155 206
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CARUSO, ENRICO. Ink drawing, bust self-portrait caricature, dated and Signed,
showing him in profile. 3
1
/
4
x2
1
/
2
inches; mounted to mat and framed.
NewYork, 1906
[600/900]
233
231
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BERLIN, IRVING. Printed program for his musical play, “This is the Army,”
Signed on the front cover. 64 pages, 8vo, printed wrappers, faint staining at upper and
lower left, tear across upper right corner repaired with tissue verso; faint dampstaining on
several pages, minor cockling.
Np, [circa 1942]
[150/250]
Performed on December 21, 1942, at the Masonic Auditorium in Detroit, MI, to benefit Army
Emergency Relief.
“‘PUTTIN ONTHE RITZ’ IS PARTLY OLD AND PARTLY NEW”
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BERLIN, IRVING. Group of 5 Typed Letters Signed, “Irving,” to various recipi-
ents, acknowledging payments, news about the film
Blue Skies
and his musical theater show
Miss Liberty
, &c. Each 1 page, 4to, personal stationery; generally good condition.
[NewYork], 1940-50
[400/600]
31 January 1940, to George Cohen of Loeb & Loeb: “I have today received a check for
$25,000 from RKO in full payment of our minimum guarantee for ‘Carefree’.”
12 July 1946, to “Dear George”: “. . . As I told you, ‘Puttin’ on the Ritz’ is partly old and
partly new, but I think this should be given to Paramount as a production number on the same
exclusive basis as the others.
“
. . . If I was premature in my anxiety about the broadcasting of the ‘Blue Skies’ songs, it was
due to my great surprise at that clause being in Crosby’s contract. . . .”
13 June 1949, to George Cohen: “. . .We open tonight in Philadelphia with ‘Miss Liberty.’
After two dress rehearsals yesterday, I feel pretty confident that this show will be a big hit. . . .”