Evelyn Laye (21 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st printing (1958). 180pp. VG/VG copy, jacket has a couple of nicks and spine slightly faded, now preserved in archival jacket protector.

Letter from Evelyn Laye to a Miss Sutherland thanking her for her letter and confirming that she will be selling ices at the Garden Party. Letter laid down on paper with original envelope, posted in London with George V stamp. Rear of card contains numerous press reviews about Evelun Laye all pasted down.

hardback, orig.d.w., 180pp., very good condition, signed.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. PORTRAIT. Fine photogravure-type portrait of this eminent personage. This is a printing of a photograph showing The Twins of ''Betty in Mayfair'', Miss Evelyn Laye & Miss Mary Leigh.

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 1923 where she consolidated her position as a top star. The composer Franz Lehár died in 1948. VG book, binding square and tight, internally excellent, in G+ lightly edge worn jacket with a couple of internally repaired closed tears, spine a little faded, now preserved in archival jacket protector. Signed by Author(s).

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 good condition being annotation/crease free. Good sound copy. We endeavour to send orders as quickly as possible & in most cases are sent by first available post 6 days a week.

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, extravagant and lived to the hilt. ; Signed by Author.

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. Member of the P.B.F.A. STAGE & THEATRE.

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 good. Light folding crease. More images can be taken upon request. Ref17157. Signed by Author(s).

Condition: Very Good. Sheet music with period colour art work to the covers featuring Ramon Novarro and Evelyn Laye. Corners turned-up and in Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. SHEET MUSIC.

Condition: Very Good. Vintage piano sheet music in plain white paper covers 11'' x 9'' with black title lettering to the front cover. Contains 5 printed pages of score and lyrics for voice and piano. Without any tears and in Very Good clean condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. SHEET MUSIC.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Type: Book 1st printing. Signed and dated by the Author to the title page. DJ is complete but shows light wear with small losses to extremities. Internally fine.

Condition: Very Good. Original stapled colour illustrated souvenir theatre programme. 8½'' x 5½''. 8 printed pages. In Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. THEATRE PROGRAMMES.

Condition: Good. Vintage piano sheet music in purple and white paper covers with Evelyn Laye to the front cover. 12'' x 9½''. Contains 4 printed pages of score for the piano and voice with words. Small tears to the edges and in Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. SHEET MUSIC.

Condition: Good. 18mo. Cardstock. Very good. 2 pp.Colored plate of Evelyn Laye on recto, blank postcard on verso."This is No. 21 of a series of cards appearing in the larger packings of DE RESZKE Cigarettes and other Godfrey Phillips Associated brands.".

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 with good firm signature 'Evelyn Laye'. In good condition, lightly aged. Folded once for postage. She thanks him for the letter and 'the lovely Shamrock', which she has planted 'in a little pot, as it was so very thoughtful of you to sentd it to me for Good Luck'. The typed text ends 'The show is going very well, and I am so glad that you enjoyed it.' Beneath this, in autograph: 'Come & see me but send up word from the Stage-door / Bless you / Evelyn Laye'.

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 am so delighted you liked the broadcast[.] It brought back many happy memories to me & when I sat & listened to it all alone I must say I longed for the past. / Bless you. / Evelyn Laye.' From the papers of Kenneth Sephton.

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 PROGRAMMES.

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 outbursts of cheering I have ever heard in the theatre". She was less successful in Hollywood, starring in the Romberg/Hammerstein musical 'One Heavenly Night' (1931), a failure for Samuel Goldwyn. Signed in ink 'Evelyn Laye', on an 11.5 x 20 cm piece of laid paper, over the legs of a pencil sketch full-length portrait of her, competently-executed with in fifties style with slightly oversized head, by Kenneth Sephton. It was Sephton's habit to present his drawings to the subjects for signature (see the signed sketch of Deborah Kerr, offered separately), thus gaining some manner of endorsement. On aged, worn and lightly-creased paper, with central horizontal fold, with 3 cm closed tear from the left (not reaching the drawing or signature). From the Kenneth Sephton archive. See Image.

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 outstanding heavy-stock 10 x 8-inch original silver gelatin photograph by George Hurrell (1904 - 1992) with his stamp on the bacl, in which he used his trademark "soft lighting affect," achieving extraordinary results. Both items have a paperclip impression near the upper left corner; otherwise very good condition. English actress of the stage and cinema who often worked with her husband-actor Frank Lawton.

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 - " Very good. Laye (1900-1996) had a long career in English musical revues and operettas. Her few film appearances received mostly unfavorable reviews. Inscribed by Author(s).