A touch of brimstone - triangle comedy of backstage life – Antique Poster Print
(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 A touch of brimstone - triangle comedy of backstage life. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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A touch of brimstone - triangle comedy of backstage life
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Printed in silkscreen color in 1937, this poster advertises *A Touch of Brimstone*, a comedy that finds its humor in the tensions of backstage life. It was issued under the Federal theater Project, a unit of the Works Progress Administration that employed actors, writers, and designers during the Depression and produced posters and playbills to promote its productions. The record places the show in California, where the project ran active regional theaters, and the poster's focus on quarrels and personalities among performers reflects the stage comedies popular with audiences of the period.
| Created / published | 1937 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Serial No. 682. · Federal Theatre Project (U.S.) sponsor. |
| Subjects | Theatrical productions--California--1930-1940. Comedies--California--1930-1940. Interpersonal relations--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 2,779 px · prints to 14 × 9 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 415_A_touch_of_brimstone_t_1937 |
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