Not currently on display at the V&A

Poster

1940 (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 the revue O.K. for Fun, Empress Theatre, Brixton, 1940
Physical description
Typographic poster with red and blue lettering
Dimensions
  • Poster height: 50.7cm
  • Poster width: 31.8cm
Object history
The poster also advertises a 'stage and screen show' every Sunday at the theatre. The poster also advertises that "all members of H.M. Forces in uniform are admitted to stalls and circle, first performance, at reduced prices". Associated Production: O.K. for Fun. Performers: Issy Bonn (comedian), Ann Shirley, Gloria Gaye and her Glamour Girls Band, Shaw and Weston. New Empress Theatre, Brixton, London. 2.9.1940. Performance category: revue. Issy Bonn was known earlier as Benny Leven.
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.954-1994

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Record createdJuly 23, 2010
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1162553/poster-unknown/
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