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Natacha Rambova Personal Keepsakes

Currency:USD Category:Memorabilia Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:400.00 - 600.00 USD
Natacha Rambova Personal Keepsakes
<B>Natacha Rambova Keepsakes: Six of her Play Programs, Plus Theodore Kosloff Signed Note and Items.</B></I> Natacha Rambova was an ardent theater-goer. She saved these programs from the 1920 and 1930s that have now survived her by over 50 years: souvenir program for legendary dancer Pavlowa, circa 1920, embossed cover, striking black and white photos and sketches; a 1922 Los Angeles Philharmonic Auditorium program for Pavlowa, 42 pages, with great vintage ads; <I>A Musical Galaxy</B></I> program, 1927, foreword by Leopold Stokowski, striking color sketches, 28 pages, includes "How the New Victor Records Are Made"; 1922 program for the "Orpheus Club" at the L.A. Philharmonic Auditorium; 1927 Los Angeles Grand Opera Association program, Shrine Auditorium, eight pages, dramatic photos; and <I>The Playgoer</B></I> program for a 1932 production of <I>Lysistrata,</B></I> staged at L.A.'s famous Carthay Fox Circle Theatre, the site of many gala Hollywood premieres (including <I>Gone With the Wind</B></I>). <I>The Playgoer</B></I> program has 23 pages and many great ads, including ones for the stage version of <I>Grand Hotel</B></I> then playing in L.A., and four full-page ads for Forest Lawn! Also included are several items related to Theodore Kosloff, Rambova's Svengali-like discoverer, who had shot her in the leg when she left him. These include a full Kosloff signature in pencil, as well as newspaper clippings and a concert program from the Al Malaikah Temple. This is a fascinating assortment of items, all in Very Fine condition.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Flat Material, Small (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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