Clarence Muse (26 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st. 6 pages. sticker mark on front. Mildred Bailey Photo on Cover (illustrator).

Sheet Music. Condition: Good. Freed and Powers, Ltd., Published 1932. Pamphlet, 1 score (5 pp.); 28 cm; for voice and piano with ukulele chord diagrams; ukulele arrangement by Allan Clark.In Good condition. Illustrated covers in blue, green, and black by Frederick S. Manning (1874-1960), the noted sheet music cover artist, with a large photographic portrait of Mildred Bailey in dark coat and hat set against an atmospheric Southern night landscape; 1-inch slits to fold at top and bottom; mild overall toning; otherwise unmarked. Rear cover prints "I'll Have The Last Waltz With Mother" by Harry Tobias and Charles Tobias with musical notation and decorative border.Popular song sheet music for "When It's Sleepy Time Down South," with words and music by Leon Rene, Otis Rene, and Clarence Muse. This edition features Mildred Bailey, "that princess of rhythm," with Paul Whiteman's Orchestra. The song was composed in 1931 and became most widely known as the signature theme of Louis Armstrong, who performed it as his opening number for decades. Clarence Muse (1889-1979) was a prominent African-American actor, singer, and songwriter who appeared in over 150 films.…

Soft cover. Condition: VG. 1st Edition. A VGF or better original release 8 x 10 still. Scarce! Size: 8" x 10". Photographic Image.

No Binding. Condition: VG. 474-224. A VG or better original release 8 x 10 still. Photographic Image.

No Binding. Condition: VG. A VG or better original release 8 x 10 still. Size: 8" x 10". Photographic Image.

No Binding. Condition: VGF. 1052-149. A VG or better original 8 x 10 still. Size: 8" x 10". Photographic Image.

No Binding. Condition: VG. None. This is an original vintage print trade ad that measures approximately 10 x 13 and is in VG or better condition. Ideal for framing, this ad comes protected in a plastic sleeve and backer and is shipped first class mail in a cardboard mailer. We combine shipping with multiple ads shipping at no additional charge. Size: 10 x 13. Paper.…

No Binding. Condition: VG+. 1257-17. A VG or better original release 8 x 10 still. Size: 8" x 10". Photographic Image.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. 4-11. A VG or better original 8 x 10 still. Size: 8" x 10". Photographic Image.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. A VG or better original release 11 x 14 lobby card from the film "Prison Train". Size: 11" X 14". Poster.

No Binding. Condition: VGF. A VGF or better lot of twelve original release 8 x 10 stills. 1940's re-release. Size: 8" x 10". Poster.

Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. Largely good condition paperback, some wear and tear to edges, previous owners name to front, dust marks. Content clear. A nice copy. …

Printed folder containing folded sheet music to be played by banjo, by piano, by drums, by 1st 2nd and 3rd saxophones (one sheet each), trombone, bass, 1st and 2nd trumpets, 1st violin. All sheets are vividly marked up in pencil and orange and green crayon, rather messy but doubtless clear to players. As is, with markings deemed enhancing and not strictly blemishes. FYI: Another later text by the Rene brothers ("Recuerdos", poetry), was written by the Cuban exile brothers while in prison, content indicating that they are Afro-Cubano: "La cultura africana con sus costumbres y musical onomatopeya se presenta en varios poemas de ambosa autores." - from the rpeface, p. 3.…

Condition: Good. Good condition.

