JOE E. BROWN - INSCRIBED SIGNATURE 04/24/1937 - HFSID 165305
Price: $180.00
JOE E. BROWN
Question card for the mentalist Myrus, "The Man with the X-Ray Eyes",
signed and dated to Myrus' wife Elsie by Joe E. Brown in 1937
Inscribed signature signed: "To Elsie:-/Joe E.
Brown/4/24/37",4x5 card. Question card for a performance by the
mentalist Myrus, "The Wizard of Telepathy" and "The Man with the X-Ray Eyes", at
the Sherman Hotel's College Inn in Chicago, Illinois. This card is from the
personal autograph collection of Elsie Myrus, wife of Myrus. She collected
autographs from celebrities who came to see her husband's performances. Brown
(1892-1973) was a madcap comedian played vaudeville, burlesque, and the
Broadway stage before breaking into films in 1928. His popularity peaked in
the 1930s, but his performances continued into the TV era. Brown's films include
The Circus Kid (1928), Show Boat (1951), Around the World in
Eighty Days (1956), Some Like it Hot (1959) and It's a Mad
Mad Mad Mad World (1963). A former semipro baseball player, Brown appeared
in several baseball films, including Elmer the Great (1933) and Alibi
Ike (1935). During World War II, he toured tirelessly to entertain the
troops. He made his last film, The Comedy of Terrors, in 1964. Lightly
toned, soiled and creased. Rounded corners. Card was neatly torn from a pad at
top edge. Otherwise, fine condition.
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