ALAN KING - DOCUMENT DOUBLE SIGNED 04/16/1963 CO-SIGNED BY: HARRY ADLER - HFSID 262386
Sale Price $250.00
Reg. $320.00
ALAN KING
King and his agent each sign a contract and rider to perform at The Sands in
Las Vegas.
Document signed twice: "Alan King", 4 pages, 8½x12 and 8½x11.
No place, 1963 April 16. American Guild of Variety Artists standard
engagement contract with the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas for two daily performances,
seven days a week by King at $15,000 per week. Signed on the 1-page contract and
the final page of a 3-page rider. Also signed twice by King's agent, "Harry
Adler", who has also signed for King on another page of the rider. Comedian
and actor Alan King (1927-2004) honed his material working in the
Catskills and entertaining New Yorkers with his routine focusing on the
frustrations of the middle-class Americans dealing with bloated, inefficient
commercial and governmental institutions. He toured the U.S. and Great
Britain with Judy Garland's variety show, including a command performance before
Queen Elizabeth II. King published his first book of jokes in 1962, and
continued appearing in various clubs and hotels. He appeared on Broadway in
the late 1960s, then moved on to films in the 1980s and 1990s, including
Author! Author! (1982), Enemies: A Love Story (1989), Bonfire
of the Vanities (1990) and Casino (1995). Lightly creased. File
and staple holes at top blank margin. Pencil notes (unknown hand) on rider and
contract. Fine condition.
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