Nov 5, 2025 10:00 EST
Stage & Screen featuring The Estate of Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
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Five Barbara Matera Costume Bibles loaded with fabric swatches
BROADWAY COSTUME
Five Barbara Matera Costume Bibles. Five 1 inch spiral notebooks, each labeled for various shows. Includes a notebook of copied sketches and fabric swatches after Rouben Ter-Arutunian for Rachel, La Cubana, 1974; a notebook with about 8 pages of copied designs after Theoni Aldredge, swatches, and notes for Ziegfield, 1988; a notebook with about 20 pages of swatches, notes, and two original pencil designs for Diva Dresses; a dissembled notebook dated 1967 compiling the cast list, other typed pages, and numerous mounted swatches for The Happy Time starring Robert Goulet, this album with water damage and detached from covers; and an unmarked album, possibly with copied designs after Robert Mackintosh. The entirety of the lot with wear from handling and use.
Sold for $288
Estimated at $400 - $600
Includes Buyer's Premium
BROADWAY COSTUME
Five Barbara Matera Costume Bibles. Five 1 inch spiral notebooks, each labeled for various shows. Includes a notebook of copied sketches and fabric swatches after Rouben Ter-Arutunian for Rachel, La Cubana, 1974; a notebook with about 8 pages of copied designs after Theoni Aldredge, swatches, and notes for Ziegfield, 1988; a notebook with about 20 pages of swatches, notes, and two original pencil designs for Diva Dresses; a dissembled notebook dated 1967 compiling the cast list, other typed pages, and numerous mounted swatches for The Happy Time starring Robert Goulet, this album with water damage and detached from covers; and an unmarked album, possibly with copied designs after Robert Mackintosh. The entirety of the lot with wear from handling and use.
Auction: Stage & Screen featuring The Estate of Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Nov 5, 2025
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Popular Stage & Screen Auction on November 5, 2025 Attracted Global Audience
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Memorabilia, Autographs, Artwork & Photographs Celebrating Theater, Hollywood, Music and Dance
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Archive of Samuel Beckett Material from the Estate of His American Director Alan Schneider Topped $75,000
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Sale Featured a Special Section Devoted to the Estate of Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
NEW YORK, NY -- Doyle's popular Stage & Screen auction on November 5, 2025 attracted fans and collectors around the world vying for an exciting range of offerings celebrating the performing arts of Theater, Hollywood, Music and Dance.
The Estate of Alan Schneider
Featured in the sale was fascinating collection of early Waiting for Godot material from the Estate of Alan Schneider that topped $75,000 amid trans-Atlantic competition. “The primary American director of Samuel Beckett plays” and a close friend of the playwright, Alan Schneider died in 1984, and his widow died at 101 this past summer. This remarkable archive offered an extraordinary glimpse into the creative partnership between Schneider and Beckett, spanning decades of groundbreaking theatrical work. Highlights included Schneider’s annotated working copy of Waiting for Godot used in the landmark American production, an inscribed typescript of Eh Joe, and first editions and presentation copies of Endgame and Happy Days, many personally inscribed to Schneider by Beckett. Other treasures included manuscripts, letters, awards, recordings and posters that document a pivotal collaboration in modern theater history. Read more
The Estate of Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
Doyle was honored to offer a sequel to the successful 2011 auction of property from the estate of the legendary actor. Featured in the sale were artwork, furniture, photographs and memorabilia. Read More.
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