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W. C. FIELDS - MANUSCRIPT SIGNED . W.C. FIELDS Original Prohibition-era W.C. Fields comedy sketch. Manuscript Comedy Sketch titled and signed: "One of the six best Cellars/By/W.C. Fields", 13¼p, 6x8¼, separate sheets. No place, no date. The 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution went into effect on January 16, 1920. As of that date, "the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into, or the exportation thereof from the United States and all territory subject to the jurisdiction thereof for beverage purposes is hereby prohibited." Prohibition is the topic of this comedy sketch, One of the Six Best Cellars, which is written with a bit of satire. The phrase "six best cellars" was an expression first used in 1920 referring to the best hideaways where liquor was stored during Prohibition. The phrase was used in a "Los Angeles Herald" story on December 8, 1920 stating that actress Mabel Normand, known to be a heavy drinker, had one of the "six best cellars" of Prohibition liquor in the Hollywood film colony. Although not dated, this comedy sketch was likely written during the Prohibition era. In the early 1920s Fields wrote many comedy sketches while performing in New York's vaudeville, most notably in the Ziegfeld Follies. Many of his sketches revolved around a con man who liked his booze. This theme appears in this sketch. Much of his work for Ziegfeld later appeared on film. There are three characters in Fields' story: Allen, Catlett and an unnamed girl. Allen has a secret drinking location. In part: "Catlett, 'So this is the place Oscar was telling me about.' Allen, 'Yes, it's right under the swimming tank.' Climbs ladder to get bottle on top shelf; is about to reach bottle when ladder slides away. Descends ladder, moves it into position again. 'You see that door up there?' points to trapdoor in ceiling. 'Well that's in the center of... For more information contact HistoryForSale. DOCUMENT 285867
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