146 [1] pp. Woodcuts by Blanding Sloan. Large 8vo, publisher's illustrated boards, tied with cord as issued. First edition; No. 136 of 1000 copies; in lieu of the authors' signatures, this copy is inscribed and signed by Dave Arlen for Hollywood columnist Jimmy Starr. Light sunning and rubbing to boards.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Limited Edition. Number 23 of 1000 copies with a lengthy inscription and signature by co-author David Arlen on limitation page. Stylishly illustrated with woodcuts by Blanding Sloan. Quarto in pictorial, paper-covered boards and bound together with a black ribbon. Condition: very slight wear to binding; some toning to several pages; else, this copy is in very good+ condition. 146 pages. Inscribed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good +. First edition. Quarto (10-1/2" x 8"). 146 (2)pp. Original punch-tied, pictorial orange boards. Illustrated title page. Illustrated with 7 striking full-page woodcuts on colored stock as well as 10 full-page b/w text woodcuts by Blanding Sloan. Edition limited to 1000 numbered copies (this is #6), inscribed and signed on the limitation leaf by David Arlen to his parents. One of the woodcuts on colored stock has been separated at inner margin but is still present. Edges of boards a bit shelf-worn A novel about black entertainers in the South. An outspoken proponent for the positive treatment of black performers, Muse (1889-1979) fought demeaning stereotypes for most his career. Ironically, he was a staunch supporter of the controversial black-oriented TV series The Amos 'n Andy Show (1951). He insisted that, despite the standard caricatures of the title players, the series allowed black actors to portray white-collar roles such as doctors, bankers, judges, and professors, generally not done in white-oriented series. Clarence Muse was one of the first African American actors to star in a major motion picture. He appeared in more than 150 movies and wrote the script to the musical film adaptation of Way Down South with Langston Hughes. Signed.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 1st ed. Woodcut illustrations (including 7 on colored paper) by Blanding Sloan, 146p. Original pictorial boards, punch-tied with black ribbon. 27 cm. Cover edges rubbed. Minor cover soil and wear. Tears along inner lower edge of first 20+ leaves which will probably contain to split and became completely detached -- some repairs with adhesive archival paper tape are visible but seems to have failed to stop the splitting of this rather brittle pages. One early illustration on orange papaer and a text leaf [39-40] are already detached. Copy No. 964 of an edition with a stated limitation of 1000 copies (although we have had copies with numbers greater than 1000). INSCRIBED by on limitation page by Muse ("Sept. 21, 1930 To Mr. Eddie Sutherland. Troupers, good old sincere troupers here. You'll know them. I do hope they relax you after a day a [sic] Concentration in your exacting progession. Artist I salute you. Clarence Muse"). Muse, an African American actor and entertainer, wrote this book with David Arlen about whom we know little. This book is a fictional account about an African American vaudeville troupe. [James] Blanding Sloan was a white American artist, filmmaker and puppeteer -- some of his work was strongly anti-war and anti-nuclear.As to Eddie Sutherland, he was an American film actor (1916-1924) and director (50 or more films between 1925 and 1956 including "One Night in the Tropics," the first Abbott & Costello film). Sutherland appears to have signed the first interior page. We don't know if Muse appeared, credited or uncredited, in any films directed by Sutherland. Blanding Sloan (illustrator). Signed.…

First Edition. Very good copy in the original punch-tied, cloth-backed pictorial boards. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and dust-toned as with age. Remains uncommonly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Scans on request. ; 145 pages; Description: 145, [1] p. , 1 l. Incl. Illus. , plates (2 col. ) col. Plates. 27 cm. Subjects: African Americans --Social life and customs. Limited to 1000 copies, SIGNED by THE AUTHOR and with a lengthy inscription to Earl C. Kenton. 1 Kg. …

First Edition. Very good copy in the original punch-tied, cloth-backed pictorial boards. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and dust-toned as with age. Remains uncommonly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Scans on request. ; 145 pages; Description: 145, [1] p. , 1 l. Incl. Illus. , plates (2 col. ) col. Plates. 27 cm. Subjects: African Americans --Social life and customs. Limited to 1000 copies, SIGNED by THE AUTHOR and with a lengthy inscription to Earl C. Kenton. 1 Kg. …

Four vintage studio still photographs from a circa 1945 re-release of the 1939 film. Two photographs with National Screen Service stamps on the verso. The only feature film written by Langston Hughes, in collaboration with African American actor Clarence Muse, who also appeared in the film in the role of Uncle Caton. While Hughes and Muse intended to create a story about antebellum Louisiana with a more accurate portrayal of African Americans' role during the period, studio interference inevitably compromised their initial vision. Set in Louisiana, shot on location in Calabasas and Santa Monica, California. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus.…

Vintage reference photograph from a circa 1940s re-release of the 1929 film, showing actors Stepin Fetchit and Bernice Pilot. With the reference No. 1-A79, and the insignia of photographer Max Munn Autry from the negative at the bottom corners of the image on the recto. The story of a poor African American farming family in the American South. One of the first major studio features to star an all-black cast. Set in the American South. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.…

