THE ROBBERS - A TRAGEDY, by FREDERICH SCHILLER.

TRANSLATED into ENGLISH from the ORIGINAL GERMAN EDITION (DIE RÄUBER, 1781). Translated by ALEXANDER FRASER TYTLER aka LORD WOODHOUSELEE, a noted translator who wrote important treatises on the theory of translation. Published by G. G. J. & J. ROBINSONS, Paternoster-Row, LONDON, MDCCXCII (1792). FIRST ENGLISH EDITION. Later republished numerous times, the First English Edition of 1792 is Very Scarce. Disbound Copy (i.e. lacking covers), lacking half-title page, complete from the Title-Page through the last page of text with "The End" printed at the bottom of the last page, more recent leather spine covering still present, 5" x 8". Pagination xviii (lacking half-title pages i-ii), [2], 220. Condition: Light toning to the first and last page; 6 pages have a few words written, rather sloppily,

in red ink in the bottom margin; 6 middle pages have some staining (not too bad and text is clear); otherwise just lightly used and still tight, bright and clean. DIE RÄUBER (THE ROBBERS)

was the first drama by German playwright FRIEDRICH SCHILLER. It was written towards the end of the German Sturm und Drang 'Storm and Stress' movement. The play had a major influence on European dramatic works that followed. SCARCE 1792 FIRST ENGLISH EDITION

FIVE ORIGINAL ANNOUNCEMENTS and PROGRAMS of the FIRST THREE SEASONS of the SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY (aka SAN FRANCISCO ORCHESTRA, SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA). (1) 1911 ANNOUNCEMENT for the FIRST SEASON (season 1911-1912) of THE SAN FRANCISCO ORCHESTRA. Pamphlet, side stapled, 5.5x8.5 inches, eight pages including covers. From the inside front cover:

"The Musical Association of San Francisco... establishing a permanent orchestral body along the lines of those maintained in the larger cities of Europe... For the first season, the concerts will be given in the afternoons as the formation of the Association was so late that it was impossible to secure sufficient musicians for evening concerts, but plans are being laid for both afternoon and evening concerts next season... All the objects and ambitions of the Association cannot be attained the first season, but an earnest start will be made, with the view to having an orchestra equal to any in the country and achieving the highest results both from an artistic and educational standpoint, within a few years...The announcement of the first series of Symphony concerts is herewith submitted for your kind consideration..." (2) 1912 FIRST SEASON, Fourth Concert, PROGRAM, performed on February 2, 1912. Booklet, side stapled, 6x9 inches, 20 pages including covers. (3) 1912 SECOND SEASON, Fourth Concert, PROGRAM, performed on November 29, 1912. Booklet, side stapled, 6x9 inches, 28 pages including covers. This symphony featured TINA LERNER, PIANIST playing Beethoven and Tschaikowsky. From Wikipedia: "An audience that represented the wealth and culture of San Francisco went into ecstasies of delight over her remarkable playing of the Tchaikovsky Concerto at the recently formed San Francisco Symphony, according to the San Francisco Orchestra's manager, Frank W. Healy." (You can read more about her on Wikipedia.) (4) 1913-1914 ANNOUNCEMENT of the THIRD SEASON of the THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. Pamphlet, side stapled, 5.5x8.5 inches, eight pages including covers. (5) 1913 THIRD SEASON, Second Concert, PROGRAM, performed on November 24, 1913. Booklet, side stapled, 6x9 inches, 28 pages including covers. The concert featured the Operatic Soloist ERNESTINE SCHUMANN-HEINK. CONDITION: The Announcements and Programs are in FAIR to GOOD MINUS condition, they are lightly toned, a few have been folded, there is edge wear, some small closed tears, and other signs of handling; overall they are complete, bright, clean and clear. A nice group of RARE, ORIGINAL Announcements and Programs from the BEGINNING of the Great SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY. From the San Francisco Symphony website: ******In the wake of the devastating 1906 earthquake and fire, San Francisco's civic leaders set about creating a permanent orchestra in the music loving city.

