Spring Magic Auction
Sat, Apr 8, 2017 11:00AM EDT - Sun, Apr 9, 2017 11:00AM EDT
Lot 242
Alexander (Claude Alexander Conlin). Two Typed Letters, One Signed, to Eddie McGuire, Regarding Crystal Gazing.
Estimate: $600 - $900
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
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| $0 | $5 |
| $30 | $10 |
| $100 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
Alexander (Claude Alexander Conlin). Two Typed Letters, One Signed, to Eddie McGuire, Regarding Crystal Gazing. Los Angeles, September 16/29, 1920. On two different examples of Alexander’s “Man Who Knows” letterhead, the first (3 pages) lithographed in color and rubber-stamped “C. Alexander,” the second (2 pages) signed “C. Alexander” in black fountain pen. The letters indicate McGuire had purchased directions to Alexander’s crystal gazing act. But in both of his replies, Alexander is at pains to point out that his typist’s mistake caused McGuire to be undercharged for the full retail price of $60 (as stated in the first letter) or $75 “or approximately” (in the second). Despite this, Alexander honors the purchase and addresses specific matters pertaining to the act, including how best to answer audience member’s fortune-telling questions; what to say in one’s opening speech; and how to make the show a financial success (advising him to buy his companion act, “Master of the Swami.”).
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