• Letter from Louis Daniel Armstrong to Renée Gertler

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  • NJA/C/DIA/COR/7
  • Title
  • Letter from Louis Daniel Armstrong to Renée Gertler
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  • Date of creation
  • 25/11/1933
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  • 1 Item
  • Description
  • Letter asking about Renee's health and wishing her a speedy recovery. Refers to his trumpet as 'little Satchmo'. Alpha played a song and dance role in a small movie shot with Louis and the Band in Copenhagen. Alpha referred to as Mrs. Armstrong. He'll never forget the Scandanavian tour - it was 'real nice'. He was presented with a small Swedish flag in Stockholm. he played for a dance in newcastle and the hall was packed - he told 'little Satchmo to 'Swing Brother'. And believe me he did.' His band is improving greatly - he's rehearsing them a lot. Percy Brook, of Melody Maker, and Benny Davis, of the 'Selmer Satchmo Trumpet' paid a flying visit by train to see Louis in Newcastle. He's playing Edinburgh next week. He heard the Ambrose Orchestra broadcasting from a little town in Holland last Saturday and 'It was marvellous indeed' - especially the drummer Max Bacon. He's Playing the Empire Theatre (Edinburgh) the week of the 27th and the Chelsea Theatre the week of the 4th.,,
    Subject notes (places): Newcastle; Stockholm; Edinburgh. Subject notes (people): 'Alpha' (Smith); Nat Gonella; Percy Brooks; Benny Davis; (Benjamin Baruch) Ambrose; Max Bacon.,
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    Format notes: Both envelope and paper from Royal Turks Head Hotel, grey Street, Newcastle upon Tyne. Return address on envelope handwritten as L. Armstrong, C/o Empire Theatre, Edinburgh, Scotland. Five sheets - all but the first double sided to form nine pages. Dated Nov 25th 1933. Addressed to Renee gertler at The Willesden Municipal hospital, Brent Field [sic] Road, NW10, Ward E. This address is crossed out and corrected to be 26 Christchurch Avenuen NW6
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  • Letter
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  • Original
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  • NJA keywords
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  • Physical Description
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  • Storage location
  • Loughton Archive-2
  • Name of creator
  • Armstrong, Louis
  • Language
  • English
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  • Out of copyright
  • No
  • Copyright expiry date
  • 31/12/2041
  • Copyright owner
  • Armstrong, Louis
  • Copyright holder birth date
  • 04/08/1901
  • Copyright holder death date
  • 06/07/1971
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  • Access Status
  • Open
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