PEARL BAILEY - INSCRIBED ADVERTISEMENT SIGNED - HFSID 19022

PEARL BAILEY. Promotional Flyer inscribed and signed: "To Edward/In all love/Pearl"", front and verso, 6x9. Flyer advertises Bailey's appearance in Hello, Dolly! At the Kennedy Center Opera House (Washington, D.C.), December 30, 1975- January 24, 1976. On verso are printed a glowing review by Elliot Norton of the Boston Herald American, a list of ticket prices, and a clippable order form (intact). Signed on photo reproduction (b/w, 5¼x7¾) of Bailey as "Dolly." BAILEY (1918-1990), a jazz singer and Broadway star, made her Broadway debut in 1946, in the musical St. Louis Woman; her performance resulted in an award for most promising newcomer. She won a special Tony Award in 1968. She took over the Broadway title role in Hello, Dolly! to wide acclaim in 1967. She appeared in numerous films, including Carmen Jones, St. Louis Blues, and Porgy and Bess. She is perhaps best known for her sultry jazz renditions, having both started and ended her career in nightclubs. Her early days were spent singing in cafes, theaters, and nightclubs in the Northeast, with an occasional stint as a singer with a big band, such as Count Basie's orchestra. In the 1960s, she returned to nightclub singing, and appeared frequently on television; one of her most notable appearances was on the 1966 special Carol Channing and Pearl Bailey on Broadway.Bailey was named to the U.S. delegation to the United Nations in 1976, and awarded the Medal of Freedom in 1988. Lightly creased. Slightly soiled. ¼" vertical tear at center of top edge. Verso is lightly soiled. Signature side is in fine condition.