HUNTER, Louise 1891-1981

Fine bust-length photograph of the American soprano with autograph signature

253 x 167 mm. Inscribed, signed, and dated in ink: "For Miss Alice E. L. Wofff, Sincerely Louise Hunter N.Y. 1925."

Slightly worn and creased; small chip to upper right corner and minor tear to left margin.

Hunter began her career in opera, with a 4-year contract with the Met in 1923, but later transitioned to operetta, signing a 5-year contract with Arthur Hammerstein in 1927 and going on to create the title role in Golden Dawn, which opened on Broadway on 30 November of that year with music by Emmerich Kalman and Herbert P. Stothart and lyrics by Harbach and Oscar Hammerstein.

Item #39150

Price: $40.00  other currencies