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MARIAN ANDERSON Autographed CONCERT PROGRAM 1940 ~ RARE
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CC359 The Wisconsin Union Presents MARION ANDERSON "Greatest Living Singer" APRIL 23, 1940 Autographed By: MARIAN ANDERSON & KOSTI VEHANEN / Pianist QUOTE INTERNET BIO: " famous impresario, Sol Hurok, also heard her sing shortly after that and made a contract with her for American concerts. On December 20, 1935, Marian appeared for the second time at New York's Town Hall. This time she was a great success. She also gave two concerts at Carnegie Hall, then toured the states from coast to coast. She went on to tour Europe again, and even Latin America, through 1938 - performing about 70 times a year. Throughout her life, Marian had experienced racism, but the most famous event occurred in 1939. Hurok tried to rent Washington, D.C.'s Constitutional Hall, the city's foremost center, but was told no dates were available. Washington was segregated and even the hall had segregated seating. In 1935, the hall instated a new clause: "concert by white artists only." Hurok would have walked away with the response he'd received, but a rival manager asked about renting the hall for the same dates and was told they were open. The hall's director told Hurok the truth, even yelling before slamming down the phone, "No Negro will ever appear in this hall while I am manager." The public was outraged, famous musicians protested, and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt resigned from the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), who owned the hall. Roosevelt, along with Hurok and Walter White of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), encouraged Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes to arrange a free open-air concert on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial for Easter Sunday. On April 9, Marian sang before 75,000 people and millions of radio listeners. Several weeks later, Marian gave a private concert at the White House , w President Franklin D. Roosevelt was entertaining King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of Britain." This program and other programs which I will have listed on eBay are from the estate of Barbi Dahlberg, Brookfield, WI. John & Bari Dahlberg saved and treasured many interesting items from their life together....from international trips to cookbooks to playbills and entertainment memoribilia. The program is 6.75 x 10 inches - stapled binding - 8 pages inside - printed on slick stock which has prevented age coloring; the centerfold celebrates "20 YEARS OF CONCERT HISTORY" with a list of past and upcoming performers; it was glued into a scrap-book, so t are glue marks on the back cover which is an ad for RCA VICTOR RADIO-PHONOGRAPH @ The Forbes-Meagher Music Co, Madison, WI (see photos); it is in VERY GOOD or better condition. WHAT A FIND!! This is your ONE-OF-KIND collectible! If you have any questions, please eMail before you bid. Shipping within The USA is your choice of $3.10 1st Class or $5.50 Priority. Postal insurance is optional for an additional $3.00 (up to $300 in actual value.) International shipping is the airmail rate from The USA to your country, plus $1.50 for the package.Items are glady combined for shipping, if they can be sent in the same package. Any additional cost would then be determined by weight. Credit card Payment by mail (especially on any order of $5.00 or less) is appreciated. Please send personal (domestic) check or MONEY ORDER. Click on our STORE icon to see more listings by THE YANKEE TRADER STORE on eBay.
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