Theater and Stage Autographs

Beautiful set of 2 autograph books with 180+ signatures by actors and actresses, most of them French, such as Daniele Delorme, Leonard Foujita, Naida Gray, Robert Favart, Marie Dubas, Sidonie Baba, Marie Laurence, Paul Fort, Jacques Varennes, Betty Hoop, Marcel Vallee, Francis Blanche, Paul Demunge, Maurice & Jacque Rigoli, Cecile Eddy, Max Dearly, Maxime Weil, Maurice Chevalier,  Renee Alban, Arlette Peters, Alice Jourdan, and many others, including 50 unidentified signatures. Each book is 5.2 x 7 inches, in excellent condition. For a full list of signatures, please see the last scans provided.

Austrian stage and silent film actress (1874-1980), mostly active between 1930 and 1955; and grand-mother of actress Romy Schneider.  Large matted photo, signed, inscribed and dated by her in Vienna, 1926.  Also signed in pencil by photographer Kleff, Breslau.  Size is 9.75 x 14.1 inches (actual photo is 6.8 x 8.9 inches), in excellent condition. Find more movie autographs under Film Actor Autographs and Film Director Autographs

English actor (1858-1918). Beautiful colorized photo postcard signed by him, shown as Francois Villon. Size is 3.4 x 5.3 inches, minor silvering on edges, some rust on verso, otherwise in very good condition.

American stage actress (1867-1948), mostly known for her performances in Shakespearean roles, Broadway shows, and appeared in four silent films. Beautiful black-and-white photograph signed and inscribed by her, dated in 1908; blind-stamped on front by photographer Bangs, New York.  Size is 4.3 x 6.5 inches, silvering on borders, crease over the upper-left corner, in overall very good condition.

American theater actress (1859-1940). Beautiful black and white photo postcard signed as "Mary Anderson de Navarro" by her, shown as herself. Size is 3.3 x 5.3 inches, in excellent condition.

English actress (b.1935), singer and author, with a career spanning nearly eight decades, and recipient of several accolades; active since 1945. Wonderful poster for the famous musical "Victor and Victoria", which premiered on Broadway, New York, in 1995 and was based on the famous 1983 movie (and the 1933 German musical comedy). Read more about this musical HERE. Signed by Julie Andrews over her chest, plus many signatures from the cast. We counted 35 signatures. Size is 14 x 22 inches, poster has some damage on verso and minor wear on front, with some water stain over the lower right corner. In overall very good condition, will look great if framed.  

Russian actress (1898-1975). Beautiful black and white photograph signed by her with a short sentiment, dated in 1944, shown in role. Size is 3.5 x 4.7 inches, in very good condition.

Russian actress (1898-1975). Beautiful black and white photograph signed by her, shown as herself, dated in 1944. Size is 3.4 x 5.2 inches, in excellent condition.

German stage and film actor (1861-1942), deported to Theresienstadt and then to Treblinka, killed in 1942.  Set of 5 photo postcards signed by the actor and handwritten by him, various dates.  Each photo's size is about  3.5 x 5.5 inches, conditions range from very good to excellent. SOLD ONLY AS A LOT, NOT SOLD SEPARATELY.

Australian actor (1871-1936), director, and writer, best known for having written, directed, and acted in the famous musical "Chu Chin Chow" (1916), both on stage and film. Fine sepia photo postcard signed by him, shown in role. Size is 3.4 x 5.25 inches, in excellent condition.

British musical comedy actress and dancer (1888-1923), signed postcard photograph, shown as herself, dated in 1905. Photo by Rotary photo studio. Size is 3.5 x 5.25 inches, in excellent condition.

British musical comedy actress and dancer (1888-1923), signed postcard photograph, shown as Peggy Quainton in the play "Gay Gordons. Photo by Rotary photo studio. Size is 3.5 x 5.25 inches, in excellent condition. 

French actress (1802-1871). Autograph letter in French signed by her, no date addressed to a certain Monsieur Sauvage, concerning an upcoming meeting. Size is 5 x 8 inches, 1 written page, overall rust tone, folds, in overall very good condition.

English actress. Beautiful photo postcard signed by her. Size is 3.5 x 5.4 inches, creases over the upper corners, otherwise in very good condition.

English actress (1869-1935).  Beautiful colorized photo postcard signed by her, shown in the play "Almida". Size is 3.4 x 5.4 inches, minor silvering, otherwise in very good condition.

American stage actor (1838-1891). Autograph note signed by him, no date, about sending a check to buy tickets.  Size is 6.8 x 8.75 inches, folds, mounting traces on the front, otherwise in very good condition.

American contralto (1860-1905), who was also a very famous actress in her time as well. Extra-large beautiful photograph signed by her with a short sentiment, shown in role, dated in 1891; an original photograph by Max Platz, Chicago. Size is 14 x 17 inches, minor stains over the lower corners and over the top, otherwise in excellent condition.

