Jun 20, 2024 10:00 EST
Stage & Screen
A concert program signed by Louis Armstrong
Estate / Collection: Property from the Rotondaro Collection
LOUIS ARMSTRONG
Louis Armstrong and His Concert Group. Satchmo the Great. [New York: Associated Booking Corp, circa 1958]. A large format souvenir concert program signed "Louis Armstrong" on the cover. 12 x 9 inches (30.5 x 23 cm). Some red pen notations to song titles within, otherwise fine.
A signed late 1950s large format concert program featuring a photograph of Satchmo on the cover in color and within in black and white with his trumpet. The program offers a song list but "Due to the lib quality of this music no formal program is possible." It does report that certain classics, like "Mack the Knife," "St. Louis Blues," "Ko-Ko-Mo," "Blueberry Hill," and "Basin Street Blues" are likely to be heard!
$300 - $500
Estate / Collection: Property from the Rotondaro Collection
LOUIS ARMSTRONG
Louis Armstrong and His Concert Group. Satchmo the Great. [New York: Associated Booking Corp, circa 1958]. A large format souvenir concert program signed "Louis Armstrong" on the cover. 12 x 9 inches (30.5 x 23 cm). Some red pen notations to song titles within, otherwise fine.
A signed late 1950s large format concert program featuring a photograph of Satchmo on the cover in color and within in black and white with his trumpet. The program offers a song list but "Due to the lib quality of this music no formal program is possible." It does report that certain classics, like "Mack the Knife," "St. Louis Blues," "Ko-Ko-Mo," "Blueberry Hill," and "Basin Street Blues" are likely to be heard!
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Auction: Stage & Screen, Jun 20, 2024
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Popular Stage & Screen Auction on Thursday, June 20, 2024 at 10am
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Memorabilia, Autographs, Artwork & Photographs of the Theater, Hollywood, Music and Dance
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Consignments Are Currently Being Accepted
NEW YORK, NY -- Doyle is pleased to announce the next Stage & Screen auction on Thursday, June 20, 2024 at 10am. Fans and collectors around the world will be delighted by the exciting offerings celebrating the performing arts of Film, Theater, Music and Dance.
Highlights include:
- Original Edith Head costume sketches for Grace Kelly, Audrey Hepburn,Judy Garland and Liza Minelli
- Original works and rare books by Al Hirschfeld
- Items from the collection of Over the Rainbow composer Harold Arlen
- A signed Louis Armstrong concert program and Harlem Renaissance books from the Rotondaro Collection
- A typed letter signed from Porgy and Bess composer George Gershwin
- Letters and photographs signed by Puccini, Verdi and Wagner
- Printed scores by Haydn and Beethoven
Recognizing the importance of the performing arts to the fabric of New York, Doyle is proud to donate 10% of our profit from this auction to the Entertainment Community Fund (formerly The Actors Fund), a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Visit EntertainmentCommunity.org
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Consignments are currently being accepted. We invite you to contact us for a complimentary auction evaluation. Our specialists are always available to discuss the sale of a single item or an entire collection.
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Memorabilia: Peter Costanzo, 212-427-4141, ext 248, Peter.Costanzo@Doyle.com
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