Callas, Maria. (1923–1977). Original 1955 Chicago Bagarozy Photograph . A fine 7 x 9 inch photograph, with the original press clipping attached to verso. Still in costume after performing Madama Butterfly at the Chicago Lyric Opera, Callas is shown shouting at the U.S. Marshall who had served her with court summonses as she walked into the wings after her onstage suicide. She had just walked backstage celebrating her triumph, and as the audience continued to applaud, Maria was approached by Marshal Stanley Pringle, who presented her with a summons to court. The suit was brought by a former manager, Eddie Bagarozy, regarding a 1947 contract that named Bagarozy as Maria's sole representative. Though the two had not been in contact for several years, Bagarozy claimed that he was entitled to a percentage of Maria's fees and the expenses he was supposed to have incurred on her behalf - a total of $300,000. The case was settled out of court on November 7, 1957 and the terms were not made public.
The present photograph truly established Maria's image as a tigress and appeared in newspapers around the world in the days after the Chicago affair.
The present photograph truly established Maria's image as a tigress and appeared in newspapers around the world in the days after the Chicago affair.
Callas, Maria. (1923–1977). Original 1955 Chicago Bagarozy Photograph . A fine 7 x 9 inch photograph, with the original press clipping attached to verso. Still in costume after performing Madama Butterfly at the Chicago Lyric Opera, Callas is shown shouting at the U.S. Marshall who had served her with court summonses as she walked into the wings after her onstage suicide. She had just walked backstage celebrating her triumph, and as the audience continued to applaud, Maria was approached by Marshal Stanley Pringle, who presented her with a summons to court. The suit was brought by a former manager, Eddie Bagarozy, regarding a 1947 contract that named Bagarozy as Maria's sole representative. Though the two had not been in contact for several years, Bagarozy claimed that he was entitled to a percentage of Maria's fees and the expenses he was supposed to have incurred on her behalf - a total of $300,000. The case was settled out of court on November 7, 1957 and the terms were not made public.
The present photograph truly established Maria's image as a tigress and appeared in newspapers around the world in the days after the Chicago affair.
The present photograph truly established Maria's image as a tigress and appeared in newspapers around the world in the days after the Chicago affair.