In December 1911, the San Francisco Symphony (SFS) gave its FIRST CONCERTS, rekindling the city's cultural life. It delighted audiences with a kaleidoscopic mix of classics and new music.******

PLAYS I HAVE SEEN. A SCRAPBOOK used by CAROLYN CARTWRIGHT of SAN FRANCISCO that gives details, along with clippings, of the PLAYS she went to in 1912, 1913 and 1914. The scrapbook of PLAYS I HAVE SEEN is in a book published by Dodd, Mead & Co. in 1909. The published book was meant to be used as a theatre goers scrapbook, with space for information on Title, Author, Theatre, Date, With whom, Attendance, General Comments, Cast, Portraits and Scenes (space for pasting clippings from newspapers),

etc. Example: Title: Dream City. Theatre: Savoy Theatre. With whom: Uncle Lyman, Aunt Katharine, Mama, Pap, Lucile and I. Attendance: Fair. General Comment: Uncle Lyman fell asleep, but Lucile and I thought it was awfully funny. HARDCOVER BOOK, green cloth covered spine, gilt title to the front cover and spine, 5x8 inches, inner pages meant to be used for writing details and as a scrapbook, 224 pages. Most pages are filled with handwritten information and/or newspaper clippings. MOST of the plays viewed are dated 1912 to 1914 (first 201 pages), with a couple at the end from the 1930s. GOOD condition, the front endpapers have a homemade cardpocket and a handwritten Date Due slip, clearly childish and not real, perhaps made as a warning to a little brother or sister; overall this scrapbook with handwritten notes and clippings is in solid condition, with writing that is always bright and clear. A great look at theatre going in San Francisco in 1912, 1913 and 1914, from a young woman who clearly enjoyed the theatre going experience.

STUTTGARTER BÜHNENKUNST: INSZENIERUNGEN der Königlich Württembergischen Hofoper von Werken Mozarts und von Schillings' Mona Lisa, von EMIL GERHAUSER. (STUTTGART THEATER STAGE ART: the STAGING of Productions by the ROYAL WÜRTTEMBERG COURT OPERA HOUSE of Works by Mozart and of Schillings' Mona Lisa. By Emil Gerhauser.) Mit den künstlerischen Entwursen der Bühnenausstattung von BERNHARD PANKOK. (With the Artistic Designs by Bernhard Pankok.) Herausgegeben und Verlegt von (Edited and Published by) Wilhelm Meyer-Ilschen, Stuttgart, Germany, 1917. TEXT IN GERMAN. FIRST and LIMITED EDITION, this being copy number 99 of only 300 copies. An Elaborate and Finely Produced Book featuring the Production of 5 Operas by Mozart and 1 Opera, Mona Lisa, by Max von Schillings. Each was performed at the Hofoper in Stuttgart. VELLUM COVERS, GILT DESIGNS on the front cover and spine, gilt page edges, floral patterned endpapers, 9x12.25 inches (23x31 cm). Pagination: viii, 418 pages, plus unnumbered photogravures and lithographic plates. Beautifully ILLUSTRATED with 7 PHOTOGRAVURES and 52 PLATES (45 IN COLOR) of opera sets and costumes. Includes the frontispiece etching by Pankok. Each plate and photogravure is protected with a patterned tissue guard. There are also many in-text b&w drawings of set designs and staging directions. GOOD condition, the covers are bowing and lightly soiled, the upper spine corners are bumped causing 1 inch of splitting at the top front spine fold, there are some scratches to the gilt page edges; overall these vellum and gilt covers are quite attractive and impressive; internally there is some light foxing to the first and last few pages and just a bit here and there throughout, there is a previous owner's signature and the date of 1955 on a blank prelim, there is a small tape ghost on the front free endpaper, the tissue guards are toned, some with creases, but all are present, overall the pages are tight, bright, clean, clear and unmarked, and all the photogravures and plates are gorgeous. About EMIL GERHÄUSER (from Wikipedia): ******Emil Gerhäuser, b. 1868 d. 1917, was a German opera singer and director. Gerhäuser first began law studies at the University of Munich before receiving vocal training as a tenor. In 1890 he made his debut at the Munich Court Opera .In 1909 Gerhäuser moved to Stuttgart, where he became a director at the Hofoper / Court Opera.****** About BERNHARD PANKOK (from Wikipedia): ******Bernhard Pankok (Münster, b. 1872 d. 1943, was a modern German painter, graphic artist, architect, and THEATRICAL DESIGNER. His works are characterized by the transition between Art Nouveau and the International Style. His furniture and book design, such as the catalog of the German section for the 1900 Exposition Universelle in Paris, have garnered him international recognition. Pankok opened a studio in Munich in 1892 and worked as a freelance artist, graphic designer and illustrator for the magazines Pan and Jugend. He remained in Munich until 1902 and co-founded the Vereinigten Werkstätten für Kunst im Handwerk (United Workshops for Art in Handcraft). In 1902 he moved to Stüttgart, and in 1913 he helped found a local art school, the Stuttgarter Killesberg, and became the its first director. In 1914 he was considered one of the leading artists of the famous Werkbund Exhibition in Cologne. In 1930 he became a foreign member of the MUNICH SECESSION.(In 1933 the National Socialist party began their crusade to bring all forms of artistic expression under their control: a process known as Gleichschaltung . Artists were eventually required to obtain state endorsement for all of their works. Those who were considered degenerate were not allowed to paint, these included members of the Munich Secession. In 1938, the Munich Secession was dissolved as part of the Kulturellen Säuberung / Cultural Cleansing.)****** INTERNATIONAL BUYERS: This book is large and heavy and will require substantial additional shipping charges.

