BESSIE ABOTT - AUTOGRAPH SENTIMENT SIGNED 1907 - HFSID 78440
She was singing with Caruso on the night of the San Francisco
earthquake.
Autograph Sentiment signed: "With pleasure!/Bessie Abott/New
York/1907", 4¾x5¼. Abott's personal monogram printed at top of sheet.
Sale Price $150.00
Reg. $180.00
Condition: Slightly soiled, otherwise fine condition
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BESSIE ABOTT
She was singing with Caruso on the night of the San Francisco
earthquake.
Autograph Sentiment signed: "With pleasure!/Bessie Abott/New
York/1907", 4¾x5¼. Abott's personal monogram printed at top of sheet.
Operatic soprano Bessie Abott was performing with Enrico Caruso at the Grand
Opera House in San Francisco on the night of that city's great earthquake (April
14, 1906). That same year, her voice was recorded on the Edison Grand Opera
Series. (Each recording was two minutes in length.) Slightly soiled. Irregularly
trimmed at lower edge. Otherwise, fine condition.
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