East German Poster Database

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• Der Zerbrochne Krug/Heinrich von Kleist/Hans-Otto-Theater Potsdam Lustspiel

  Poster is a picture from behind of a judge sitting at a desk . Background is red and white gradient . Text at top in black caps and bottom in white caps. Advertises for "The Broken Jug" from Heinrich von Kleist.

• Hermannsschlacht/Die Hermannsschlacht/Heinrich von Kleist Ein Drama/Kleist Theater

  Poster background is white with black and gray lines and splotches. Text superimposed in gray and black reads "Hermannsschlacht" (Hermann Battle). Portion extending from right in black with red inner border and white outer border appears to have been torn out, with remaining text in handwritten-script in whtie. Black border at bottom of poster with theater name bottom right in white. Advertises for the drama "Hermann Battle' from Heinrich von Kleist.

• Amphitryon: Ein Lustspiel nach Moliere von Heinrich v. Kleist- Im Maxim Gorki Theater

  This poster is blue-gray and depicts the hatched outline of a male torso minus arms. The head seemingly detached floats above with no outside outline, and yellow snakes emerging from the top like hair. A white border with same blue-gray text is at the top and bottom, with title of play in white superimposed on image ("O" forms a wreath). This advertises for a performance of Amphitryon from Molière and Heinrich von Kleist.

• Heinrich von Kleist: Prinz Friedrich von Homburg- Bühnen der Stadt Gera

  This poster is black with a gray cube depicted in center. One corner has been cut out and is shown in green in front. The text is in black on white, at the top with green and black underlining. It advertises for a play by Heinrich von Kleist titled "Prinz Friedrich von Homburg".

• Penthesilea: Heinrich von Kleist

  This poster is a sketched depiction from the neck down of a nude woman bound by what appears to be a long, dark blue tie. The title is in blue handwritten text at bottom with black type below. This is an advertisement for a play titled "Penthesiliea" by Heinrich von Kleist, to be performed at the Staatsschauspiel Dresden.

• Prinz Friedrich von Homburg

  This poster is composed of a blue-gray speckled background with a green border. Across the top-center of poster runs a white chain with a green laurel in the middle and white-gray rag hanging over. The text is in black on either side and across the bottom. This poster advertises for a play titled "Prince Friedrich from Homburg", by Heinrich von Kleist, to be performed at the Hans-Otto-Theater, Potsdam.