Set Design
ca. 1960 (designed)
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Set design by Ern Brooks for Sholem Aleichem's play The Big Win, Unity Theatre, London, first performed on 4th March, 1960.
This version of Aleichem's Yiddish play Dos Groyse Gevins was adapted by I. D. Berkowitz and translated into English by Tamara Kahana. It was directed for Unity by Heinz Bernard.
This version of Aleichem's Yiddish play Dos Groyse Gevins was adapted by I. D. Berkowitz and translated into English by Tamara Kahana. It was directed for Unity by Heinz Bernard.
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Materials and techniques | Watercolour, pencil and pencil crayon on paper |
Brief description | Sketch plan by Ern Brooks for Sholem Aleichem's play The Big Win, Unity Theatre, first performed on 4th March, 1960. |
Physical description | Sketch plan of the set for Act 2, showing positions of the furniture with annotations. Drawn in green pencil crayon overlaid with black paint. |
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Production type | Unique |
Marks and inscriptions | 'Act 2' (Annotation in green pencil crayon, upper left.) |
Credit line | Given by Mrs Harriet Mason |
Literary reference | <i>The Big Win</i> play by Sholem Aleichem, pen name of Sholem Rabinowicz. |
Summary | Set design by Ern Brooks for Sholem Aleichem's play The Big Win, Unity Theatre, London, first performed on 4th March, 1960. This version of Aleichem's Yiddish play Dos Groyse Gevins was adapted by I. D. Berkowitz and translated into English by Tamara Kahana. It was directed for Unity by Heinz Bernard. |
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Accession number | S.47-2011 |
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Record created | March 21, 2011 |
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