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Showbill for "Puppetplay"

1983

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A black-and-white paper showbill printed by Playbill for “Puppetplay”. 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 color photographic Player’s Cigarettes ad which depicts men and women smoking at a party, above a purple banner with an orange slogan [PLAYERS GO PLACES]. The right page announces “Puppetplay”. 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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Catalog reference: 2014.196.7

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