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 on paper |
Brief description | Set design by Ern Brooks for Sholem Aleichem's play The Big Win, Unity Theatre, first performed on 4th March, 1960. |
Physical description | Set design showing a painting of two riders on horseback within an ornamented yellow rectangular frame. The painting is on a background of wide vertical stripes in red, grey and blue. |
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Production type | Unique |
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.57-2011 |
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Record created | March 18, 2011 |
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