Playbill for the Negro Ensemble Company at the Aldwych Theatre in London

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A playbill (a) with insert (b) for the Negro Ensemble Company’s tour at the Aldwych Theatre in London. The playbill is printed in black on white paper. The front cover is divided into multiple rectangular sections, arranged vertically. The top sections include small print with theatre credits followed by a wide black band with “Aldwych Theatre” in white and “world theatre season ‘69” inside a white circle. The next three sections have “First visit to this country of the Negro Ensemble Company from New York,” followed by specific dates for performances of “Song of the Lusitanian Bogey” by Peter Weiss and “God is a (guess what?)” by Ray McIver. There are 20 interior pages with cast and crew information along with numerous full-page color advertisements. The back cover has a cigarette advertisement. The tri-fold insert (b) is printed in black on tan-colored paper.

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