Enchanted April opens Apr. 13th to 18th Federal Theatre La Cadena & Mt. Vernon Aves. – Historic Poster Reproduction
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of Enchanted April opens Apr. 13th to 18th Federal Theatre La Cadena & Mt. Vernon Aves.. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Enchanted April opens Apr. 13th to 18th Federal Theatre La Cadena & Mt. Vernon Aves.
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A single week of performances in April 1936 is what sets this poster apart: the Federal theater staged *Enchanted April* at the corner of La Cadena and Mt. Vernon Avenues from the 13th through the 18th. The Federal theater Project, part of the Works Progress Administration, put unemployed actors, directors, and stagehands to work during the Depression, and its productions reached audiences in towns far from the major theater centers. The subjects listed for the poster, couples and courtship, point to the play's romantic story. The silkscreen color printing was a method the WPA poster division used to produce inexpensive, eye-catching announcements.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Federal Theatre Project (U.S.) sponsor. |
| Subjects | Theatrical productions--California--1930-1950. Couples--California--1930-1950. Courtship--1930-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,652 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 478_Enchanted_April_opens_A_1936 |
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