Nov 5, 2025 10:00 EST
Stage & Screen featuring The Estate of Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
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Barbara Matera Costume Bible for the first Broadway run of Evita
BROADWAY-COSTUME
Costume bible for Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice and Jerry Herman's Evita, 1982. Black three-ring binder containing numerous clear plastic sleeves with original color and black and white photographs of the staging, focusing on the costume designs by Timothy O'Brien and Tazeena Firth; and Barbara Matera's accompanying paper forms describing the costumes and the sources for their materials, with hundreds of fabric samples stapled in place for reference. A number of supplementary photographs are laid in. Light wear and soiling; together with a cardboard folder with loose materials relating to the costuming of the chorus of Evita, etc.
A unique record of the production. Barbara Matera was one of the foremost costume designers and creators of costumes on Broadway, working on more than 100 shows between the 1970s to the early 2000s. It was her invariable practice to create a costume bible for every show, with copies of the original designs, specimens of the fabrics used, and notes on the sources of those fabrics. This enabled repairs and new copies of costumes to be consistently assembled over the run of a show. In 1996, her work was the subject of an exhibition at the New York Library for the Performing Arts. The extraordinary length of the run of Evita would have demanded an exceptional effort, as over the course of a thousand performances costumes would likely have had to be replaced several times. An interesting feature of this costume bible is the emphasis on the military costumes of the Argentinean officers; sources for the fabrics of these with a few specimens comprise the first section of the work.
Sold for $832
Estimated at $600 - $800
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BROADWAY-COSTUME
Costume bible for Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice and Jerry Herman's Evita, 1982. Black three-ring binder containing numerous clear plastic sleeves with original color and black and white photographs of the staging, focusing on the costume designs by Timothy O'Brien and Tazeena Firth; and Barbara Matera's accompanying paper forms describing the costumes and the sources for their materials, with hundreds of fabric samples stapled in place for reference. A number of supplementary photographs are laid in. Light wear and soiling; together with a cardboard folder with loose materials relating to the costuming of the chorus of Evita, etc.
A unique record of the production. Barbara Matera was one of the foremost costume designers and creators of costumes on Broadway, working on more than 100 shows between the 1970s to the early 2000s. It was her invariable practice to create a costume bible for every show, with copies of the original designs, specimens of the fabrics used, and notes on the sources of those fabrics. This enabled repairs and new copies of costumes to be consistently assembled over the run of a show. In 1996, her work was the subject of an exhibition at the New York Library for the Performing Arts. The extraordinary length of the run of Evita would have demanded an exceptional effort, as over the course of a thousand performances costumes would likely have had to be replaced several times. An interesting feature of this costume bible is the emphasis on the military costumes of the Argentinean officers; sources for the fabrics of these with a few specimens comprise the first section of the work.
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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