Description: This is a rare signed letter sent from producer LAURENCE SCHWAB on September 2nd, 1938 to actor MONTY WOOLLEY in response to a conversation with composer COLE PORTER regarding the upcoming Broadway musical "KNIGHTS OF SONG". Mr. Woolley was being considered for a role in the musical and had wired Cole Porter in an effort to get his hands on a script. Mr. Laurence let him know that the script was in the hands of NIGEL BRUCE and that he should request it from him ..... MONTY WOOLLEY would be cast in the role of "His Royal Highness, Albert Edward, Prince of Wales" in the short-lived Original Broadway production of the GLENDON ALLVINE Musical Excursion Into the Lives of Gilbert and Sullivan, "KNIGHTS OF SONG" which would open October 17th, 1938 at the Fifty-First Street Theatre in New York City. (The production opened October 17th, 1938 and closed October 29th, 1938 after only sixteen performances.) ..... The musical starred NIGEL BRUCE as "William Schwenk Gilbert" and JOHN MOORE as "Arthur Seymour Sullivan" and featured MONTY WOOLLEY, NATALIE HALL, VICTOR BEECROFT, REGINALD BACH, JOHN ADAIR, SHIRLEY GALE, ROSALIND IVAN, CARRIE GLENN, ROBERT CHISHOLM, WINSTON O'KEEFE, MARTHA ROBERTS, SHANNON DEAN, EVA PAUL, ROBERT COLLINS, MOLLY PEARSON, LEONARD ROCKY, HENRY MOWBRAY, ORLO REXFORD, DOROTHY JOHNSON, GLADSTONE WALDRIP, NORMAN GRAY, DAVID SHOWALTER, BURR CRANDALL, BRUCE EVANS, WILLIAM FORAN, MYRTIS JACKSON, EVERETT WEST, CHARLES ATKIN, EDWARD RYAN, Jr., RALPH BUNKER, SHIRLEY DALE, EARLE MacVEIGH, MARY DYER, ORLO REXFORD, GEORGE VAUGHAN, LAURENCE SIEGLE, MARTHA BURNETT, ANNAMARY DICKEY, MARY HOPPEL and VERA DEANE ..... CREDITS: Book by GLENDON ALLVINE based on a story by GLENDON ALLVINE and ADELE GUTMAN NATHAN; Lyrics by W. S. GILBERT; Music by ARTHUR SULLIVAN; Sets designed by RAYMOND SOVEY; Costumes designed by KATE LAWSON; Gilbert and Sullivan Musical Excerpts Staged by AVALON COLLARD; Directed by OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN; Produced by LAURENCE SCHWAB ..... DETAILS: This rare correspondence has Schwab's personal business letterhead at the top which shows revisions as he most likely had recently moved his offices in to the RKO Building. The letter which measures 7 1/4" X 10 1/2" inches, was signed by Laurence Schwab and will be accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity ..... CONDITION: With the exception of heavy creasing, this rare correspondence is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any musical theatre aficionado or historian. This item will be carefully packaged in a protective, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.
Price: 199.99 USD
Location: Cannon Beach, Oregon
End Time: 2023-12-15T08:00:00.000Z
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Industry: Theater
Original/Reproduction: Original
Product: Signed Correspondence
Genre: Broadway Musicals
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Date: 1930 - 1939
