This is an autographed photo from the 1967 play by Howard Sackler "The
Great White Hope" which debuted on Broadway in 1968 and starred James
Earl Jones. The photo came from the estate of original cast member,
George Curley who played the weigher-in, Mr. Farlow and the
photographer - Mr. Curley appears in the photo at the lower right. The
framed photo measures 22 inches x 34 inches.
The autographs from
left to right: Lou Gilbert, David Thomas, James Earl Jones, George
Mathews, Sean Walsh, Ed Lauter, Eugene R. Wood, Thomas Barbour, Jon
Cypher and Larry Swanson.
$250
Image:
This is an ashtray from Julius Monk's cabaret "The Upstairs at The Downstairs"
Julius Withers Monk was born Nov. 10, 1912, in Spencer, N.C. He arrived in New York in the early 1930's and played the piano at the bar at One Fifth Avenue in Greenwich Village.
In the 1960's Julius Monk worked at a San
Francisco club, where Murray Grand, a pianist, singer and songwriter,
found him. When Mr. Grand was offered a position to manage a New York club, the Purple Onion, and asked Julius to
help. Mr. Grand renamed the club the Downstairs because it
was located in a cellar, at 51st Street and Sixth Avenue. Mr. Grand put together a
show called "Four Below" with skits and songs by Michael Brown, and the
team of Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt (who later went on to create "The Fantasticks").
On opening night, March 4, 1956,
Mr. Grand found that the sign outside proclaimed "Julius
Monk's Downstairs Presents Four Below." Mr. Grand was not mentioned in
the program, not even as the writer of his own songs. But "Four Below,"
which Mr. Gavin identifies as "the first legitimate cafe revue in New
York City," became the hit of the season and started a series of Monk
revues that set the tone for New York cabaret for a decade.
This ashtray came from the estate of George Curley, a stage manager and lighting technician at Julius Monk's. George also played Mortimer in the original cast of "The Fantasticks."
Vaudeville Make-up box with lights in working order - a rare find!! The box measures 11" x 6 1/2"s x 7 1/4" and is in great condition for its age. It came from the estate of George Curley who appeared in the original cast of "The Great White Hope" and "The Fantasticks".
