MARY MON TOY - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 01/10/1985 - HFSID 41236
Sale Price $175.00
Reg. $220.00
MARY MON TOY. Autograph Letter signed: "Mary/Mon/Toy", 1 p,
7¼x10½. On personal letterhead with her photo (b/w, 1½x2) imprinted at upper
right. No place, 1985 January 10. To Todd M. Axelrod, American Museum of
Historical Documents, Las Vegas, Nevada. In full: "I am honored to be
included in the museum's collection and hope the highlights of my career will be
of interest. My LV debut was in the late Lou Walters (Barbara's father) 'Revue a
la Folies Bergere' in the Painted Desert Room of Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn. (See
program). Upon returning to the LQ in New York, I was 'discovered' by Harold
Arlen, Peter Brook, Truman Capote and Balanchine for the musical 'House of
Flowers' in which I played Mamselle Honolulu who 'handled Oriental novelties
divinely.' (Playbill enclosed). Next I was cast by Josh Logan for the Broadway
play 'The World of Suzie Wong.' First, I was just one of the bar flowers, then
my part got bigger as I created the role of Minnie Ho 'who forgot to ask for
money;' so devoted was she to her trade. After two seasons in NYC I joined the
National Tour which had the distinction of being the first legit Broadway show
to play LV (Riviera). Indeed this was my pet role. On TV I played an 80-year old
grandmother in a Kojak 2-hour special 'Chinatown Murders.' The LA Times Review
singled me out. The challenge of playing this role was rewarding as Universal
cast me as Dr. Grace Chang in the pilot of 'Doctors' Hospital' entitled 'One of
Our Own.' (Review enclosed) On daytime TV you can occasionally catch me as Mrs.
Lem of Lem's Restaurant in ABC's 'Ryan's Hope' which is in its ninth year. I'm
still in show biz. Sincerely." [Items mentioned as enclosures are not
present.]. Toy appeared on Broadway in House of Flowers
(1954-1955) and The World of Suzie Wong (1958-1960) and in the film
All That Jazz (1979). She has made many TV guest appearances, while
appearing in night clubs from Paris to New York to Las Vegas. Fine
condition.
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