Auction 739 April.

Vintage glossy 8 x 10 photo of Irving Berlin seated in a suit and tie, signed in fountain pen. In fine condition, with scattered small creases.

Red ballpoint signature, "Miles Davis,” on an off-white 5 x 3.25 notebook page. In very fine condition.

TLS signed “Jerry,” one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, November 20, 1940. Letter to Decca Records founder Jack Kapp, in part: "I hasten to acknowledge with deep gratitude the receipt of the blow-ups, which we all enjoyed hugely. When I first had the pleasure of meeting you, I knew you were to be relied upon to keep your promises and this substantiation is of the greatest satisfaction to me." In fine condition. Accompanied by Kapp's retained carbon copy of his reply, and a later unsigned typed letter from Kern.

Handwritten musical manuscript in pencil by Frederick Loewe, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 9.5 x 12.5, no date but circa 1959. Loewe writes twenty-four lines of music for one of his most famous and popular songs from Camelot, "Then You May Take Me to the Fair." It is an early draft of the melody from his personal archive, written during the creation of his classic musical. Loewe also writes the title on the front, noting the singers as, "Guenevere, men." In fine condition.

Camelot, based on the Arthurian legend and T. H. White's The Once and Future King, opened on Broadway in New York on December 3, 1960 and had a run of 873 performances over two years. Production was staged by Moss Hart, with Richard Burton, Julie Andrews, and Robert Goulet in the leading roles (Arthur, Guenevere, and Lancelot).

Written in collaboration with Alan Jay Lerner, the musical symbolized to many Americans an ideal society during the presidency of John F. Kennedy. In fact, its admirers included President and Mrs. Kennedy, whose White House circle was often likened to Camelot. It is not an exaggeration to say that Lerner and Loewe perfected the musical-theater art form in America, and produced some of the best-loved musicals of the twentieth century.

TLS signed “Dick,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, February 27, 1967. Letter to actor Ray Bolger, famed for his role as the Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz. In part: "I've just heard that you are about to leave town any minute and I want to get this note of explanation and apology off to you. I must explain why Dorothy and I failed to get in to see you at the Waldorf. The reason is a combination of Dorothy's broken knee and the finishing-off of a new house we have just built in Fairfield. Dorothy hasn't been able to go out much and we have spent almost all our time in the country. I didn't realize you'd be finished at the Waldorf this soon and thought there was still time for me to see you. Unfortunately, I seemed to have missed the boat and now all I can do is tell you how deeply sorry I am. I hear on all sides that you were something better than superb. I'm not surprised. I also hear that you said a number of kind and complimentary things about me. For this I have to send you my thanks. But most of all I hope that you will forgive me for what must seem to you like neglect. It won't happen again." In very fine condition. Accompanied by the original transmittal envelope, sent "by messenger."

Bolger was a key performer in several of composer Richard Rodgers's Broadway productions, most notably starring in the 1936 hit On Your Toes (playing Junior) and leading the 1942 Rodgers & Hart musical By Jupiter.

Semi-glossy 3.25 x 5.5 head-and-shoulders photo of the popular Broadway composer, signed in the lower border in black ballpoint, "Andrew Lloyd Webber." In fine condition, with a faint circular postal impression touching his left eye.