East German Poster Database

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• Kurt Tucholsky: Schloß Gripsholm- Theater der Stadt Cottbus

  This poster has a light green-yellow background with a white silhouette of a person, lifting open a book in the center of their chest which reveals a woman's face in green, white, and purple. Below there is the name of the play “Schloß Gripsholm” (Gripsholm Castle) based on the novel by Kurt Tucholsky.

• Der Igel als Brautigam: Kinderoper von Cesar Bresgen- Theater der Stadt Cottbus

  This poster has bright yellow background with the text in red, childlike cursive writing at the bottom. It shows a blue hedgehog wearing a gold crown riding on a brightly colored rooster. This poster advertises for the Children's Opera entitled, "The hedgehog as a groom."

• Richard Wagner/Tannhäuser/Theater der Stadt Cottbus

  Poster background is an abstract depiction of trees in blue and gray with text in gray at bottom. Advertises for Wagner's Opera Tannhäuser.

• Wiener Blut/Operette von Johann Strauss

  Poster is pink with depiction of a woman in a Renaissance-era dress in white with gray decorations. She is holding a green military uniform decorated at edges in black damask pattern, with a sash across. Title in deocrative script at top in gold. Advertises for "Vienna Blood", an operette from Johann Strauss.

• Alexander Gelman/Wir, die Endes-unterzeichnenden

  Poster is yellow with black text and black/yellow depiction of four hands emerging toward viewer from between what appear to be plywood boards. One is holding a folded ruler, one a beer bottole, one is writing with a pen on a sheet of paper, and one is holding up a board. Advertises for "We, the Undersigned" from Alexander Gelman.

• Ein Ehezirkus/von Tisch & Bett/Buch: P. Ensikat K. Gendries Musikalische Arrangements: J. Allihn Theater der Stadt Cottbus

  Poster is purple with high-contrast replication of famous Adam and Eve artwork at bottom and in border at top. In center is a cartoon of a nude man and woman holding the bars of an iron footboard as if in jail. Text in black script top left and center right. Advertises for "From Table & Bed", a "Marital Circus" based on the book by P. Enskiat and K. Gendries with musical arrangements by J. Allihn.

• Vom Äffchen, das eine Brille trug/Kinderoper von Siegfried Tiefensee/Theater der Stadt Cottbus

  Poster is white with what appears to be a large-eared baby in overalls wearing glasses. Baby is holding a white sign with theater information in red. Remaining text bottom left corner in blue. Advertises for "From the Little Monkey that Wore Glasses", a children's opera from Siegfried Tiefensee.

• Match/Schauspiel von Jürgen Groß/Theater der Stadt Cottbus

  Poster is white with the word "Match" repeated seven times in repeating patterns across the width of the poster (black/white check, whit outlined in black, red, and black stripe). Toward bottom of poster is remaining text in aqua. Advertises for the play "Match" from Jürgen Groß.

• Mozart: Die Hochzeit des Figaro- Theater der Stadt Cottbus

  This poster is burnt red with a black and white profile portrait of Mozart at the top center. The title is in light yellow above and below. This poster advertises for performance of "The Marriage of Figaro".

• Garage: Satirische Komödie von Emil Braginiskij-Eldar Rjasanow- Theater der Stadt Cottbus

  This poster is black with a central part appearing to have been ripped away, revealing a pink grid on white. Superimposed is an image of a yellow vehicle engulfed in the mouth of a blue hippopotamus, which is standing on a black road drawn underneath. The text is in black on white at the bottom. This poster advertises for the Soviet satirical comedy "Garage" from Emil Braginskij and Eldar Rjasnaow.

• Das Glas Wasser oder Barock & Roll/Ein Musical frei nach Scribe von Helmut Käutner im Theater der Stadt Cottbus

  Poster predominately orange, pink, green and blue. Larger background is orange with pink polka dots while background within green gilded shape is pink with orange polka dots. Below is orange and green stripes. Text inside shape in blue text. Advertises for a performance of the musical "The Glass of Water" or "Barock & Roll" by Helmut Käutner.

• Musikalische Komödie/Die Gräfin vom Naschmarkt/Theater der Stadt Cottbus/Theater der Stadt Cottbus/Texte: Kurt Nachmann-Musik: Erwin Halletz

  Poster is predominately green, orange, navy and purple. Depicts two women in dresses standing back to back, the left in navy and white the right in orange and white. The former holds a bottle the latter holds a feather duster. Title of performance at top in purple shadowed in black. Advertises for a performance of the musical "The Countess of Naschmarkt", with music by Erwin Halletz and lyrics by Kurt Nachmann.

