Now! Federal Theatres present Midsummer varieties A tuneful sparkling vaudeville revu – Vintage Poster
(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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Now! Federal Theatres present Midsummer varieties A tuneful sparkling vaudeville revu
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The title on this 1936 poster promises a "tuneful sparkling vaudeville revue" called *Midsummer Varieties*, presented under the Federal theater Project in Los Angeles. The Federal theater Project was one of the Works Progress Administration's arts programs, created during the Depression to put actors, writers, musicians, and stagehands back to work.
| 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 | Vaudeville shows--California--Los Angeles--1930-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,771 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 875_Now_Federal_Theatres_pr_1936 |
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