Evelyn Laye (21 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 2nd imp. (1959). 180pp. SIGNED by the author on title page and inscribed "To the memory of Franz Lehar, from Evelyn Laye. The widow of 1923 in London at Dalys Theatre" in blue ink. Laye first appeared in the title role of Lehar's 'The Merry Widow' in May…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. UK Delivery usually in 1-3 working days. 1958. Frm copy. Unclipped jacket is worn with repaired damage & some marks. Newspaper cutting of her Husbands death & a picture from Tatler pasted inside. Remains of sticker to ffep. The lightly tanned pages are in very…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Second printing of 1959. Inscribed on end paper in a big generous hand: "Bill with love Boo, 1976. Grey DJ spotted lightly soiled, spine dim. Cover pastel repeated as frontis. Small dab of coffee between pp 108-9. An actress who reached the top of her profession when life was gay, sparkling, extr…

5½'' x 3½''. Divided back. Madame Pompadour is an operetta in three acts, composed by Leo Fall with a libretto by Rudolph Schanzer and Ernst Welisch. Conducted by the composer, it opened at the Berliner Theater de in Berlin on 9 September 1922 and then at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna on 2 March 1923. Monochrome post card. M…

Paper. Condition: Good. First Edition. An Original Handwritten Signed Letter by Actor Evelyn Laye. Undated. Short letter thanking a Mrs Chance for a lovely lunch. Evelyn Laye 1900-1996 was an English actress who was active on the London light opera stage, and later in New York and Hollywood.Size is 150mm x 100mm. Condition is go…

In his entry on Laye in the Oxford DNB, Sheridan Morley describes her as a 'bright, particular star'. 1p, 12mo, on grey-blue paper with monogram of her initials printed at top left. The letter concerns the 1969-70 Palace Theatre production of 'Phil the Fluter', in which she played Mrs Fitzmaurice. Addressed to 'Dear Kenneth' and…

In his entry on Laye in the Oxford DNB, Sheridan Morley describes her as a 'bright, particular star'. 1p, 16mo.Good firm signature. In good condition, lightly aged. Folded once for postage. On the otherwise-blank reverse is Laye's monogram, with her initials. Reads: 'My dear Kenneth. / Thank you for your very sweet letter[.] I a…

Condition: Very Good. Original stapled illustrated souvenir theatre programme 8'' x 5'' with full page front cover photograph of Evelyn Laye. Contains 24 printed pages of blue tinted text with monochrome photographs of the starts from the play and illustrated advertisements. In Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. THEATRE…

See her entry in the Oxford DNB. After a stint as one of George Edwardes' Gaiety Girls, she made her name in a number of revues, her performance in the lead role of the 1929 Broadway production of 'Bitter Sweet' prompting Coward to praise her "grace and charm and assurance", which he said provoked "one of the most prolonged outb…

unbound. 1 page, 10.5 x 7.25 inches, Park Avenue, New York City, March 16, 1936. Written to Nelson Bell, entertainment editor at the Washington Post, in full: "Here is the photograph I promised you of Frank and me [enclosed]. It is not nearly nice enough for you, but it is the only one I have at the moment." Accompanied by an ou…

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. ("Evelyn Laye") 2 pages (recto and verso), October 13, 1978, 32 Mt. Shadows East, Scottsdale, Arizona to director George Cukor. 7" x 5 1/2". In part: "Thank you so much for making inquiries for me regarding "Pygmalion." It is sad for me, but Coral is right on the spot - & a most excellent choice…