The chocolate soldier – 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.)
Description
This rare vintage poster captures The chocolate soldier in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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The chocolate soldier
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Pasadena's 1936 poster advertises a staging of Oscar Straus's operetta *The Chocolate Soldier*, known in German as *Der tapfere Soldat*, and it was sponsored by the United Service Clubs of Pasadena alongside the Federal Music Project. The Federal Music Project, one arm of the Works Progress Administration, hired musicians, singers, and stage workers during the Depression and presented concerts and light operas to local audiences. Straus's work, which premiered in Vienna in 1908 and drew loosely on Shaw's *Arms and the Man*, was a popular choice for such productions. The silkscreen print is a rare local example of the WPA's theater publicity.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Sponsored by United Service Clubs of Pasadena. · Straus Oscar 1870-1954. Tapfere Soldat.United States. Works Progress Administration sponsor.Federal Music Project (U.S.) sponsor. |
| Subjects | Operas & operettas--California--Pasadena--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,740 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 768_The_chocolate_soldier_1936 |
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