Alfred Lunt (32 results)

Hardback. Condition: Fair.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardback. Condition: Fair.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st. stapled wraps; 20 clean, unmarked pages. B/W Illus; Alfred Lunt, Lynn Fontaine of Cover (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Book and DJ are solid VG/near fine.

Magazine. pp474-571, 8x9.75 inches, articles, plays, reviews, interviews, photos, scene designs, ads, lightly worn and toned theatre magazines in stapled printed wraps.

wraps. Very Good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed.

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Front cover has a photo of the famous couple; in GOOD COND.

Condition: New.

16 pp. Illustrated. Folio, original illustrated wrappers. Fine. The center portrait is signed by Lynn Fontanne and Alfred Lunt, Geary Theater, San Francisco, April 21, 1948.

hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. signed inscribed by Lynn and Alfred the Lunts, as pictured First edition, third impression Very good condition hard cover nice dust jacket, tiny edgetears gently read clean 134 pages. Inscribed by Illustrator(s).

Magazine. Eleven issue broken run of volume 20, 8x9.75 inches, articles, plays, reviews, interviews, photos, scene designs, ads, lightly worn and toned theatre magazines in stapled printed wraps. January through December but missing August 1936. The American Scene. Broadway at Its Best: 20th anniversary issue. Directors Take Command. Designers Set the Stage (back when Minnelli was a designer) Irish Theatre designs by James Reynolds. Spartan Into Nazi. The Soviet Theatre Speaks for Itself. The Actor Attacks His Part.…

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. Single card sheet, folded, with the printed message, "A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR [facsimile signatures] Lynn Fontanne Alfred Lunt", and, mounted on the verso, a real photograph, 125 x 112mm, by Cecil Beaton, of the couple on stage, holding hands under the lights. With the additional manuscript note (in the hand of Alfred Lunt?), "We are so happy over the sensational success of your 'Melbourne' - here in the United States". Lord David Cecil's biography Lord M., or The Later Life of Lord Melbourne was published by Bobbs-Merrill in the US in 1954, incorporating its earlier companion The Young Melbourne in one volume as, simply, Melbourne. Beaton's photograph of the actors Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne (they married in 1922) is dated by the National Portrait Gallery to 1952.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition, first printing. 8vo. Tan textured paper boards blocked in black and gold, and with a paste-on of Lunt and Fontaine on the upper board. Illustrated with scenes of the Broadway play. The paste-on is a little rubbed else this is a near fine copy in a fine w unclipped dustwrapper. Signed by both authors on the title page. Lunt and Fontanne were the dedicatees of this work, and they have both signed on the dedication page. The Great Sebastians was first produced at the Anta Theater with Lunt and Fontanne in the title roles. .…

One page, dated August 14, 1954, 10.25 x 7, on Ten Chimneys letterhead, folds, some edge wear else a nice, long letter. Lunt writes his friend "Joe" (Joseph Heidt, Theatre Guild press agent) in reply to a letter in June, with info about their vacation, asking if Joe is still with the Guild (Theatre Guild) or if the Guild is no longer. Lunt says he hopes to open around November. With original mailing envelope addressed by Lunt, with pencil address change, some wear and soil. LETTER NICELY PENNED, AND SIGNED "ALFRED" BY LEGENDARY ACTOR ALFRED LUNT.…

One page, dated November 15, 1947, 10.25 x 7, on plain paper, from Selwyn Theatre in Chicago, folds, some edge wear and toning else a nice, short note. Lunt writes recipient "Jo" (Joseph Heidt, Theatre Guild press agent) about a December issue of Esquire showing color pictures of toy theatres, business is "awfully good," and that the Ambassador is "still the best hotel in the county. . ." SIGNED "ALFRED.". …

One page, dated May 28, 1948, 10.25 x 7, on Ten Chimneys letterhead, folds, some edge wear and discoloration but still nice. Lunt thanks recipient "Joe" (Joseph Heidt, Theatre Guild press agent) for wishes and "very generous offer" but says he'll be going into the hospital for a checkup and "God knows when I'll be working again." SIGNED "ALFRED." Lunt and his wife Lynn Fontanne, were legendary theatre stars.…

One page, 9.75 x 6.5, on plain paper, from the Cass Theatre in Detroit, dated December 5, 1950, folds, minor wear else nice, with original mailing envelope (toned, lightly soiled). Lunt writes his friend "Joe" (Joseph Heidt, Theatre Guild press agent): "Thanks so much for sending on the photograph and the Ormsbee clippings. We are very grateful to you. Haven't we had a hell of a tour, what with Esther's concussion, Lynn's (wife Lynn Fontanne) broken arm and the Pittsburgh snows? Now we are looking forward to reaching Cincinnati and New Orleans in the height of the flood season." SIGNED "ALFRED" BY ALFRED LUNT.…

