South Side High School senior class presents It never rains a comedy in 3 acts – 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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South Side High School senior class presents It never rains a comedy in 3 acts comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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South Side High School senior class presents It never rains a comedy in 3 acts
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A senior class at South Side High School in New York staged this comedy, *It Never Rains*, in 1936, and the poster announces it as a three-act production. The play is credited to Aurania Rouverol, and the catalog subjects point to a plot built around an elopement, a common theme in 1930s stage comedy. The poster was printed in silkscreen under the Works Progress Administration, one of the New Deal programs that employed artists to make public notices for theater, concerts and community events during the Depression. A 1939 date stamp on the back suggests the sheet was kept or circulated for some time after the performance.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Date stamped on verso: Jul 18 1939. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Rouverol Aurania Ellenbeck 1885- |
| Subjects | Theatrical productions--New York (State)--New York--1930-1940. Comedies--1930-1940. Elopements--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,694 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 391_South_Side_High_School_1936 |
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