Lot 235
Collection of 8 Rare, Vintage Original Oversized Yiddish Theater Photos, Maurice Schwartz and Molly Picon. Wonderful group of 8 oversized photos, 11 x 14", all from the 1920s to early 30s. with 3 images of Maurice Schwartz and 3 of Molly Picon. Maurice Schwartz is considered one of the greatest stage performers in Yiddish Theater history, founded the Yiddish Art Theater in 1918 which operated for 40 years and actually appeared in several acclaimed silent films. Two of the photos are from the acclaimed 1930s production of "The Brothers Ashkenazi" and one from a play called "Wolves" from 1929 all stamped Culver Picture, Inc, NY, NY. The Culver family has been collecting all manner of printed imagery since 1926-chiefly photographs and illustrations covering the nineteenth and the first half of the twentieth centuries and remains in business today. Three portrait images of Molly Picon, photography by Rappaport, and all stamped Culver Picture Services and from Yiddish Theater productions of "Some Girl", "The Little Devil" and one unidentified at Kessler 2nd Ave. Theater. Picon also enjoyed a film career well into the 1980s. The last two images is of actor Myron Taylor in the 1937 production by legendary impresario Max Reinhardt of " The Eternal Road" by Franz Werfel and music by Kurt Weill. And finally from a fantastic stage photo from a 1928 Yiddish play entitled "The Auctioneer" starring David Warfield which may be a somewhat later restrike. All photos in good condition and certainly show evidence of handling and wear as they were used for press publications at the time. A nice archive of a time in Jewish American history long since past in rare, oversized photos. Estimated Value $800 - 1,200
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