COLE PORTER - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 11/04 - HFSID 278877
Sale Price $595.00
Reg. $700.00
COLE PORTER
He signs this typed letter discussing both business and personal affairs!
Typed Letter signed: "Cole", 1 page, 8x11. No place, "Nov. 4th", no year. To "Dear Harvey"
[Albert H. Cole], in full: "Thanks for the letter. The Shurr commission of ten per cent goes on for
the run of the show so please send it to him. Also, beginning December 1st, will you ask the bank
to send one hundred dollars monthly to Ted Fetter, and charge to my account. His address is 337
West 22nd Street, New York City. We are both very sad to leave on the 17th for London, but my
job there is so good that I can't afford to lose it. Also, I have put off my next show here until the
autumn and will return in July to start rehearsals. It was so nice seeing you and Mildred. We send
you our best regards, and hope you will have a good winter, Yours". Composer and lyricist Cole
Porter (1891-1964), who was born in Peru, Indiana, won two Tony Awards in 1949 (Best
Composer & Lyricist and Best Musical) for Kiss Me, Kate, and he was nominated for
Academy Awards for Best Song in 1936, 1941, 1943 and 1956. Among the songs penned by
Porter, who was known for his urbane, witty lyrics and sinuous music are "You Do
Something to Me", "What Is This Thing Called Love?", "Night and Day", "Anything Goes",
"I Get a Kick Out of You", "You're the Top", "Begin the Beguine", "My Heart Belongs to
Daddy", "I've Got You Under My Skin" and scores of other popular songs. He appeared
(unaccredited) in his screen biography, Night and Day, in 1946, the year his musical, Around
the World in Eighty Days, ran on Broadway (May-August). Porter wrote over 20 musicals,
including Anything Goes (1934), Silk Stockings (1955) and High Society (1956). Albert
"Harvey" Cole, a cousin, managed Porter's finances from the songwriter's home town, Peru,
Indiana. Theodore "Ted" Fetter (1907-1996), who is to receive monthly checks according to
this letter, appeared in a minor role in Porter's musical Jubilee, which opened on Broadway
October 12, 1935. This reference does not necessarily date the letter, however, as Fetter
became a successful Broadway lyricist and could have made an un-credited contribution to
another of Porter's shows.Fold creases through "C" of Cole. Left edge is jagged. Otherwise,
fine condition.
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