ALS signed “Mitchell’s Moonbeam Mac Naldi Mac Swine,” three pages both sides, 6 x 9.25, Hotel Wentworth letterhead, May 17, 1957. Bizarre letter to Lathrop Mitchell. In full (spelling and grammar retained): “Vesuvius phoned me last night & around ten o’clock we finally had a near coherent?? conversation—Fortunately I had the Journal American with me & her Royal Commands to read & repeat this announcement over the phone to her—had Mitchell’s Moonbeam in a hysterical screaming condition—I bet it was late at night when she phoned Lolly-Pop? Parsons—years ago Vesuvius used to spend hours phoning everyone from Winchell to Barry Gray that she was announcing her engagement to MacNeil the horrendous hoodlum, then I would get on the phone, pretend I was a ‘qualified’ nurse-companion & explain the engagement was a bit precipitous—they the press knew MacNeil was married to Lucky Luciano’s niece—a good time was had by all everyone but Florence Nightingale Naldi however Ginger Rogers married a young Frenchman—managed to secure contracts for this Bergerac Bugging Bastard—he gives Ginger the air—grabs himself some hot pants Hollywood harlots & is sitting pretty—Maybe thats the Tender Trend these days!—However Vesuvius explained they wont be married until September—in the meantime Octavio is to play opposite lead to Diana in a summer stock ‘Card Board Lover’ Production: he is studying English like mad & is really rehearsing his tender tamale routines to rival the previous Jew Jiujitsu expert Merson Mauler—the Ghetto Gorilla—Octavio has his work cut out for him—circumcision will be the least of his worries—Diana informs me the neighborhood of her 15th street apartment has ceased to be ‘chic’—she wants an apartment around the 55th st Gotham Hotel section—La La. I must phone Danny Boy Blum & beg him to send her an invitation to the Awards at Gotham—he probably did—the Merson Mauler always opened her mail—he had been opening everything else endlessly for over a year—rear & frontal excavations—So far no news is good Jew news from the Ghetto Gorilla section—Bottle—Bed Fatigue—Battle & Barry more Fatigue & just jolly old FFFatigue could even demolish temporarily this paragon of penis-vendors—Diana wishes to present Octavio to a palpitating public at the Gotham—you are to be my Glorified Guide Escort de Luxe—Moonbeam will await her Lil Abner Tuesday at 5 o’clock—In the meantime Belovedest please take care of your health & jangling nerves—I know my own jittering wretched heart condition is due to nervous tension worry & just plain 54 years—Please Darlingest Lil Abner don’t fly at God’s Mercy—for many times Heaven has saved you & recuperation was the order of the day—Please Dont worry Moonbeam—See you soon with great elan & anticipation for Danny Boy Blum’s Triumph & Octavio’s Presentation.” In fine condition, with scattered toning and the article referred to affixed at the top of the first page with toned tape. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed in Naldi’s hand along with her signature in the return address area. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.
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