Poster
1924
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Poster is a 1924 by Advertising Printing Works, depicting Sheet Music, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This 1924 poster advertises a show called Katinka at the Grand Theatre in Llandudno. It’s a print, meant to grab attention and hang on walls. The poster uses sheet music images to show the show is a light opera or musical. That’s a smart trick: music means fun and song. Look up the Victoria and Albert Museum to see the real poster.
The poster, produced by Advertising Printing Works in 1924, is a typographic advertisement for the musical comedy *Katinka* at the Grand Theatre in Llandudno. It features blue lettering against a plain background, listing the play’s production details, including the playwright Otto Hauerbach, composer Rudolph L Friml, and performers such as Peggy Collingwood and Ben Brammell. The performance took place on September 4, 1924, at the Grand Theatre in Llandudno, Wales.
Read the full account in the museum source.
This printer made bold, colorful posters in the 1920s, filling city walls with eye-catching designs.
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