Museum object · Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
Showbill for "A Soldier's Play"
1981
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
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 “A Soldier’s Play”. 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 an ad for Delta Airlines, featuring a small image of two people at a tropical beach and a Delta plane with slogan at the bottom of the page. The right page announces the play “A Soldier’s Play”. From the top to bottom 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: 2014.196.12