Paper. Condition: Very Good. Original Signed Photograph. A nice collection of Clarence Muse signed items. INCLUDES A VINTAGE ORIGINAL CLOSE UP PORTRAIT OF HIM FROM 1936 THAT HAS BEEN INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY HIM. ALSO INCLUDED IS ANOTHER UNSIGNED VINTAGE CLOSE-UP PORTRAIT AND A SMALL INDEX CARD SIGNED AND DATED IN 1976 WHICH MUSE SIGNED AS DR. CLARENCE MUSE. ALSO INCLUDED IS A REPRINT SCENE STILL FEATURING MUSE AND STEPIN FETCHIT ROASTING A PIG THAT HAS BEEN INSCRIBED IN RED INK IN A SHAKY HAND BY MUSE. THE SIGNATURE AND INSCRIPTION ARE NOT THAT CLEAR. I think the still is from a movie called "Racket Man" but can't be certain. Muse was a hard working actor in both films and theatre and also held a law degree from Pennsylvania's Dickerson University, Clarence requested that he be addressed as Dr. Muse in later years. which is how he signed the index card. He also appeared as an opera singer, a minstrel performer and a vaudeville actor. He also composed songs and wrote plays and sketches, and was considered a pioneer in the 'black theatre' movement. Sold as a collection only. All the items are vg-fine. Ephemera.…

Five vintage studio still photographs from the 1939 film. One photograph with a mimeo snipe on the verso and one with a provenance stamp on the verso. The only feature film written by Langston Hughes, in collaboration with African American actor Clarence Muse, who also appeared in the film in the role of Uncle Caton. While Hughes and Muse intended to create a story about antebellum Louisiana with a more accurate portrayal of African Americans' role during the period, studio interference inevitably compromised their initial vision. Set in Louisiana, shot on location in Calabasas and Santa Monica, California. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus.…

Vintage lobby card from the 1939 film. Provenance stamp on the verso, along with the stamp of Independent Poster Exchange. The only feature film written by Langston Hughes, in collaboration with African American actor Clarence Muse, who also appeared in the film in the role of Uncle Caton. While Hughes and Muse intended to create a story about antebellum Louisiana with a more accurate portrayal of African Americans' role during the period, studio interference inevitably compromised their initial vision. Set in Louisiana, shot on location in Calabasas and Santa Monica, California. 14 x 11 inches. Lightly worn at the corners, else about Near Fine.…

First Edition. MUSE, Clarence and ARLEN, David. Way Down South. Hollywood: David Graham Fischer, (1932). Tall octavo (8 by 10-1/2 inches), original pictorial black and orange paper boards, original cloth tie. $2200.Signed limited first edition, number 631 of 1000 copies signed by Black actor Clarence Muse, an especially memorable association copy additionally inscribed by him on the limitation page, "Sincerely your, Clarence Muse," from the library of famed film director George Cukor with his bookplate, coauthored by Muse and David Arlen, featuring dramatic woodcut-engraved illustrations by artist Blanding Sloan, in original pictorial boards.Clarence Muse was an actor, composer and screenwriter who is commonly credited with being the first African-American leading man, in Hearts in Dixie in 1929. During his prolific career he acted in well over 100 movies. Way Down South, a loosely structured narrative centering on the black vaudeville circuit of the early 20th century and written by Muse with his publicist David Arlen, has the same name as the 1939 movie that Muse wrote the screenplay for with Langston Hughes, but it shares little else with the movie, which is set in antebellum Louisiana. With woodcut-illustrated color boards, 17 full-page woodcut-engraved and numerous in-text illustrations from original "wood cut blocks" by artist Blanding Sloan. Blockson 4313. This memorable association copy contains the distinctive bookplate of Oscar-winning film director George Cukor, famed for films such as Philadelphia Story (1940), A Star is Born (1954) and My Fair Lady (1964). Cukor, a well-known bibliophile and art collector, commissioned artist Paul Landacre to create this image for his bookplate, which shows the director's beautiful Beverly Hills home.Interior fine, mild wear and toning to boards. Signed.…