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Enter madam [at] Federal Theatre La Cadena and Mt. Vernon – Historic Poster Reproduction

Enter madam [at] Federal Theatre La Cadena and Mt. Vernon, 1936 — vintage poster
Enter madam [at] Federal Theatre La Cadena and Mt. Vernon, 1936. Vintage poster from the WPA Posters collection.

(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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Step back in time with Enter madam [at] Federal Theatre La Cadena and Mt. Vernon, a vintage poster rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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What sets this poster apart is its venue listing: it advertises *Enter Madam* at two California houses, La Cadena and Mt. Vernon, rather than a single theater. It was printed in 1936, when the Federal theater Project, a branch of the Works Progress Administration, was putting unemployed actors, directors and stage crews back to work across the country. The project staged plays in community theaters and other local venues, often at low ticket prices, so posters like this one were a practical way to draw audiences. Its silkscreen color reflects the inexpensive, hand-pulled method the WPA poster units used to produce many thousands of designs.

Created / published1936
Medium1 print (poster) : silkscreen color.
NotesWork Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Federal Theatre Project (U.S.) sponsor.
SubjectsTheatrical productions--California--1930-1950.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection
Original scan2,724 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi
Reference863_Enter_madam_at_Federal_1936

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