MARTA EGGERTH - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH CIRCA 1935 - HFSID 290817

MARTA EGGERTH
Studio photo promoting her appearance in Unfinished Symphony, signed in person for collector Saul Goodman
Photograph signed: "Marta Eggerth". B/w, 8x10. Promotion photo for the film Unfinished Symphony (1934). Collector's ink stamp on verso dates signature: September 6, 1935. Marta Eggerth (1912-2013), starred in opera, operetta, and films in 4 languages: German, Italian, French, and 3 films in English (For Me and My Gal, 1942; Presenting Lily Mars, 1943, and the one featured here). She performed in her first operetta at age 11, and performed Die Fledermaus at age 17, already able to sing the most difficult parts. In 1936 she married Polish tenor Jan Kiepura, and the couple often performed together to great acclaim until his untimely death 30 years later. They were especially noted for their over 200 joint performances of The Merry Widow. Eggerth has continued giving concert performances into the new century, and recorded a 2-volume retrospective CD, My Life My Song (2003). A staunch advocate of operetta, Eggerth has said, "In opera everybody dies; in operetta everybody is flirtatious." Saul Goodman (1919-2003), a New York business man by day, pursued his love of film and theatre in the evening, making friends with many celebrities. While other autograph seekers offered album leaves, Goodman presented stars with snazzy photographs, a rarity then, to sign in fountain pen. Corners creased and worn. Pencil note (unknown hand) on verso. Otherwise, fine condition.