The Collection of Henry Winkler
Lot 18
Henry Winkler: A Collection of material from his Broadway Show The Dinner Party
8 December 2021, 10:00 PST
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Henry Winkler: A Collection of material from his Broadway Show The Dinner Party
Comprising a collection of props for The Dinner Party including a white metal napkin holder with green cloth napkin; a sterling silver soup spoon engraved, "The Dinner Party"; six prop sealed red envelope dinner invitations; a group of costume items worn by Henry Winkler in the show including a paisley silk cummerbund, two black bowties, and a pair of suspenders, cummerbund, and one bowtie with label inscribed, "Dinner Party/Henry Winkler/'Albert'"; four white cotton handkerchiefs and a blue printed napkin; a white plastic photo frame inscribed, "Neil Simon's The Dinner Party, Henry Winkler"; a gold plastic dressing room door star inscribed, "Henry Winkler/'The Dinner Party'"; three letters from Neil Simon to Henry Winkler on "Neil Simon" headed notepaper, various dates; a pair of sterling silver wedge-shaped salt and pepper shakers, engraved, "Neil Simon's The Dinner Party" and "Opening Night/October 19, 2000"; a Playbill for The Dinner Party signed by Henry Winkler, John Ritter, Len Cariou, Penny Fuller, Veanne Cox, and Jan Maxwell; and a collection of The Dinner Party merchandise including a duffel bag, a denim jacket embroidered on the reverse, "Neil Simon's The Dinner Party" and "Albert" on the right chest, signed inside by Henry Winkler; and a polo shirt embroidered, "Special Dinner Party Guest / H.W."
Footnotes
"I had done a Broadway play in March of 1973, six months before I would get on the plane to go to Hollywood for the first time. It closed after one night. In 1999 I got a call to read a new play out loud for the brilliant and prolific Neil Simon. It was called The Dinner Party. It opened on Broadway in October of 2000. My very good friend, who we lost way too early, John Ritter, and I did the play together with a fabulous cast including Len Cariou and Penny Fuller for nine months. I am proud to say as a cast we raised the most money that year for Broadway Cares Equity Fights Aids. We beat Reba McEntire by $75.00." - Henry Winkler