Russian Actor (16 results)

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original nutmeg tonic cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 8¾'' x 5¾''. Contains photographic frontispiece, 126 + i pp. Ink name and address to the front free end paper and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. BIO (Résumé, Memoir).

Mass market paperback in publisher's original colour illustrated card wrap covers (soft back). 8vo. 7'' x 4¼''. Contains 328 pp. Name 'Murdo Macdonald' to the introduction leaf, tanning to the page margins and in Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. RUSSIAN [Literature].

Mass market paperback in publisher's original colour illustrated card wrap covers (soft back). 8vo. 7'' x 4¼''. Contains 92 pp. Tanning to the page margins and in Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. RUSSIAN [Literature].

First English edition hard back binding in publisher's original black and tan covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 126 printed pages of text with monochrome photographic frontispiece. Small chip to the upper spine end and edge of the upper panel. Very Good condition book in Good condition dust wrapper with 15 mm piece missing to the top of the upper panel, rubs to the spine ends and corners, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. BIO (Résumé, Memoir).

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original quarter black cloth, brick red paper covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Full printer's code 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. Contains (xiii), 357 pp. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Member of the P.B.F.A. RUSSIAN & SOVIET HISTORY.

First UK edition hard back binding in publisher's original teal cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains (x), 296 pp. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Member of the P.B.F.A. RUSSIAN [Literature].

In good condition, lightly aged, with one vertical crease. Stamped and postmarked, and addressed to 'Cyril Maude Esqre. | Redlap | Dartmouth. | Devon'. For more about Hambourg, see his entry in the Oxford DNB. He writes: 'My dear Cyril | I'm afraid the Chappell Piano is necessary for me, as however good a theatre piano, it would not be good enough for a performance at your "Grand Benefit." | Yours with best wishes | Mark Hambourg'. Maude's 'Birthday Benefit Matinée' took place for charity at the Haymarket Theatre, 24 April 1942. Hambourg performed three pieces: one by Chopin, one by Tchaikowsky, and one of his own compositions. A great success, the matinee also saw Maude's last performance, as Sir Peter Teazle opposite Vivien Leigh.

First UK edition hard back binding in publisher's original navy cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8'' x 5¼''. Contains [xvi] 271 printed pages of text. Near Fine condition book in Good condition dust wrapper with brown spotting down the spine, rubs to the corners, price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. STAGE & THEATRE.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original maroon cloth covers, yellow and white title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 230 printed pages of text with monochrome photographs to the centre pages. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0950249564 STAGE & THEATRE.

