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Poster for Dickens' play The Cricket on the Hearth at the Alcazar, shown as a red open book with black lettering.

Charles Dicken's immortal play "The cricket on the hearth"

Charles Dickens, 1936

Poster with red Christmas bells, holly, and an open book bearing the partly visible title Charles Dickens' The Cricket on the

Charles Dickens' "The cricket on the hearth"

Charles Dickens, 1936

Savoy Theatre poster for The Chocolate Soldier showing a uniformed officer and a woman before a garden and building.

"The chocolate soldier"

Oscar Straus, 1936

WPA poster for The Chocolate Soldier showing a soldier in a top hat embracing a woman before a castle, May 4 performance.

Los Angeles Federal Music Project presents "The chocolate soldier"

Oscar Straus, 1936

Federal Theatre Project poster for Counsellor at Law, showing a black silhouette of a gesturing man in a suit above bold titl

"Counsellor at law" by Elmer Rice

Elmer Rice, 1938

WPA theatre poster for Counsellor at Law at the Mason Opera House, showing a silhouetted man gesturing above the title.

"Counsellor at law" Gripping drama by...Elmer Rice

Elmer Rice, 1938

Red and black 1936 poster for The Devil Passes at the Lobero Theatre, showing a silhouetted man beside a red hooded figure wi

"The devil passes" Federal road show attraction : Direct from sensational Los Angeles run

Benn W. Levy, 1936

Theatre poster for The Devil Passes at the Lobero Theatre, showing a red-caped devil figure beside a man in a suit.

"The devil passes" Direct from sensational Los Angeles run

Benn W. Levy, 1936

Federal Theatre Project poster for Mason Theatre advertising Channing Pollock's play The Fool, 1936, red and green lettering.

"The fool" by Channing Pollock

Channing Pollock, 1936

Federal Theatre Project poster advertising Channing Pollock's play The Fool at the Mason Theatre, with church and palm illust

Federal Road-show attraction "The fool" by Channing Pollock

Channing Pollock, 1936

Poster of Fort Marion's stone walls and watchtower above a moat, with a tree reflected in the water, 1938.

Fort Marion National Monument, St. Augustine, Florida

C. Don Powell, 1938

Green and brown WPA theatre poster for Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel showing a forest cottage scene and performance times.

Humperdinck's "Hansel and Gretel"

Engelbert Humperdinck, 1936

WPA poster for Hansel and Gretel showing two children seated on a bench before green trees, with performance dates and prices

"Hansel and Gretel" by Humperdinck

Engelbert Humperdinck, 1936

Federal Theatre poster for Help Yourself, showing a man in a suit and a woman with a money bag beside an iron gate of coins.

"Help yourself" A 3 act comedy

Paul Vulpius, 1937

Yellow and teal poster for Hansel and Gretel showing two children and a witch beside trees, advertising a Beaux Arts Theatre

"Hansel and Gretel," the gingerbread children by Humperdinck Music, animals, dancing, songs

Engelbert Humperdinck, 1936

Yellow and red poster for Hoyt's comedy A Texas Steer at the Mason Theatre, showing a cowboy hat over a domed building.

Hoyt's "A Texas steer" a rip roaring comedy of political life

Charles H. Hoyt, 1936

Poster for Elmer Rice's Judgment Day at Hollywood Playhouse, showing a blindfolded justice figure holding scales, with WPA lo

Elmer Rice's "Judgment day"

Elmer Rice, 1936

WPA theatre poster for Judgment Day by Elmer Rice, showing a balance scale in green and brown geometric design.

"Judgment day" by Elmer Rice

Elmer Rice, 1938

Federal Theatre WPA poster for Maxwell Anderson's comedy High Tor, with stylized yellow and red mountain rays on dark blue.

The critics prize play of 1937 Maxwell Anderson's fantastic comedy "High tor"

Maxwell Anderson, 1937

WPA poster for The Mikado at Philharmonic Auditorium, showing mountains, a pagoda, an arched bridge and pine trees.

"The Mikado"

Arthur Sullivan, 1936

Poster for The Milky Way at Mason Opera House, showing a stylized seated man surrounded by stars and a WPA Federal Theatre em

"The milky way" by Lynn Root and Harry Clork

Lynn Root and Harry Clork, 1938

Yellow and black poster for Paul Vulpius' comedy Help Yourself at Columbia Theatre, showing a money bag spilling coins.

Paul Vulpius' "Help yourself" A comedy hit in 3 hilarious acts

Paul Vulpius, 1937

Red and blue WPA theatre poster for Peg o' My Heart with a red heart and a silhouette of a woman holding a dog.

"Peg o'my heart" Love, laughter, romance!

J. Hartley Manners, 1936

Vintage poster for The Pirates of Penzance showing a cartoon pirate with a pistol and a sailing ship on waves.

"The Pirates of Penzance"

Arthur Sullivan, 1936

Federal Theatre poster for Jean Bart's drama The Squall, showing a woman in Spanish dress beside a yellow archway.

"The squall" Jean Bart's drama of romantic Spain

Jean Bart, 1937

Yellow WPA theatre poster for Hall Johnson's Run, Little Chillun showing stylized singing performers at the Savoy Theatre.

Hall Johnson's famous negro music-drama "Run, little chillun" Original Los Angeles production

Hall Johnson, 1936

Red and black theatre poster for the satirical comedy "To the Ladies!" at the Mason Opera House, July 19, 1938.

The satirical comedy "To the ladies" by George S. Kaufman and Marc Connelly

George S. Kaufman and Marc Connelly, 1938

Red and green 1936 poster for Yiddish and English performances of "The Treasure" at the Musart Theatre, with dates and WPA em

"The treasure" by David Pinsky, directed by Adolph Freeman

David Pinski, 1936

Brown and teal poster for Uncle Vanya at the Musart Theatre, showing a figure with a pickaxe and a lamp, 40 cents.

"Uncle Vanya"

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, 1936

Black and gold 1936 WPA theatre poster for Volpone by Ben Jonson, showing a skull spilling gold coins.

"Volpone" by Ben Jonson

Ben Jonson, 1936