German-Austrian actor (1827-1917), signed photograph, shown in role, dated in 1909. Bold handwriting and signature. Photo by L. Gutmann, Vienna. This is a 4.75 x 6.75 inch photo mounted on soft cardboard, total item size is 6 x 8.5 inches, in excellent condition. 

American theater producer, impresario, director and playwright (1853-1931), the first to adapt the short story of Madama Butterfly for the stage, among many other achievements in his career. Signed photo, shown reading, inscribed and dated in 1928, minor silvering and mounting marks on verso, otherwise in very good condition. ALSO INCLUDED is a luxurious program for a performance of his play "The Merchant of Venice", presented by him in New York, 1922. Size is 9.5 x 12 inches and 0.75 inches thick, 174 pages with many photo illustrations, in very good condition. See scan of title page.

American popular vaudeville entertainer (1849-1917), signed cabinet-style photo by Obermuller v. Kern, New York. Size is 4.25 x 6.5 inches, jagged borders, smudge on ink, in very good condition.

British actress of stage and film (1864-1946). Beautiful colorized photo postcard signed by her, shown in role. Size is 3.4 x 5.5 inches, scattered silvering over the photograph, in excellent condition.

Star French stage actress (1844-1923) who starred in some of the most popular French plays of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Autograph note on a folded card signed by her and dated 1910. Size is 5.75 x 3.5 inches, in excellent condition.

Star French stage actress (1844-1923) who starred in some of the most popular French plays of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Original black-and-white photograph of the actress signed by her and inscribed with a short sentiment in French to the Dutch actor Lou Tellegen (who appears next to her in the photograph as Justinian in the play "Theodora"), dated circa 1911 (date is partially erased); double blind-stamped on the front by The Dover Studios, London   Size is 10.5 x 13.5 inches, professionally restored (it originally had some cracks, stains, and a slight loss of photographic material over the upper-left border), and currently in very good condition. Bernhardt and Tellegen became lovers for four years, being Bernhardt 37 years her senior, during the second American tour of the celebrated actress.  The sentiment translates as "To my young friend Tellegen in remembrance of Theodora -his great friend Sarah Bernhardt"  

Fascinating set of vintage items associated with the star French stage actress (1844-1923) who starred in some of the most popular French plays of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. These historically unique items include one 4.25 x 6.5 inch vintage cabinet photograph of her, shown in role, a photo by W & D. Downey photographers, Newcastle on Tyne, along with a payment receipt from the London & County Banking Company, dated in 1894, a 1881 unsigned playbill from the Carltheater in Vienna (7.25 x 9.25 inches on solid cardboard), an 5.75 x 8.5 inch autograph letter signed from her son Maurice, dated in Paris in 1935 (written in French and sold untranslated) on the stationary of the Theatre Sarah Bernhardt (some holes in the paper but not affecting text and signature), and an unsigned 3.5 x 5.5 inch postcard half-tone photograph by Reutlinger, Paris, shown as herself. In mostly very good condition, not sold separately. 

Star French stage actress (1844-1923) who starred in some of the most popular French plays of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Signed postcard photograph of the actress shown as Zoraya in Sardou's play La Sorciere  dated in 1905, a photo by Paul Boyer, Paris. Size is 3.5 x 5.5 inches, slight silvering, otherwise in very good condition. Also included: unsigned program from Cincinnatti program for a (undated) performance of this piece as well as three other plays featuring the actress with her image on the cover page, full program with all pages and covers, size is 6.75 x 10 inches, small tear on back page, otherwise in very good condition. Not sold separately. 

Star French stage actress (1844-1923) who starred in some of the most popular French plays of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Beautiful sepia photograph of the actress shown in role mounted on a photographer mat where she signed and inscribed with a short sentiment in French dated 1906.  Total size is 8.1 x 10.8 inches, minor stains, in very good condition.

American stage, film, and television actress (1894-1959), signed postcard photograph, shown as herself. Stamped on verso by photographer Mannell, London. Size is 3.25 x 5.25 inches, in excellent condition.

French actor (1799-1863), whose real name was Pierre-Martinien Tousez.Set of 2 autograph letters in French signed by him; one of them dated 1861 where he offers some professional advice, and the other (not shown) about a personal dispute. Size is 5.2 x 8 inches, sold without translation, creases, in very good condition.

French stage actress.  Beautiful black and white photo postcard signed by her, shown during a curtain call.  Size is 3.6 x 5.5 inches, minor damage over the upper-right corner, in very good condition.

French actor (1837-1920), and creator of a large number of roles in plays by Labiche and operettas by Offenbach. Autograph letter in French (untranslated) signed by him, dated May 3, 1876, addressed to the dramatist William Busnach (1832-1907): “….Selon la promesse que vous m’avez faite, je viens vous demander l’autorisation de jouer ‘Mon mari est à Versaille’ dans tous les départements…”. Size is 4.2 x 5.4 inches, 2 written pages in one sheet (front and back), letterhead from "Théatre des Variétés", folds, creases, rust stains, in very good condition. ALSO INCLUDED is a caricature portrait drawn by Grandval depicting Baron.  Size is 7 x 9 inches, in excellent condition.

