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AL HIRSCHFELD.
Sing AlongWith Rudolph Serkin.
Pen and ink on illustration board, showing Serkin surrounded by Mendelssohn, Brahms,
Bach, Schumann, Haydn, Schubert, Beethoven, and Mozart. 686x533 mm; 27x21 inches.
Signed in ink, lower right.
[4,000/6,000]
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AL HIRSCHFELD.
Ziegfeld Follies.
Pen and ink on illustration board. 305x572 mm; 12x22
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inches, image. Signed in ink,
lower right. Matted and framed.A proposed poster for the Ziegfeld Follies of 1956, starring
Tallulah Bankhead, a show which never opened.
[2,500/3,500]
“
Tallulah wanted to star in a revue and quickly signed on for The Ziegfeld Follies (bearing no
resemblance to the original production). She appeared in a variety of skits and recited Dorothy
Parker’s poem,TheWaltz.Although she looked fabulous, her health was beginning to show the
effects from years of smoking and drinking. Her dressing room was located close to the stage, so
that she did not have to climb stairs, and an understudy was assigned as well. It was an expen-
sive production with extravagant sets, but the reviews were terrible and it failed to reach
Broadway”–tallulahbankhead.weebly.com/ziegfeld-follies.html.
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