BRIEF MOMENT: A COMEDY IN THREE ACTS, by S.N. BEHRMAN (SAMUEL NATHANIEL BEHRMAN). SIGNED & INSCRIBED by S.N. BEHRMAN, plus SIGNED by the DIRECTOR, plus SIGNED by the ENTIRE NINE MEMBER CAST, plus an OPENING NIGHT TELEGRAM from BEHRMAN to the STAGE MANAGER is tipped in. Behrman's Signature and Inscription is on the title page, below his printed name. It is an interesting inscription in that he ADDS the name of EDDIE MORSE beside his own, basically naming Eddie Morse as a co-author of the play! Behrman's handwritten inscription begins just after the printed "by S. N. Behrman", and it reads: "and / Eddie Morse. / S.N. Behrman / N.Y. Jan 19, '32". The NINE CAST MEMBERS and the DIRECTOR'S SIGNATURES are all on the "Characters" page. The Director was GUTHRIE McCLINTIC.

The Nine Cast Members were: Robert Douglas, Alexander Woollcott, Frances Rich, Paul Harvey, Francine Larrimore, Boris Marshalov, Louis Calhern, Edwin Morse, and Helen Walpole. (Note: This was one of the few plays in which ALEXANDER WOOLLCOTT, the famous writer and wit, acted. Paul Harvey was the actor who died in 1955. Helen Walpole was an actress active in the 1930s who went on to be a noted writer for radio and eventually a prominent figure in the Daughters of the Confederacy.) Tipped in on a blank prelim page is a TELEGRAM to EDWARD MORSE at the BELASCO THEATRE. The Telegram is dated NOVEMBER 9, 1931, the date of the OPENING NIGHT PERFORMANCE. The telegram reads: "DEAR EDDIE YOUVE BEEN A SWEETHEART IN A NICE WAY OF COURSE LOVE AND KISSES SAM." Presumably this was a telegram sent by S.N. Behrman (Samuel Behrman) to Edward Morse, the Stage Manager for the theatrical production (as well as one of the actors), who was also, according to the inscription by Behrman on the title page, a co-author of the play. Someone hand wrote McCLINTIC at the bottom of the telegram, perhaps meaning that the telegram should be shown to Guthrie McClintic, the play's Director. The play was the basis for the 1933 film of the same name, starring Carole Lombard. Hardcover Book, no dustjacket, 5x7.5", 235 pages. Published by Farrar & Rinehart, New York, 1931. First Edition, with the date 1931 and the Publisher's Colophon on the copyright page with no additional printings noted. GOOD condition, the front and rear covers have staining / discoloration near the spine and a bit on the spine, some scrapes here and there, lightly bumped corners, and some wear to the spine ends, but are sturdy and still doing there job well; internally very nice, pages lightly toned with age offsetting to the first few pages, including the title page, from something that had been laid in but is no longer present (newspaper article?), otherwise the pages are tight, bright and clean; and all the signatures and inscriptions are bright and clear. The tipped in telegram is has a chip at its top edge and is worn and creased from handling, but remains solid and clear. Wonderful with the ELEVEN SIGNATURES and TELEGRAM, and BEHRMAN'S Generous Inscription giving authorship credit to Eddie Morse.