English actress (1876-1953) and singer, known for her performances in Shakespeare plays. Fine sepia photo postcard signed by her, here shown in role. Size is 3.4 x 5.3 inches, in excellent condition.

English actress (1876-1965) whose full name was Nelly Hutin Britton. Best known for her performances in Shakespearean roles early in the 20th century, and also also appeared in leading roles in two silent British films. Signed postcard photograph, shown as Kate Gregeen in the play "Pete". Photo by Rotary photo studio. Size is 3.5 x 5.25 inches, in excellent condition. 

Beautiful collection of 19 photographs signed by various Broadway performers and artists from the 1920s and 1940s including Berinoff and Eulalie, Bonnie, Helen Gilligan, Joyce, Lillian Messmer, Lora Mae, Ray, Renee and Ravelle, Sheila Barrett, Wesley Boynton, The Debonairs, Una Merkel, and others. Size is 8 x 10 inches most of them, in good condition or better. SOLD ONLY  AS A LOT, NOT SOLD SEPARATELY.

American stage actor. Great extra large cabinet photograph signed by him, shown in role. Photograph by Morrison, Chicago. Size is 10.6 x 13.8 inches, trimmed from a larger size (right and left), otherwise in excellent condition.

Revue musical premiered in 1975, written by Loften Mitchell based on a concept by Rosetta LeNoire and featuring the music of numerous African-American artists who were popular during the Harlem Renaissance (1920-1940). Program for a performance of the musical (no exact date or location disclosed) signed on the front cover by 4 members of the cast, including Myles Savage, Honi Coles, Lon Satton, plus one unidentified signer.  Size is 8.25 x 11.7 inches, full program with all pages and covers, in very goo condition.

Austrian child actress (1870-1928) and later a stage performer. Fine signed cabinet photograph and handwritten on verso by her, dated in 1908, shown young. An original cabinet by Eugen Schofer, Vienna. Size is 4.25 x 6.4 inches, in excellent condition.

English-Australian comic actor (1883-1929), whose full name was John Valentine Cannot. Signed postcard photograph, shown in role, dated in 1907. Photo by Rotary photo studio. Size is 3.25 x 5.25 inches, in excellent condition.

Spanish-born French actress (1922-1996) and one of the most distinguished stars of the French stage and cinema. Program for a performance of Victor Hugo's play "Marie Tudor" at Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires, on October 9, 1957, by Theatre National de France on tour in Argentina, signed by Maria Casares, Jean-Francois Remi (1924-2007), and Monique Chaumette (b.1927). Size is 6 x 8.75 inches, full program with all pages and covers, in excellent condition.

English actress. Nice black and white photo postcard signed by her, shown as Gloria Quayle in the play "The Christian". Size is 3.4 x 5.4 inches, in excellent condition.

French stage and film actress (1901-1968), active between 1920-1950.  Beautiful black and white photo postcard signed by her, shown young.  Size is 3.5 x 5.5 inches, in excellent condition.

British actor (b.1969). English actress (b.1934). Program for a performance of William Nicholson's play "The Retreat from Moscow" signed on the cover by both artists, dated in February 2004. Size is 5.25 x 8.3 inches, 50 pages plus covers, in excellent condition.

Russian theatre actor and baritone (1882-1944), signed photograph, shown as himself, inscribed in Havana, dated in 1939. Stamped on verso by photographer Benkow, Stockholm. Size is 4.5 x 5.75 inches, small bends, otherwise in very good condition.

Nice lot of 16 photographs in total (13 signed, 3 unsigned) of various circus performers mostly famous clowns and acrobats. Among the signers are artists Will & Bobby Morris, Hip Raymond, Les Cathiers, Sliners Johnson, Ulaine Malloy, captain Roland Trebor, and others. Size is 8 x 10 each approximately, in very good condition or better. SOLD ONLY AS A LOT, NOT SOLD SEPARATELY.

English theater actress (?-1954), signed postcard photograph, shown as herself in her dressing room. Size is 3.5 x 5.25 inches, in excellent condition.

British music hall singer (1852-1945), comedian, and film actor. Great black and white photo postcard signed by him, shown as himself. Size is 3.5 x 5.5 inches, creases in all four corners, in very good condition.

English actress (1870-1927). Beautiful black and white photo postcard signed by her, shown as Josephine in the play "A Royal Divorce" opposite Frank Lister. Size is 5.3 x 3.3 inches, in excellent condition.

English actress (1878-1955) of stage and films. Beautiful colorized photo postcard signed by her, shown young. Size is 3.5 x 5.4 inches, minor creases, some loss of ink on signature, in overall very good condition.

English stage and film actress (1878-1955), active between 1894 and 1949. Nice sepia photo postcard signed by her. Size is 3.4 x 5.4 inches, some rust spots, in overall very good condition.