East German Poster Database

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• Herr von Pourceaugnac: von Molière- Goethe-Theater Bad Lauchstädt- Posse mit Gesan und Tanz in drei Akten

  This poster is yellow with a cartoon depiction of a baby wearing a bonnet facing left. The bonnet forms a profile of a man facing right. The text is in black at the top and bottom. This poster advertises for "The Man from Pourceaugnac", from Molière.

• Landestheater Halle/Goethe-Theater Bad Lauchstädt- Sommerspielplan- A.E. Modeste Grétry: Der eifersüchtige Liebhaber/ W.A, Mozart: Die Zauberflöte/ G.F. Händel: Floridante/ J.W. Goethe: Die Mitschuldigen

  This poster is a matte gold color with an black inner border left and right and white outer border. There is an orange, red, and black half-circle design at bottom with "1985" featured in red at center. The theater name is in white at the top, followed by the announcement of the plan for summer performances in red, followed by individual performances in black. These include "The Jealous Lover" by Grétry, Mozart's "The Magic Flute", Händel's "Floridante," and "The Complicit" by Goethe. The poster is possibly signed by the creator on back.

• Landestheater Halle/im Goethe-Theater Bad Lauchstädt- Von Mai bis September- Theseus: Oper von Händel/ Der eifersüchtige Liebhaber: Komische Oper von Grétry/ Triumph der Empfindsamkeit: Grille von Goethe/ Das Jahrmarktsfest zu Plundersweilern: Stück von Hacks

  This poster is light gray with black text. It depicts a building in classic Greek style with a large arch and steps beneath. Underneath the arch is a gold on brown design, with text in the remaining white space. The text alternates between Gothic script and print. This poster advertises for performances from May through September in the Goethe-Theater Bad Lauchstädt, including the opera "Theseus" from Händel, "The Jealous Lover", a comic opera from Grétry, "The Triumph of Sensibility" from Goethe, and "The Yearly Market Fest to Plunder" from Peter Hacks.

• Aci, Galatea e Polifemo von G. F. Haendel- (1708), Muiskalische Leitung: Ludwig Güttler, Inszenierung: Peter Konwitschny, Ausstattung: Helmut Brade, Virtuosi Saxoniae- Goethe-Theater Bad Lauchstädt

  This poster is white with a black line drawing of a woman sitting on the ground embraced by a man beneath a grove of trees. The poster is splattered with green paint throughout and woman's dress is splattered with neon red paint. The text is in black at the top. This poster advertises for a musical performance of Händel's "Aci, Galatea e Polifemo" performed by the Virtuosi Saxoniae.