DANGEROUS CORNER: A PLAY IN THREE ACTS, by J. B. PRIESTLEY. Dangerous Corner is a stage play written by J. B. Priestley, first performed in 1932. Dangerous Corner is also a 1934 black-and-white film, based on the play. Published by Samuel French, New York, 1932. First Edition. Hardcover Book, No Dustjacket, 5x7.5", 131 pages. Condition: EX-LIBRARY with "Department of Speech & Drama / San Jose State College / San Jose 14, California" stamped on the front and rear pastedowns, and some remnants and scrapes of something removed from the front free-endpaper (card pocket?); ex-lib aside in GOOD condition, there is a previous owner's bookplate on the front pastedown, some light sunning to the cover's spine, overall still tight, bright, clean and unmarked. Ex-Lib, but still a solid, nice example of this early and rare J.B. Priestley work.

PAUL LEYSSAC - HANDWRITTEN LETTER, written on "HOTEL CALIFORNIAN / SAN FRANCISCO" stationery, with "GOLDEN GATE INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION SAN FRANCISCO 1939" printed at the bottom of the sheet. Letter is handwritten on one side only. It is addressed to: "Dear Mrs. SCOTT KNIGHT SMITH" and is dated April 20, 1939. Letter thanks Mrs. Smith for ordering some books from him, asks her to send a check to his hotel, and exclaims "What a wonderful audience you have at the Century Club!" (obviously a theatre where he must have

just performed). Letter is in VERY GOOD condition, a couple horizontal folds where it was probably folded to fit into an envelope (no envelope is present), and some light signs of handling. PAUL LEYSSAC was a well-known stage actor who appeared opposite Ethel Barrymore and Marie Tempest and whose recitals of Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf were widely popular. Danish born, French accented Paul Leyssac was also an accomplished translator of Danish fairy-tale author Hans Christian Andersen. SCOTT KNIGHT SMITH was a noted Doctor and Vineyard Owner in SARATOGA, CALIFORNIA. Mrs. Scott Knight Smith was his wife.

This is an ORIGINAL CARBON TYPESCRIPT of LA FEMME DE TA JEUNESSE by French JACQUES DEVAL, noted French Playwright, Screenwriter and Director (Paris 1890 - Paris 1972). The play is in FRENCH. Undated with No Publisher noted, however this carbon typescript is clearly an original carbon copy from circa 1947. Bound in paper wrappers, inner pages on thin carbon paper, 8" x 10.5", 141 pages, printed on one side only, 2-hole punched on the left margin. Bound with 2 brads. Front cover has the following rubber stamps: "Mme FROGER / Copies litteraires et theatrales / 69, r. d'Amsterdam..."; "Dr. Alexandre BANYAI / Affaires et Editions Theatrales / PARIS"; and "George Marton / Beverly Hills, California". The first page has the stamp of "Dr. Alexandre BANYAI / Affaires et Editions Theatrales..." Condition: The wrappers' spine is torn, frayed and chipped away; the covers are still hanging on to the inner pages, they are creased with small closed tears along all the edges; the front cover and the first page have pulled from the brads; internally the pages are toned with age, have some creasing from handling and use, but are still complete, bright, clean and unmarked.

