"Showbill for In An Upstate Motel"

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A black-and-white paper showbill printed by Playbill for “In An Upstate Motel”. On the front of the playbill in large black type is [SHOWBILL ® / THEATRE FOUR] printed inside a blue block. Below it is the very large round Negro Ensemble Company logo inside a black print block. On the inside of the playbill, a left page features a Manufactures Hanover ad depicting a traffic light and a written banking appeal to potential corporate clients. The right page announces the play “In An Upstate Motel”. From the top in black type is: [THEATRE FOUR / 424 West 55th Street / (Near Ninth Avenue) / 246-8545] and the Negro Ensemble Company circular logo. The page continues: [DOUGLASS TURNER WARD / Artistic Director / Leon B.

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