Various cities: Various. An archive of books and personal material belonging to Arline de Haas, noted author of the photoplay edition for the first talking film, “The Jazz Singer” (1927). Included is her leather-bound presentation copy of her novelization of the film, a work that caused a fundamental and multi-level shift in the world’s conception of cinema and dramatic storytelling.....

Culver City, CA: RKO Radio Pictures, 1934. Photographic proof trial poster for the 1934 film short. Clark and McCullough were a vaudeville comedy duo comprised of comedians Bobby Clark and Paul McCullough; the pair began in vaudeville, and eventually made a series of short films together during the 1920s and 1930s. The still features a photographic proof trial poster for.....

Beverly Hills, CA: United Artists, 1952. Vintage US program for the 1952 film. Autobiographically reflective of Chaplin's fears of being left behind in the fading vaudeville and silent film era, "Limelight" depicts the final years of a washed up stage clown who briefly maintains an impossible relationship with a young dancer, representative of a new generation of performers. The first.....

N.p. N.p., Circa 1928. Draft script for the 1928 silent film. An early version of the script written by Gerrit J. Lloyd and Sam Taylor. Copy belonging to screenwriter Sam Taylor, with his name in holograph pencil annotation on the front wrapper and two annotations to the script: one to the verso of page 68 and one to page 133.....

N.p. N.p., Circa 1950s. Synopsis script for an unproduced film. Ribbon copy typescript. The supposed memoir of a showgirl, who begins who career simply as a beautiful woman who think she is untalented in all other areas, and ends up embarrassing herself rather often at the start of her career. She eventually develops a camaraderie with her fellow performers and.....

Kansas City, MO: A.M. Wilson / The Sphinx, 1913. First Edition. A small pamphlet detailing tricks of the trade for magicians and performers, written during the height of the vaudeville era. Very Good in stapled wrappers. Stamp from the Magic House of Charles on the title page. Bruise on the front wrapper, with some light toning to the edges. Page.....

Universal City, CA: Universal Pictures, 1956. Revised Final Screenplay for the 1957 film. Included is a folded invitational program, and a promotional still of child actor Rickie Sorensen, who played Creighton Chaney (age 8) in the film. Copy belonging (presumed) to Rickie Sorensen, with his name in holograph pencil on a revised page. A loose biography of actor Lon Chaney.....

Culver City, CA: Columbia Pictures, ca. 1976. Draft script for the 1976 film. Copy belonging to producer Tony Bill, with his signature in black holograph ink at the top right corner: "Tony Bill exec. producer." Also included is a typed letter of provenance signed by Bill. A star-studded film in which a third-rate vaudeville duo decides to attempt a large.....

N.p. N.p., Circa 1940s. Vintage photograph of vaudevillian, voice actor, and cartoonist Pinto Colvig holding a small Goofy statuette, circa 1940s.Colvig was best known as the voice of Disney characters Pluto and Goofy, as well as the originator of the Bozo the Clown character for Capitol Records. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine, with light creasing to the corners.

N.p. N.p., Circa 1962. Three vintage oversize photographs from a circa 1962 performance from the pioneering improv group The Premise, one featuring founder and performer Theodore J. Flicker, one featuring original players James Frawley and Joan Darling, and one showing theatre entrance. Each with the stamp of "Horizon" magazine on the verso, along with holograph annotations crediting photographer Morton Shapiro.....