THE FIRST NIGHT OF TWELFTH NIGHT, by LESLIE HOTSON. Deciphering the Coded Connections, Mysteries and Clues embedded in The Twelfth Night, by William Shakespeare. Leslie Hotson was a noted Harvard Professor, b.1897 d.1992, who was known for unravelling mysteries he found hidden in numerous Elizabethan literary works. PRESENTATION COPY to DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS (JR.) from SEAFORD COLLEGE. There is a printed presentation sheet on the front pastedown that reads: "Any Questions / November XII

MCMLIV / Seaford College / to / Douglas Fairbanks / with grateful thanks"; AND there is Douglas Fairbanks (Jr.) personal bookplate on the front free endpaper. Published by Rupert Hart Davis, London, 1954. First Edition, First Printing, with the date 1954 on the title page and no indication of later printing on the copyright page. Hardcover book in dustjacket, 5.5x8.5 inches, 256 pages. Condition: GOOD book, the covers corner tips are bumped and there are a few indents to the edges; internally the pages are lightly toned, there is some foxing here and there, and the upper corner of the pages is creased; otherwise tight, bright, clean and unmarked. In a FAIR dustjacket that is torn and frayed at the top of the spine and lesser so at the bottom of the spine, creased with tears along the edges, toned and soiled; nonetheless the dj is still doing its job. Interesting DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS Association and SEAFORD COLLEGE Presentation.

Original STANFORD PHD THESIS titled CONCEPTUAL TRENDS in VOICE and DICTION TRAINING in AMERICAN COLLEGES and UNIVERSITIES. By Ward Thorvel Rasmus.

"A Dissertation Submitted to the Department of Speech and Drama and the Committee on Graduate Study of Stanford University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy." Dated April 1955.

Hardcovers, burgundy cloth covered boards, gilt titling on the spine, 8.5x11 inches, carbon copy typescript pages (the type can be felt on the backsides), 254 pages plus some introductory pages.

Original HAND SIGNATURES of three members of the Stanford University Committee on Graduate Study. They approved the thesis as fully adequate for the PhD degree.

VERY GOOD condition, the spine gilt titling has mostly faded but is still legible, the covers have shelf rubs but are otherwise solid and doing their job well; the last two pages have creasing at the upper corner area, otherwise the pages are tight, bright, clean, clear and unmarked. A solid, very nice copy.

From the last page: "This dissertation was typed by Miss Louise Kent Hale, 2329 Princeton Street, Palo Alto, California." Now there's a job that no longer exists!

A MAJORITY OF ONE - SOUVENIR PROGRAM of the Award Winning Theatrical Play about Prejudice against the Japanese. Published circa 1959. SIGNED by THIRTEEN of the PERFORMERS, most notably: SIR CEDRIC HARDWICKE, GERTRUDE BERG, BERTA GERSTEN, and SAHOMI TACHIBANA. Other signers are Maurice Ottinger, Joyce Flynn, Arsenio Trinidad, Kanna Ishii, John Malcolm, Claire Lu Thomas, Yasuko Adachi, Yvette Cardinoza and Yoji Matsuda. An Original Vintage Autographed Stage Play Souvenir Program, illustrated paper covers, side stapled, 9x12" [23 x 30 cm], 16 pages. GOOD condition:

the covers have some finger smudges, the rear covers' spine margin has a 2" scrape, the spine fold is splitting for 1.5" at the bottom; internally, the "Berta Gersten" page has been pasted over the page of a previous actress and there is some light glue shorelining to the top and bottom margin of the glued on page's backside, overall the inner pages are just lightly used, still bright and clean. SCARCE with the SIGNATURES of CEDRIC HARDWICKE, GERTRUDE BERG and ELEVEN OTHERS. About A MAJORITY OF ONE (from Wikipedia): ******The play is a drama concerning racial prejudice involving Mrs. Jacoby, a Jewish widow from Brooklyn, New York, and Koichi Asano, a millionaire widower from Tokyo. Mrs. Jacoby is sailing to Japan with her daughter and foreign service officer son-in-law who is being posted to the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo. She still considers the country the enemy responsible for the death of her son during World War II, but her feelings change when she meets Mr. Asano on board the ship. When she advises her family of Mr. Asano's desire to court her, Mrs. Jacoby's daughter, whose loyalty is to her mother rather than her husband, objects to the possibility of an interracial marriage. The 1959-60 Broadway production was directed by Dore Schary and ran for 3 previews and 556 performances, with Gertrude Berg and Cedric Hardwicke. In 1961 Spigelgass adapted his play for a Warner Bros. film starring Rosalind Russell, Alec Guinness, Madlyn Rhue and Ray Danton and directed by Mervyn LeRoy.******

