Heroes and Heroines of Bitter Sweet.

£1,000 · Offered by Maggs Bros Ltd

One of one hundred copies signed by the subjects of the caricatures. The facsimile is a note by the author. The caricatures are depictions of Noel Coward, Peggy Wood as “Sari Linden”, George Metaxa as “Carl Linden”, Ivy St. Helier as “Manon” and Charles B. Cochran. The boards of the Portfolio are slightly yellowing with age and dust, but otherwise a fine copy. Bitter Sweet is an Operetta written by Noel Coward and lasted three years on the West End. The operetta is set in the 19th century and tells the story of a young woman eloping with her music teacher. The caricatures in this portfolio depict the actors of the West End production.

• Year: 1931

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