One page, dated Sept 26, 1947, 10.25 x 7, on Ten Chimneys letterhead, folds, minor wear and ink clotting else a nice but a bit sloppy note. Lunt writes his friend "Joe" (Joseph Heidt, Theatre Guild press agent) that he's been having a wonderful vacation, but is "busy as hell. . . So is Lynn," but someone named Chuck is in a hospital in Chicago for ulcers. Lunt closes: "See you in Detroit." SIGNED "ALFRED.".…

One page, dated October 27, 1945, 10.5 x 7.25, on Ten Chimneys letterhead, folds, some edge wear else a nice, short note. Lunt writes his friend "Joe" (Joseph Heidt, Theatre Guild press agent) about some pictures Joe requested. Lunt writes "Looking forward to seeing you when we reach New York." SIGNED "ALFRED.". …

One page, written on both sides, 7 x 4.75, on Midland Hotel letterhead, dated July 18, 1952, fold, minor wear, with original mailing envelope (worn, soiled, roughly opened). Neatly penned letter to "Joe" (Joseph Heidt, Theatre Guild press agent) Lunt writes about the succcess of his current play (". . . A riot, a sell out. . . "), asks for old photos from the play "I Know My Love." comments that the hotels and food are much better than during the war. SIGNED "ALFRED" BY ALFRED LUNT. …

Condition: Good. Photograph on postcard. 13.5 x 8.7 cmSigned by both in green ink. Fontanne, Lynn (1887-1983)British-born star of the American stage who, together with her American husband Alfred Lunt, formed the most celebrated acting couple in the history of the American theater. Born Lillie Louise Fontanne in Woodford, Essex County, England, on December 6, 1887; died on July 30, 1983; youngest of five daughters of Jules Pierre Antoine Fontanne (a French designer of printing type) and Frances Ellen (Thornley) Fontanne; attended local schools in various parts of London; studied acting under Ellen Terry (1903-05); married Alfred Lunt, Jr., on May 26, 1922; no children.,Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne are widely considered the greatest acting team in the history of American theatre. Not willing to simply coast on their extraordinary natural talent, the Lunts were consummate professionals. Their passion for excellence and commitment to the art of live theatre was legendary, even at the beginning of their careers. By the mid 1920s, Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne were the two most respected, most popular, most critically acclaimed, and highest-paid stage actors in the country. At the height of their individual careers, they made a remarkable decision. They each took enormous pay cuts (from $900 per week to $300 per week) to sign on with The Theatre Guild - a fledgling company dedicated to performing new and avant-garde work - by writers like Ibsen and Shaw. The Lunts believed strongly that creating great theatre with broad impact was far more important than money. But since they were taking such large cuts in salary, they were able to put two clauses into their contracts that would profoundly affect the rest of their lives and careers.…

Small archive of material relating to the 1945 radio play, including the original play script, a Theatre Guild contract signed by Arthur Miller, and an original program for the live performance. "The Guardsman" was adapted by Arthur Miller from Ferenc Molnár's 1912 play "A Testõr." The play aired on the radio on September 30, 1945, and was one of Miller's earliest efforts, produced four years before the debut of Miller's classic "Death of a Salesman." Included with the script are two contracts: one between the Guild and Miller, signed by Miller and dated September 5, 1945, and one between the Guild and royalty holder Hans Bartsch, signed by Bartsch and dated August 30, 1945. Additionally included with the script is an original program given to the studio audience for the radio performance, dated September 30, 1945. The 1924 Theatre Guild stage production of "The Guardsman" marked the first time legendary duo Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne would appear onstage together for the Guild. The Guild billed this radio performance, nearly two decades later, as something of an encore by the acting team. The Theatre Guild first experimented with radio theatre in "Theatre Guild Dramas," a short-lived CBS Radio series that ran from 1943 to 1944. In 1945 the department created "Theatre Guild on the Air," an anthology series that quickly rose in popularity, soon gaining sponsorship by the US Steel Corporation. The series was broadcast until June of 1953, when it was moved to television. Script: Title page present, dated September 30, 1945, with credits for Miller, Molnar, Lunt, and Fontanne. 73 leaves, with last page of text numbered 71. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Very Good plus, with title page detached from the binding, and a short closed tear on the bottom edge, partially bound with a single staple on the top left corner. Program: 6.75 x 9 inches. Four pages, folded twice. Near Fine. Contracts: 8.5 x 11 inches. Near Fine. Housed in a black three-ring binder. Signed.…

Bust portrait of the standoing before a Ringling Bors and Barnum & Bailey poster. Gelatin silver print. 1 vols. 35.3 x 27.7 cm. (Approximately 14 x 11 inches). Fine. Atelier stamp on verso, and docketed by Van Vechten in ink, giving the subject of the photograph, the date, and the number of negative and print ("R 12") Bust portrait of the standoing before a Ringling Bors and Barnum & Bailey poster. Gelatin silver print. 1 vols. 35.3 x 27.7 cm. (Approximately 14 x 11 inches).…