A 33 1/3 RPM VINYL LP ALBUM Recording of DE ANZA HIGH SCHOOL'S circa 1963 PERFORMANCE of "ANNIE GET YOUR GUN", RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA. The blank album cover has a printed paper wrapper glued onto it, the lp is recorded on yellow vinyl, 33 1/3 RPM. LP has a label that reads: "DE ANZA HIGH SCHOOL / CREATIVE ARTS DEPARTMENT / presents / ANNIE GET YOUR GUN". The item and cover are undated, however I searched and found when several of the cast members went to De Anza High School and that was in the early 1960s, so circa 1963. The album looks to be in VERY GOOD condition, perhaps a couple superficial scratches. The printed wrappers overlaying the album cover has waviness at the margins where it was glued on, some corner creases, is lightly toned, and has signatures beside a few of the cast member names, but is still clear and fully legible. A really COOL sixties item from DE ANZA HIGH SCHOOL, Richmond, California.

THE TALE OF THE WOLF : A Play In Three Acts. By FERENC MOLNAR, translated from the Hungarian. Carbon Typescript bound in PAUL KOHNER, INC. covers, bound with 3 brass brads. The carbon typescript is on 8.5x11 inch onion skin paper. Each of the three acts are paginated separately: 26, 53 and 26 pages, plus a title page, cast of characters page, and a page describing the scenes. The title page states that this is copyright and property of HANS BARTSCH, 119 west 27th St., New York 19, N.Y. I do not know if he bought the rights from Molnar (perhaps the film rights?) or how he came to be the copyright owner. The carbon typescript is undated, perhaps circa 1950 given the Paul Kohner covers. Many of Ferenc Molnar's works became films. Perhaps Kohner and Bartsch were pushing this work to the studios as a potential film. GOOD MINUS condition. The covers have creases from handling and are worn and chipped along the edges where they overhang the inner pages. Internally, the inner pages are lightly toned with age, the title page has a number of creases, otherwise the pages are bright, clean, clear and unmarked.

LAUREN FADELEY HAND SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH. The photograph is a computer printed publicity release, celebrating both the first fifty years of the PENNSYLVANIA BALLET (1963 to 2013) and its PRINCIPAL DANCER LAUREN FADELEY. This promotional piece is 8.5x11.5 inches, including the white borders. It is printed on glossy Epson photo paper. HAND SIGNED and INSCRIBED on the image by LAUREN FADELEY: To John / Lauren / Fadeley. Lovely image of this beautiful dancer. VERY GOOD condition, one corner tip is creased, overall bright & lovely. About LAUREN FADELEY (excerpted from the MIAMI CITY BALLET website): ******Lauren Fadeley was born in Orlando, Fla., where she began her dance training at age four. She trained at the Orlando Ballet School and the School of Performing Arts in Florida, along with summer intensives at The Rock School for Dance Education and the School of American Ballet. In 2000 at age 15, after attending School of American Ballet for three consecutive summers, Fadeley moved to New York City to study there full time. Once completing a year at School of Ballet in New York City, Fadeley was invited by Peter Martins to join New York City Ballet (NYCB). From there, she went on to join the corps de ballet of the Pennsylvania Ballet in the fall of 2007. Fadeley was promoted to Soloist for the 2011 season and to Principal Dancer in 2012. During her nine seasons at Pennsylvania Ballet, she originated numerous featured roles. She joined Miami City Ballet as a soloist in 2016 and promoted to principal soloist in 2017.******

