the Grand Ole Opry and an original cast member of television's "Hee Haw" (1969-871); in 1978 he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Large, bold signature in black ballpoint on a heavy stock 5" X 2..... More
Cab Calloway's famed trumpeter through the 1940s also recorded many popular jazz songs and show tunes. Large, bold signature and sentiment ("Wishing you the very best of happiness"), heavy stock 5" X 3" card, n.p., 1985 March 16. Fine. With original envelope. More
This influential big band leader known for innovation, education and experimentation was a respected pianist as well as composer and arranger. IPS, 8" X 10", n.p., n.y.Near fine. Handsome half-length portrait of a smiling young Kenton in suit and tie seated at a piano, inscribed huge and bold in blue..... More
This Hawaiian singer, musician and orchestra leader with an Irish name became a popular Big Band vocalist in the 1930s and surfed the wave of Hawaiian popularity, appearing in Broadway productions such as "Aloha Maids" and "Hellzapoppin" before starting up his own Big Band. PS, glossy heavy stock 5½" X...... More
American operatic soprano with the New York Metropolitan (1945-76). Flamboyant "Sincerely / Dorothy Kirsten" and date (1970 November 23) on a special heavy stock 5" X 3" card, n.p. [Los Angeles, CA]. Fine. With original envelope. More
This Cleveland artist ("whose designs are among the most reproduced in the nation," according to one authority) is only the second female in postal history to have designed two U.S. stamps; in 1969 she designed the Alabama statehood stamp, the W.C. Handy stamp and the tuberculosis Christmas seals. Signed First..... More
Great Czech violinist, known as the "Bohemian violin virtuoso," who founded the Kocian Quartet and after whom an international violin competition is named. AMuQS, 1p, heavy stock 3½" X 2½" card, New York, NY, 1903 January 22. Very good. Slight even age toning and minor mounting traces. Neatly tipped to..... More
The Russian-born conductor (husband of soprano Lily Pons) led the Columbia Broadcasting Orchestra throughout the 1930s before moving on to the New York Philharmonic, which he led from 1952 to 1979; it was he who commissioned Aaron Copland to compose his famed "Lincoln Portrait"; his influence on the American public's..... More
American composer of "Spanish Love Song." AMuQS, 1p, 9½" X 4 3/4", n.p., n.d. Very good. On printed music notation paper, Kountz writes out two lines of words and music from "The Dawn Brought Me Love & You," identifies and signs it. More
American pianist and composer ("To a Messenger," "I Came with a Song," "Like a Rosebud") who studied under Leschetizsky in Vienna; he toured as accompanist with Marcella Sembrich and Frances Alda and was much sought after as a voice teacher for the likes of Marian Anderson and Lawrence Tibbett. TLS..... More
This American composer produced symphonies and is known for percussion pieces, but is best known for film scores for such "B" films as "Git!" (1965), "And Now Miguel" (1966), "Crypt of the Living Dead" (1973), "Murph the Surf" (1975), "Blood Voyage" (1976) and the rejected score for "Chinatown." AMuQS, 1p..... More
Canadian-born American operatic singer who toured the U.S. extensively. IPS [Daguerre], 8" X 10", n.p., 1924 n.d. Near fine. Marvelous sepia-tone full-length pose of a seated Lamont in operatic costume (seemingly a Wagnerian role), inscribed and signed in black ink enormously across the lower portion "To John Leiser with all..... More
The noted French conductor and violinist was the first to conduct Handel's "Messiah" (1873); as a devout supporter of Richard Wagner, he also conducted the first French performance of "Lohengrin" in Paris in 1887, which sparked street demonstrations from a patriotic group denouncing him as unpatriotic. ALS in French, 2pp..... More
Italian operatic bass. IPS [Daguerre], 8" X 10", n.p., 1926 January 1. Inscribed vertically to pianist John G. Leiser in white ink. Fine. Informal profile portrait. More
German-born American soprano; noted for her Mozart and Wagner interpretations and also for her renditions of popular German "Lieder." ANS, 1p, 5½" X 3½", Santa Barbara, CA. 1961 September 23. Addressed to Josephine Murray. Fine. On a color postcard showing Santa Barbara, Lehmann thanks a correspondent "for your kind letter..... More
German-born American soprano; noted for her Mozart and Wagner interpretations and also for her renditions of popular German "Lieder." Scarce signature, dated 1974 September 3, on a special heavy stock 5" X 3" card, n.p. [Santa Barbara, CA]. Fine. With original envelope. More
Renowned Austrian-born conductor with the New York Metropolitan Opera and the Boston Symphony. PS, 4" X 5½", n.p., n.d. Fine. Handsome glossy profile portrait in tuxedo, baton in mid-swing, nicely signed. More
Austrian-born American conductor of the New York Metropolitan (1957-62) and Boston Symphony Orchestra (1962-69). Large, bold signature and date (1971 November 24) in brown ink on a special heavy stock 5" X 3" card, n.p. [New York, NY]. Fine. With original envelope. Accompanied by a fine 20" X 30" broadside..... More
The American prima donna was a musical phenomenon in her day, most famed for light opera roles such as "The Belle of New York." Lengthy inscription ("With greetings to Miss / Jane Fullerton from / her's sincerely") and bold full signature, heavy stock 5½" X 3½" card, Altyre, Forres, Scotland..... More
Liberace's older, lookalike brother was to him what Zeppo was to the Marx Brothers and what George Burns was to Gracie Allen -- the quiet straight man; a musician himself (violin), he tended his more famous brother's business interests. IPS, 8" X 10", New York, NY, n.d. [ca. 1955]. Very..... More
German-born pianist, prolific piano composer, tutor for many distinguished pianists, author of a number of music studies. AMuQS, 1p, 5 3/4" X 2½", Chicago, IL, 1894. Good plus. Unevenly age toned; mounting traces on verso. Several intricately penned bars of unidentified music, inscribed beneath "Sincerely Yrs" and signed in brown..... More
The brother of noted pianists Sally (a master pupil of Liszt) and Emil was a noted German-American composer and pianist. Superb IPS, 8" X 10", n.p., 1927 November 22. Near fine. A choice, almost sepia tone head-and-shoulders of the balding mustachioed musician. A facsimile "signature" appears in white at lower..... More
This Austrian-born American operatic bass singer appeared with the Berlin State Opera for much of the 1920s, but moved to America in 1933 because of his Jewish heritage and appeared with the Metropolitan Opera for many years, retiring in 1952. IPS, 6" X 10", n.p., n.y. Near fine. Top half..... More
Together with Ray Evans, this formidable and prolific songwriting duo composed numerous iconic film tunes. Signed First Day Cover, 6½" X 3½", cancelled at Beverly Hills, California, on 28 February 1973 and with "First Day of Issue" boldly stamped. Fine. Single 8-cent "George Gershwin" stamp at upper right. No decorative..... More