Album of autographs, signatures, and letters of musicians, actors dramatists, and artists, including several undated pieces., 1884-1909 - Bound Bound
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- 1884-1909 -
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- Bound in black with the word Album stamped in gold on the cover Sixty-six blank pages Contents: 1) Cummings, William Hayman, 1831-1915, singer, musician antiquarian, Domine...14 bars of music with words, Feb. 17, 1899; 2) Robson, E. M., "When my cue comes...", May 14, 1902; 3) Couldery, Claudius H., Lento...8 bars of music, Dec. 20, 1899, prefaced by a drawing of a kitten; 4-5) blank; 6) Berger, Francesco, 1834-1933, pianist, composer, Gavotte...3 bars of music, May 3, 1902; 7) Santley, Sir Charles, 1834-1922, opera siner, It is enough...2 bars of music, Mar. 23, 1899; 8) blank; 9) Todhunter, John, 1839-1916, playwright, Aghadoe...5 bars of music with words, Apr. 13, 1899; 10) blank; 11) Moir, Frank Lewis, 1852-1904, song writer, And up and out...3 bars of music with words, Mar. 30, 1899; 12) blank; 13a) Ryland, Henry, 1856-1924, artist, Autograph, Apr. 13, 1904; 13b) Smith, Carlton Alfred, 1853-1946, artist, Autograph, Apr. 19, 1904; 13c) Linton, Sir James Dromgole, 1840-1916, artist, Autograph, July 27, 1904; 14) Kinsley, Albert, 1853-1946, artist, Autograph, July 22, 1904; 15) Reeves, Herbert Sims, Adelaide di L. V. Beethoven...3 bars of music for voice and piano accompaniment, Mar. 27, 1899; 16-18) blank; 19) Silas, Edouard, 1827-1909, organist, composer, Kat-denza from a Nocturne...with Minnie and Tom the cats as Clef marks for the cadenza, n.d.; 20) blank; 21) Prout, Ebenezer, 1835-1909, theorist, composer, From 'Suite de Ballet; Op. 28'...5 bars of music, Nov. 14, 1900; 22) Chauglet, Maud M., Autograph, n.d.; 23a) Hudleston, Jessie, "A poor little dummy am I...", May 13, 1900; 23b) Moore, Jessie, ?-1910, actress, Autograph, 1901; 24-26) blank; 27) Booth, Cecil, R. A., "On such a night as this"...5 bars of music with words, Jan. 1900; 28) blank; 29) Munck, Ernest de, 1840-1915, violincellist, Allegro...3 bars of music inscribed to Madame Haroldine Lane, Mar. 31, 1900; 30) blank; 31) Bach, Leonhard Emil, 1849-1902, pianist, Musical symbol inscribed to Mrs. Haroldine Lane, Mar. 29, 1899; 32) blank; 33) Liebling, Georg, 1865-1946, pianist, composer, Piano Concerto, Op. 22...2 bars of music, June 10, 1902; 34) blank; 35) Raine, A., Pensee fugitive...3 bars of music, July 19, 1902; 36-42) blank; 43) Kate Temple, Will A. Pepper, Howard Barnsley, Chas Neary, Chas Conyers, inscribed under "The White Coon's Bray," 1903; 44-65) blank; 66-67) Payne, Arthur W., 1863-?, violinist, conductor, Andante from Mendelssohn...3 bars of music, Aug. 1904, and photograph of Payne as conductor, Jan. 1, 1907; 68-69) Buccini, Edward, "Order was given to swing there..." accompanied by pencil sketch of mermaids with lyre and a Viking ship, Aug. 22, 1903; 70-76) blank; 77) Turnpenny, Henry, Autograph, Aug. 1904; 78-85) blank; 86-87) Warnford-Davis, A., Lines of Prospero from Act V, Scene I of The Tempest, accompanied by colored drawing of figures on the beach, 1909; 88-96) blank; 97a) Brough, Robert, 1872-1905, portrait painter, Signature signed Bobbie, n.d.; 97b) Weldon, Georgina, 1837-1914, soprano, composer, Admission ticket to the Amphitheatre of Royal Albert Hall, June 6, 1884; 97c) Paderewsi, Ignace, Jan, 1860-1941, pianist, Signature, n.d.; 98) blank; 99) Sainton, Joseph, 1878-?, pianist, conductor, Autograph, Sept. 7, 1906; 100) blank; 101) Dibdin, Charles, 1745-1814, dramatist, Signature and picture, n.d.; 102a) Ganz, Wilhelm, 1833-1914, organist, Signature, n.d.; 102b) Williams, Bransby, 1870-1961, actor, Autograph, n.d.; 102c) Tree, Sir Herbert Beerbohm, 1853-1917, actor, manager, Signature, n.d.; 103a) Roeckel, Joseph Leopold, 1838-1923, teacher, composer, Signature, n.d.; 103b) Sothern, Edward Askew, 