Mystery Entertainment Autographs c. 1949 - Help needed on a couple dozen

[Michael B]

The first blue page is Margaret Truman, author and first daughter.

Nine pages down is Ida Kitchell - concert dancer and comedienne

Eleven pages down top two: Clayton Krehbiel - tenor, Robert Shaw Choral and Shirlee Emmons - classical soprano

Last page: Alpheus Koon - dancer American Ballet Theatre, artistic director Tampa Civic Ballet.

[Majestic]

Page 7 from top
Stephen Kovacs
Audrey Kooper
Sylvia Dickler
Hans Heidemann
(They toured together as a 4 piece piano team)

Page 11 from top
Robert Shaw (conductor)

Page 12 from top
Clayton Krehbiel
Shirlee Emmons
Bob Farr
Tom Pyle
(all singers with the Robert Shaw Chorale)

[ATP]

Wow you guys, thank you. That's a ton of them identified so far

[Michael B]

Jeff, just a suggestion. If you can easily delete the images of the identified pages it makes it easier to focus on the others.

[ATP]

Originally Posted by Michael B

Jeff, just a suggestion. If you can easily delete the images of the identified pages it makes it easier to focus on the others.

Good idea Michael, thanks. I have deleted the images of the newly identified autographs but left a list of the names.

[Steve D]

The third one from the end, looks like it's probably Nathalie Krassovska.

She was a Russian prima-ballerina. Born in 1918, she died in 2005.


Steve

[Steve D]

I would guess that the first one in your second post, is Morfydd Arvon-Davies. She was a Welsh-born pianist.

Interestingly, both Arvon-Davies, and Nathalie Krassovska lived in Dallas, TX. Krassovska is buried there.

Steve

[Steve D]

"The Beachcombers" was a quartet composed of Jerry Graff, Al Gross, Bill Shephard and his wife, the former Natalie Alesna.

I found a newspaper excerpt, where they were performing in Williamsburg, VA in February, 1948.

The one below The Beachcombers, is probably Johnny Long. He had his own orchestra, and in fact, is identified as performing with The Beachcombers at the listing above.

Steve