• Was rechts zu wissen/ich könnt was lehrer/rn und zu bekehren/eder Gut noch Geld/rrlichkeit der Welt/Hund so länger leben/nich der Magie ergeb/Geistes Kraft und Mu/heimniß werde kund/saurem Schweiß/was ich nicht weiß/e was die Welt/zusammenh/kraft un/Worte

  Poster is largely a compilation of medieval meteoric/astronomic imagery pritned in black and gray. Top right imagery appears to have been ripped away to reveal a red layer with black printed text (sentences are incomplete as we are unable to see the entire layer). Possibly from the play. Title and details of performance at bottom with play title in 3D red letters outlined in black and remaining text in black on red. Advertises for a performance of "Faust" by Goethe.

• Bernada Albas Haus/Hans-Dieter Hosalia Béla Bartók/Ballett/Theater der Stadt Cottbus/Der Wunderbare Manderin

  Poster is black and divided horizontally. Top half features legs of five dancers in bluescale; bottom features the same dancers in redscale. Text at top, center, and bottom in gray. Advertises for two ballet peformances: Bernarda Alba's House, and the Wonderful Mandarin.

• Die Csardasfürstin/Operette v. Emmerich Kálmán im Theater der Stadt Cottbus

  Poster is green with two stylized show girls in white and green dress on either side of a British (?) soldier in uniform an one spectacle. Title in black at top and bottom, with stylized decorative border. Advertises for the operette "The Gypsy Princess", from Emmerich Kálmán.

• Cabaret Musical/Buch Joe Masteroff Musik John Kander Nach "Ich bin eine Kamera" von John van Druten und Erzählungen von Christopher Isherwood Gesangstexte Fred Ebb Deutsch von Robert Gilbert Produktion u. Inszenierung der Ne Yorker UraufführungžHarold Pri

  Poster is red, with cartoon depiction of a man with black hair parted in center, red lips and red cheeks holding a tablecloth with black and orange border, depicting a clock whose hands are a male arma nd female leg. Performance title on table cloth in black and orange. Remaining text at bottom in black. Advertises for the musical "Cabaret" based on the book by Joe Masteroff.

• Armer Ritter von Peter Hacks- Theater der Stadt Cottbus

  This poster is blue with a navy border. It depicts a man holding the head of a green dragon on a stick above his head. The text is in green at bottom of the poster. This poster advertises for a performance of "The Poor Knight" from Peter Hacks.

• Aida: Giuseppe Verdi- Theater Cottbus

  This poster is a deep red with a red-orange and black depiction of the Egyptian sphinx. The sphinx is partially obscured by an elongated rectangle that stretches from center of poster to bottom and colored in red-orange gradient. The title is at top in orange with Verdi's name and theater in red orange at the left and right. It advertises for a performance of "Aida". This poster possibly signed on back.

• Benjamin Britten: Albert Herring, Komische Oper- Theater der Stadt Cottbus

  This poster is green with a cartoon portrait of a male with close-cropped hair and a dark green bow tie, with white wings on either side. A laurel halo floats above. This poster is bordered by a rough green outline with trumpeting cherubim in each corner. The text is in dark green gothic script at the top and bottom. It advertises for the comic opera "Albert Herring" from Benjamin Britten.

• Die acht Frauen: Kriminalkomödie von Robert Thomas- Theater der Stadt Cottbus

  This poster depicts the mirror images of the same building in blue-scaled photograph, divided by a white zipper. The zipper has been pulled down halfway to reveal a red textured background. The text is in gray at the top which advertises for a comedy titled "The Eight Women" from Robert Thomas.

• Friedrich Schiller/Die Räuber/Theater der Stadt Cottbus

  Poster depicts a rough black/gray/brown caricature of DaVinci's Vitruvian Man, slightly off-center to left. Text at bottom in brown orange and white outlined in black, respectively. Advertises for a performance of Friedrich Schiller's drama "The Robber".

• Jewgeni Schwarz/Rotkäppchen/Theater Cottbus

  Poster depicts a giant wolf with its tongue hanging out and a bird flying between its legs. Little Red Riding hood walks past its hind legs below. Green border at bottom with black text. Poster advertises for the play "Little Red Riding Hood" by Jewgeni Schwarz.

• Offenbach: Orpheus in der Unterwelt- Theater der Stadt Cottbus

  This poster is blue with a green and pink elaborate frame featuring a caricatured portrait of Shakespeare stabbing a nude Greek statue with a violin bow. The text is above and below. This poster advertises for the French opera "Orpheus in the Underword" by Jacques Offenbach.

• Verdi: Othello- Theater der Stadt Cottbus

  This poster is red with a red and black abstract depiction of a male with arms raised (presumably Othello) at the bottom. The text is in white at the top. This poster advertises for a performance of the opera "Othello" based on Shakespeare's work with the composition by Giuseppe Verdi.

• Drei Schwestern/Schauspiel von Anton Tschechow -

  Poster is olive with high contrast image in black and green of a woman in an undistinguishable landscape. Text in black at bottom. Poster advertises for a play titled "Three Sisters" by Anton Tschechow, to be performed at the Theater der Stadt Cottbus.