1826-1881, actor, Signature, n.d.; 103c) Powell, Maud, 1868-1920, violinist, Signature, n.d.; 104a) Ondricek, Frantisek, 1859-1922, violinist, Signature, n.d.; 104b) Sapelnikov, Vassily, 1865-1941, pianist, 3 bars of music, Feb. 1, 1902; 105a) Goldschmidt, Otto, 1829-1907, pianist, composer, Note to friend Berger, Aug. 23, 1900; 105b) Unidentified signature; 105c) Olitzka, Rosa, 1873-1949, contralto, Signature, n.d.; 106) Marchesi, Blanche, 1863-1940, opera singer, Note in German to unidentified person, n.d.; 107) Kubelik, Jan, 1880-1904, violinist, composer, Beethoven, Op. 67...4 bars of music, May 18, 1902; 108) Rosenthal, Moritz, 1862-1946, pianist, Note in German to unidentified person, n.d.; 109a) Unidentified signature; 109b) Unidentified signature; 109c) Dollman, John Charles, 1851-1934, painter, Signature, n.d.; 109d) Backhous, Wilhelm, 1884-?, pianist, Signature, n.d.; 110a) Sauer, Emil von, 1862-1942, pianist, composer, card to George Carr, Feb. 6, 1902; 110b) Albani, Dame Emma, 1852-1930, opera singer, Card to Mr. Berger, Mar. 10, 1902; 111) Moszkowski, Moritz, 1854-1925, pianist, composer, Letter in German to Herr Berger, n.d.; 112) German Sir Edward, 1862-1936, violinist, composer, Letter to Mr. Berger, July 16, 1902; 113) Bridge, Sir John Frederick, 1844-1924, conductor, Letter to Berger, n.d.; 114a) Alma-Tadema, Sir Lawrence, 1836-1912, artist, Signature, n.d.; 114b) Elgar, Sir Eward William, 1857-1934, composer, Signature, n.d.; 114c) Black, Andrew, 1859-1920, baritone, Signature, n.d.; 115) Stanford, Sir Charles Villiers, 1852-1924, composer, Letter to Mr. Berger, Oct. 1, 1895; 116) Becker, Hugo, 1863-1941, violinist, Letter in German to unidentified recipient, Mar. 8, 1902; 117a) Browne, Paddie, Quotation mentioning A. W. Pinero, n.d.; 117b) Waller, Lewis, 1860-1915, actor, Signature, n.d.; 118) Parry, Sir Charles Hubert Hastings, 1848-1918, composer, tenor, Signarure, n.d.; 119a) Chandos, Lloyd, fl. 1938, tenor, Signature, n.d.; 199b) Oxenford, Edward, 1837?-1929, playwright, librettist, Signature, n.d.; 119c) Unidentified autograph, June 12, 1899; 120) Marsick, Martin Pierre Joseph, 1848-1924, violinist, Note in French to unidentified person, Dec. 11, 1898; 121a) Joachim, Joseph, 1831-1907, violinist, Signature, n.d.; 121b) Unidentified signature; 121c) Needham, Alicia Adelaide, 1875-1945, composer, Signature, n.d.; 122a) Chevalier, Albert, 1861-1923, music hall comedian, Signature, n.d.; 122b) Unidentified signature, n.d.; 122c) Unidentified signature, n.d.; 122d) Unidentified signature, n.d.; 122e) Unidentified signature, n.d.; 123a) Unidentified signature, n.d.; 123b) Unidentified signature, n.d.; 123c) Unidentified signature, n.d.; 123d) Carmichael, Mary Grant, 1851-1955, pianist, violinist, Signature, n.d.; 124a) Mackenzie, Sir Alexander Campbell, 1847-1935, composer, violinist, Signature, n.d.; 124b) Bingham, Clifton, Signature n.d.; 124c) Unidentified signature, n.d.; 124d) Unidentified signature, n.d.; 124e) Somervell, Sir Arthur, 1863-1937, composer, Signature, n.d.; 124f) Ernest, Gustav, Signature, n.d.; 125) Arbos, Enrique Fernandez, 1863-1938, violinist, composer, Letter in French to unidentified person, Jan. 16, 1900; 126a) Blumenthal, Jacob, 1829-1908, pianist, composer, Signature, n.d.; 126b) Calsi, J. L., professor, Signature, n.d.; 126c) Janotha, Nathalie, 1856-1932, pianist, composer, Letter to unidentified person, June 30, 1899; 127) Unidentified writer of letter from Kew, July 20, 1896. Unmounted pieces include 1) Austin, Walter, Note from 122 St. James Court to Mrs. Lane, Feb. 5, n.y.; 2) Lehmann, Liza Elizabeth Nina Mary Frederika, 1862-1918, soprano, composer, Signature, n.d.; 3) Ronald, Sir Landon, 1873-1938, composer, conductor, Letter to Mrs. Lane, Jan. 10, n.y. The letters to Francesco Berger appear to be to him in his capacity as Honorary Secretary of the Royal Philharmonic Society in London
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