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Spiral Bound. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. The Thimble Society of London, Issue 2 -- Spring 1988. This book is in very good condition, with only minor signs of shelf wear or aging. *** Please note that some items may be heavy or oversize, and therefore may require an additional shipping cost; please contact the seller if you require a shipping estimate on the item before purchase. ***.

5½'' x 3½''. Divided back. Monochrome post card. Member of the P.B.F.A. STAGE & THEATRE.

5½'' x 3½''. Divided back. Monochrome post card. Member of the P.B.F.A. STAGE & THEATRE.

Paper. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Two Original Handwritten and Signed Letters by Actor/Singer Huntley Wright. Dated 1898 and 1897. Letters are replies to fans about his performances. Huntley Wright 1868 -1941 was an English stage and film actor, comedian, dancer and singer, best known for creating roles in many important Edwardian musical comedies. Sizes are 180mm x 115mm. Condition is good. Folding creases. More images can be taken upon request. Ref18812. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. On a notelet : With Compliments. Yours Sincerely Huntley Wright. Yours sincerely, Fred Terry. On dated notelet. Signed by Author(s).

Photopostkarte. Condition: Gut. Photopostkarte schwarzweiss bildseitig von Huntley Wright signiert /// Huntley Wright (7 August 1868 ? 10 July 1941) [2] was an English stage and film actor, comedian, dancer and singer, best known for creating roles in many important Edwardian musical comedies. His career spanned more than half a century, beginning with performances in his family's touring theatre company. He then toured extensively in burlesque and other comedies and also appeared in London. In 1895, he toured in South Africa in a musical comedy, The Shop Girl. Beginning in 1896, he spent ten years creating roles in some of the era's most popular musical comedies for George Edwardes at Daly's Theatre. He continued playing in musicals in the West End and on Broadway until World War I, when he served in the British Army. After this, he continued to play in comedies, musical theatre and drama, also broadcasting frequently on the radio and appearing in several films later in his career. Wright's daughter, Betty Huntley-Wright, had a successful television and film career. Born Walter Thomas Curtis Wright[3] in London, he was one of five children of Frederick Wright, Sr. (1828?1911) and his wife Jessie, née Francis (born 1841), both actors and comedians.[4] His brother, Fred Wright Jr. (1865?1928), was also a successful actor in musical comedy,[5] and his sisters, Maria "Marie" Wright (born 1864) and Ada "Haidee" Wright (1867?1943),[6] and brother, Albert "Bertie" Wright (born 1871),[7] were all actors.[4] 1885 advertisement for the Wright family company, listing Wright under his early stage name Walter Huntley Wright was educated at George Watson's College, Edinburgh, where he became a fine footballer at both forms of the game. He continued to play until his sporting injuries put his stage career at risk.[8] He wished for a naval career, but his eyesight precluded it, and, despite his parents' disapproval, he pursued a career in the theatre.[8] Apart from an appearance as a baby in his mother's arms in a melodrama,[8] his stage début was as a teenager in the role of Dr Winsley Andrewes in False Lights at the Royal Edinburgh Theatre with his family's touring theatre company, the Frederick Wright Dramatic Company.[9][10] Ada Reeve performed as a child with this company and also performed with Wright in 1896 in Dick Whittington and His Cat in Leeds.[10] He performed under the name Walter Huntley before taking on his better-known stage name of Huntley Wright in 1889.[11] In 1887, aged 18, Wright appeared in The Artist's Model at the Lyric Theatre, London. After four more years playing a variety of roles on tour, including Danny Man in Dion Boucicault's The Colleen Bawn,[9] he again performed in London's West End in 1891 as Springe the birdcatcher in Fate and Fortune.[12] He toured for three years in his own burlesque, Dashing Prince Hal.[9] In 1894, he had a short engagement at Terry's Theatre, where he played in King Kodak, a topical burlesque, and The Foundling, a farce.[13] He played Dr. Montague Brierly during part of the run of A Gaiety Girl at Daly's Theatre. He then went to South Africa with one of George Edwardes's companies, playing Miggles in The Shop Girl.[9] Musical comedy comedian as Heliodorus in A Greek Slave In 1896, Edwardes engaged Wright for regular work in his musical comedies at Daly's Theatre in London. According to The Times, "it is on that 10 years' engagement at Daly's, from 1896 to 1905, that the memories of his many devoted admirers most fondly dwell."[8] Wright performed and created characters in many of Edwardes's most famous musical comedies, including: The Geisha (1896, as Wun-Hi),[14] A Greek Slave (1898, as Heliodorus), San Toy (1899, as Li),[15] A Country Girl (1902, as Barry),[16] The Cingalee (1904, as Chambhuddy Ram), The Little Michus (1905, as Bagnolet)[8] and See-See (1906, as Hang-Kee). The Times also said of this period of his career, "those who remember the neat, perky, birdlike little man in these musical comedies, with his.

