Showbill for "Home"

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A black-and-white paper showbill printed by Playbill for “Home”. On the front of the playbill in large black type is [SHOWBILL ® / ST. MARK’S PLAYHOUSE] printed inside a blue block. Below it in large white type is [THE NEGRO ENSEMBLE COMPANY] inside a black print block. On the inside of the playbill, a left page features an ad for the [MANUFACTURES / HANOVER / WOMEN’S / CHRISTMAS / CLASSIC] with a December schedule for women’s college basketball games at Madison Square Garden. The right page announces the play “Home”. From the top, in black type, is: [THE ST. MARKS PLAYHOUSE / 133 SECOND AVENUE, NEW YORK, N.Y. / 674-3530] followed by the Negro Ensemble Company circular logo, and [presents / HOME / by / SAMM-ART WILLIAMS / Directed by / DEAN IRBY / Scenery by / FELIX COCHRAN / Costumes by / ALVIN B. PERRY / Lighting by / WILLIAM H.

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