MOSES : A PLAY, by ISAAC ROSENBERG. Published by the Imperial War Museum, Department of Printed Books, London, 1990. Number 2 in the Arts and Literature Series. Hardcover Book, no dustjacket as issued, 8.5x12 inches, xxvi + 111 pages. FACSIMILE of the Original Manuscript containing both hand written pages as well as typed pages with hand written notes, changes, additions, etc.; as well as a FACSIMILE of the first edition published in London, 1916. There is a 26 page Introduction to the facsimiles of the manuscript and first edition. VERY GOOD condition. The covers have some shelf rubbing and a few scratches; internally there is one page whose upper corner edges overhang the rest of the text block, clearly a printer's error (i.e. the leaf was trimmed incorrectly), otherwise the pages are tight, bright, clean, clear and unmarked. About ISAAC ROSENBERG (from Wikipedia): ******Isaac Rosenberg, b. 1890 d. 1918, was an English poet and artist. His Poems from the Trenches are recognized as some of the most outstanding poetry written during the First World War. He was killed in action in WWI. Rosenberg described his attitude towards war: "I never joined the army for patriotic reasons. Nothing can justify war. I suppose we must all fight to get the trouble over." On 21 March 1918 the German Army started its Spring Offensive on the Western Front. A week later, Rosenberg sent his last letter with a poem "Through These Pale Cold Days" to England before going to the front lines with reinforcements. Having just finished night patrol, he was killed on the night of 1 April 1918 with another ten KORL soldiers; there is a dispute as to whether his death occurred at the hands of a sniper or in close combat. In either case, he died in a town called Fampoux, north-east of Arras. He was first buried in a mass grave, but in 1926, the unidentified remains of six KORL soldiers were individually reinterred at Bailleul Road East Cemetery, Plot V, Saint-Laurent-Blangy, Pas de Calais, France.

Rosenberg's gravestone is marked with his name and the words "Artist and Poet".******

One Page Typed Letter from JEROME CHODOROV to KITTY (likely Kitty Carlisle who starred in one of Chodorov's hit plays). The letter is on Jerome Chodorov's personal stationery and is 7.25x10 inches. It is undated. The letter has some nice associations, including Wright & Forrest "the boys Wright & Forrest are lingering here expecting to do an album of Grand Hotel", and Carolyn Blakemore "I got a charming rejection from Carolyn Blakemore..." Wright & Forrest are ROBERT WRIGHT & GEORGE FORREST, a famous composer-lyricist team who created the scores for many Broadway musicals. Carolyn Blakemore was a Senior Editor at Lippincott and Doubleday. Condition: The letter has 2 horizontal folds where it was probably folded to fit in an envelope, and has some corner wear, but is overall bright and clear. About Jerome Chodorov (from an online obituary): ******Playwright Jerome Chodorov, author of My Sister Eileen which he later adapted as the musical Wonderful Town, died on September 12, 2004. He was 93. My Sister Eileen, which Chodorov co-wrote with Joseph A. Fields, was one of his biggest successes, opening on Broadway in 1940 and running for 865 performances. The story of two sisters from Ohio who come to conquer New York during the Depression starred Shirley Booth as the sardonic, would be writer Ruth Sherwood. Rosalind Russell played the role in the 1953 musical version for which Chodorov and Fields supplied the book and Leonard Bernstein wrote the score. Chodorov had several other Broadway hits in the 1940s and early 50s, including Junior Miss, a comedy about a young girl who, after a series of misadventures, becomes a debutante. The 1941 show ran for 710 performances. His third Broadway success was Anniversary Waltz (1954), starring Kitty Carlisle and Macdonald Carey. The comedy had a 615 performance run. In the 1950s Chodorov was blacklisted after having been named in testimony before the House Committee on UnAmerican Activities as having attended meetings of the Communist Party.******

Theatrical Program for the 1982 Production of YOUR ARMS TOO SHORT TO BOX WITH GOD by VINNETTE CARROLL. This 1982 production starred PATTI LABELLE in her FIRST THEATRICAL ROLE. Earlier productions did not star Patti LaBelle. Program, soft covers, 9x11.5 inches, side stapled, 24 pages including covers. Filled with b&w photographs from the production. Published by Festival Ventures, (1982). GOOD condition, some light vertical creases, perhaps from being rolled up at one point, overall tight, bright, clean, and unmarked. A solid, nice copy. This 1982 program of the production with Patti LaBelle is hard to find. From the Estate of Albert Birdsong and Barbara Ruth Richardson Birdsong, of Benicia, California. Barbara Birdsong outlived her husband and died in 2018. She was originally from Shreveport, Louisiana. The Birdsongs had an interesting gathering of African American literature and ephemera.