Not currently on display at the V&A

Poster

1939 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

Typographic poster with red and blue lettering


Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Theatre
Posters
Advertising
Object type
Poster
Materials and techniques
Printing ink on paper
Printing Ink
Paper
Printing
Brief description
Poster advertising Laugh of A Lifetime
Physical description
Typographic poster with red and blue lettering
Dimensions
  • Poster height: 50.5cm
  • Poster width: 31.6cm
Object history
Poster also advertises 'Sunday Talkies' in the theatre. Associated Production: Laugh of A Lifetime. Playwright: Con West. Performers: Tom Gamble (comedian), Veronica Wilson, Melville Birley, The Three Brilliants. New Empress Theatre, Brixton, London. 3.7.1939. Performance category: revue, musical.
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.896-1994

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Record createdJuly 23, 2010
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1162495/poster-unknown/
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