Photopostkarte. Condition: Gut. Photopostkarte schwarzweiss bildseitig von Huntley Wright signiert mit eigenhändigem Zusatz (Datum: 23/4/02) /// Huntley Wright (7 August 1868 - 10 July 1941) [2] was an English stage and film actor, comedian, dancer and singer, best known for creating roles in many important Edwardian musical comedies. His career spanned more than half a century, beginning with performances in his family's touring theatre company. He then toured extensively in burlesque and other comedies and also appeared in London. In 1895, he toured in South Africa in a musical comedy, The Shop Girl. Beginning in 1896, he spent ten years creating roles in some of the era's most popular musical comedies for George Edwardes at Daly's Theatre. He continued playing in musicals in the West End and on Broadway until World War I, when he served in the British Army. After this, he continued to play in comedies, musical theatre and drama, also broadcasting frequently on the radio and appearing in several films later in his career. Wright's daughter, Betty Huntley-Wright, had a successful television and film career. Born Walter Thomas Curtis Wright[3] in London, he was one of five children of Frederick Wright, Sr. (1828-1911) and his wife Jessie, née Francis (born 1841), both actors and comedians.[4] His brother, Fred Wright Jr. (1865-1928), was also a successful actor in musical comedy,[5] and his sisters, Maria "Marie" Wright (born 1864) and Ada "Haidee" Wright (1867-1943),[6] and brother, Albert "Bertie" Wright (born 1871),[7] were all actors.[4] 1885 advertisement for the Wright family company, listing Wright under his early stage name Walter Huntley Wright was educated at George Watson's College, Edinburgh, where he became a fine footballer at both forms of the game. He continued to play until his sporting injuries put his stage career at risk.[8] He wished for a naval career, but his eyesight precluded it, and, despite his parents' disapproval, he pursued a career in the theatre.[8] Apart from an appearance as a baby in his mother's arms in a melodrama,[8] his stage début was as a teenager in the role of Dr Winsley Andrewes in False Lights at the Royal Edinburgh Theatre with his family's touring theatre company, the Frederick Wright Dramatic Company.[9][10] Ada Reeve performed as a child with this company and also performed with Wright in 1896 in Dick Whittington and His Cat in Leeds.[10] He performed under the name Walter Huntley before taking on his better-known stage name of Huntley Wright in 1889.[11] In 1887, aged 18, Wright appeared in The Artist's Model at the Lyric Theatre, London. After four more years playing a variety of roles on tour, including Danny Man in Dion Boucicault's The Colleen Bawn,[9] he again performed in London's West End in 1891 as Springe the birdcatcher in Fate and Fortune.[12] He toured for three years in his own burlesque, Dashing Prince Hal.[9] In 1894, he had a short engagement at Terry's Theatre, where he played in King Kodak, a topical burlesque, and The Foundling, a farce.[13] He played Dr. Montague Brierly during part of the run of A Gaiety Girl at Daly's Theatre. He then went to South Africa with one of George Edwardes's companies, playing Miggles in The Shop Girl.[9] Musical comedy comedian as Heliodorus in A Greek Slave In 1896, Edwardes engaged Wright for regular work in his musical comedies at Daly's Theatre in London. According to The Times, "it is on that 10 years' engagement at Daly's, from 1896 to 1905, that the memories of his many devoted admirers most fondly dwell."[8] Wright performed and created characters in many of Edwardes's most famous musical comedies, including: The Geisha (1896, as Wun-Hi),[14] A Greek Slave (1898, as Heliodorus), San Toy (1899, as Li),[15] A Country Girl (1902, as Barry),[16] The Cingalee (1904, as Chambhuddy Ram), The Little Michus (1905, as Bagnolet)[8] and See-See (1906, as Hang-Kee). The Times also said of this period of his career, "those who remember the neat, perky, birdlike litt.

Condition: Good. Signed Post Card, 3.5" x 5.5", Very Good.Provenance: Collection of Signed Post Cards by British Stars of Stage and Screen from Mr. L. P. Schlarb, Kennington Park London.

Condition: Good. 16mo. Good quality. B&W, ink signature, previous owner's notes on back.