4to (285 x 204 mm). 3½ pages on 4 ff. In Russian, two phrases in German added. To Ivan Fyodorovich Kodatsky, chairman of the executive committee of the Leningrad Regional Council. Meyerhold declares his close kinship to Leningrad (St Petersburg) and asks permission to establish a permanent base there. Writing to Kodatsky, Meyerhold delivers a long and obsequious request to have assigned to him on a permanent basis the Leningrad apartment where he and his wife Zinaida Reich have been staying during his preparations for a recent production of "Queen of Spades" with the Maly Opera Theatre ("Malegot"): his justification is that this would enable him to prepare for a second production with Malegot, of Mussorgsky's "Boris Godunov" under conductor Samuil Samosud, to mark the centenary of Pushkin's death in 1937. - The letter is remarkable above all as an example of Meyerhold's strenuous efforts to accommodate himself to the official discourse of Stalinist Russia in order to achieve his artistic vision: he speaks of his intended residence in Leningrad as a "fiery dream [.] Perhaps the dream was evoked by Leningrad's atmosphere, where in 1917 I joined the ranks for VKP(b) [i.e. the Bolshevik Party]? [.] and at the old Imperial theatres where, persecuted by the reactionary segment of the company I [.] achieved the production of an ingenious creation of young Lermontov (Masquerade). Perhaps my dream is caused by the fact that Leningrad is my second home: the first is Penza, where I was born, green and studious, and the second - Petersburg (Leningrad), where I started to search for innovations in the field of directing, which had brought me in October 1917 such a weight of knowledge as to help me to become useful to our proletariat in its pursuit of becoming genuinely a cultural part of humanity". His purpose in asking for the permanent allocation of the apartment is in part a response by the senior Party official Boris Pozern to help attract young directors to Leningrad, as well as for theatrical work. "I am asking you to turn a temporary mooring which had been assigned to me into a permanent mooring, where I would periodically drop the anchor of my ship, equipped with a director's intentions, and would consider myself obligated to serve Leningrad as well, giving a Leningrad viewer what, after experiencing Queen of Spades and GOSTIM's [the Meyerhold Theatre's] plays, they would like to have from me. That is why I am inspired by the dream, to do infinitely more for the theatre than I have done previously. I want to belong not only to Moscow but also to Leningrad". - Meyerhold's period at the Imperial theatres in Leningrad in 1907 to 1917 was formative for his innovative directing style. He refers in the present letter specifically to his production of Lermontov's "Masquerade" which was in dress rehearsal at the Alexandrinsky Theatre on 25 February 1917 - the very day on which the February Revolution broke out; the evening has been described as "the last act of the tragedy of the old regime". In spite of Meyerhold's efforts to pander to the Stalinist regime, as in the present letter, the current was turning against him, and the following two years saw increasing official criticism of his productions and style. In 1938 the Meyerhold Theatre was closed down, and in June 1939 Meyerhold himself was arrested, tortured and (on 2 February 1940) executed. His wife, the actress Zinaida Reich, was brutally murdered days after his arrest, undoubtedly by state agents.

Pas de couverture. Condition: Très bon. Rare - Authentic photo signed in person in Cannes in 1999. Size : 12.5x17.5 cm. Condition : to flatten, please see scans. Provenance : Georges Flour (1945-2013) collection. Certificate of Authenticity and lifetime guarantee. Signé par l'auteur.

Pas de couverture. Condition: Bon. Rare - Authentic album page signed in person in 1985 in Paris. + Photo 11.5x15 cm (recent print). Size : 20.5x14.5 cm. Condition : please see scans. Provenance : impressive collection of the French athlete and journalist Michel Clare (1927-2008). Certificate of Authenticity and lifetime guarantee. Signé par l'auteur.

Pas de couverture. Condition: Bon. Rare - Authentic photo postcard signed in November 1935. Size : 14x9 cm. Condition : please see scans. Certificate of Authenticity and lifetime guarantee. Signé par l'auteur.

Pas de couverture. Condition: Bon. Rare - Nice authentic photo signed in person in Cannes in 1986. Size : 14x8.5 cm. Condition : please see scans. Provenance : Georges Flour (1945-2013) collection. Certificate of Authenticity and lifetime guarantee. Signé par l'auteur.

Albumblatt mit schöner eigenhändiger Unterschrift in Tinte signiert, mit Fotoportraitdruck unter dunkelgrünes Passepartout (1 S. 4°) gerahmt (dito : E.Brief (7 Zeilen, Bleistift auf kariertem Papier) auf italienisch an Caro Signora, mit s/w-Porträt unter dunkelblaues Passepartout (4 to) gerahmt, siehe Abbildung II Euro 225,-).

Großes Original-Porträtfoto (8 to, leichte Gebrauchsspuren) in Tinte mit eigenhändiger Widmung, Empfehlung, Ort, Datum, Unterschrift signiert Dem lieben Meister R. Balque mit Gruss, Freundschaft und Dank - WLADIMIR SOKOLOFF / Leipzig, 27.IV.1925 - Schauspielhaus. (Widmungsempfänger = REINHOLD BALQUE Schauspieler und Regisseur am Schauspielhaus in Leipzig, Vater der Schauspielerin Erica Balque, die mit Regisseur Helmut Käutner verheiratet war).