Lot Details
Lot 227
OLIVIER, LAURENCE Eight signed photographs, three typed letters signed, and twenty-three early Playbills.
A fine large collection comprising: Eight signed photographs, mostly early picture postcards depicting Olivier in various roles including Hamlet and Othello, each signed in ink on the image, each about 5 1/4 x 3 1/2 inches, a few with a collector's neat backstamp; Three typed letters signed, including a 1945 letter on Old Vic stationery thanking the recipient for a letter praising Henry IV, toned, folds; and two letters, 1953-54, on the stationery of Laurence Olivier Productions/St. James Theatre, both regarding the difficulties of filming The Blood of the Martyrs; and twenty-three early Playbills, all from London productions unless noted, comprising: The Marvelous History of Saint Bernard, Kingsway Theatre, 1926; Henry VIII, Sybil Thorndike's Season at The Empire Theatre, 1926; The Taming of the Shrew, Royal Court Theatre, 1928; Journey's End (As Captain Stanhope), signed on the cover by R.C. Sherriff, Apollo Theatre, 1928; Bird In Hand, Royalty Theatre, 1933; The Green Bay Tree, Cort Theatre, New York, 1933; Queen Of Scots, New Theatre, 1934; Theatre Royal, Lyric Theatre, 1934; Romeo and Juliet, New Theatre (with Olivier As Romeo, John Gielgud As Mercutio, Peggy Ashcroft As Juliet, Edith Evans As The Nurse), 1935, illustrated with full page character photos, rare; Romeo and Juliet, New Theatre (with Gielgud As Romeo, Olivier As Mercutio, Peggy Ashcroft As Juliet, Edith Evans As The Nurse), 1935, illustrated with full page character photos, rare; Hamlet, Old Vic Theatre, 1936-1937 Season; No Time For Comedy, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York (with Katharine Cornell), 1939; Henry V Part I, Henry V Part II, Uncle Vanya, Oedipus and The Critic (in repertory), also starring Ralph Richardson & Margaret Leighton, Presented By The Old Vic Theatre Co. at The Century Theatre, New York, 1946; Antony And Cleopatra, St. James Theatre, (with Vivien Leigh), 1951; Antony And Cleopatra [and:] Caesar And Cleopatra, Ziegfield Theatre, New York, (with Vivien Leigh), 1952; The Sleeping Prince, Phoenix Theatre, (with Vivien Leigh), 1953; Macbeth, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford (with Ian Holm and Vivien Leigh), 1955; Titus Andronicus, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford (with Ian Holm and Vivien Leigh), 1955; The Entertainer, Royale Theatre, New York, 1958; Becket, Royale Theatre, New York (with Anthony Quinn), 1961; Othello, National Theatre London (with Maggie Smith and Frank Finlay), 1964; Dance Of Death, National Theatre London (with Geraldine McEwan and Robert Lang), 1967; Long Day's Journey Into Night, National Theatre (with Constance Cummings, Denis Quilley and Ronald Pickup), 1971.
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