East German Poster Database

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• Kretschinskis Hochzeit: Musical von Ryshow, Kolker- DDR-Erstaufführung- Metropol

  This poster is black with a white King playing card divided horizontally. The top is the King of Hearts, while the bottom is the King of Spades. The former is holding a rose and top hat (in color) while the bottom is brandishing a rope and appears angry (black and white). This poster advertises for "Kretschinski's Wedding" from Ryshow and Kolker. The theater's information is at the bottom in green, while the title is in white italics at the top.

• Im Weißen Rößl: Gemeinsame Inszenierung mit dem Friedrichstadtpalast- Metropol

  This poster is black with a cartoon depiction of a white horse with blonde mane/tail inside of a wreath with a yellow bow at top. The horse is wearing high heel shoes on its front legs and boots on its back legs. The title at top is in green and white, with the theater information at bottom in green. This poster advertises for the musical "The White Horse".

• Tänzerische Begegnungen- Metropol

  This poster is red with the title in white italics at the top. In the center are depicted the silhouettes of two dancers which are mirror images of each other, the one at left is white with blue print, the one at right is white. The theater's information is at the bottom outlined in blue. This poster advertises for a "Dancing Encounter".

• In Frisco ist der Teufel los- Metropol

  This poster is black with the title at top repeated six times in varying colors and types. In the center are different individuals depicted from the performance in cartoon style, including four sailors, a woman in a red dress, and two men in hats and mustaches. The theater's information is at the bottom in fuchsia serif type. This poster advertises for "The Devil is in San Francisco".

• Die lustige Witwe- Metropol

  This poster is black and depicts a woman in profile facing left with a large white feathered hat. The title is in white serif type at the top with theater information at bottom in green. This poster advertises for "The Merry Widow" by Franz Lehár.

• Die keusche Susanne- Metropol

  This poster is white with a painting of a woman wearing all red with red hair holding a black stick. Her arm appears to have been severed. A large black seal superimposed over her, like a shield, featuring white Gothic script around the circumference giving the name of the performance. The theater information is at bottom in black caps. This poster advertises for "The Chaste Susanne" by Jean Gilbert.

• In Frisco ist der Teufel los- Metropol

  This poster is black with a pink anchor in the center whose top forms a heart. This heart has been shot through with an arrow, and a coin rests in its center. The title is at top in white with theater information below in white. This poster advertises for the musical "The Devil is in San Francsico".

• Für 5 Groschen Urlaub/Metropol

  This poster is blue and depicts a red and white lifesaver in center with a cupid sitting inside of it. The title is in white at the top with theater information in white at the bottom (number "5" in title is white with red dots). This poster advertises for a performance of "Vacation for Five Pennies".

• Die rote Karawane: Leben und Traum der Zigeuner: Musical von Géza Csemer und Béla Szakcsi - Lakatos- DDR-Erstaufführung- Metropol

  This poster is brown with a depiction of a broken wagon wheel in center and red poppy growing out of it. The text is at the top in brown and white, with theater information at the bottom. This poster advertises for the DDR premiere of musical "The Red Caravan: The Life and Dream of the Gypsy", from Géza Csemer and Béla Szakcsi.

• Servus Peter- Metropol

  This poster is hot pink with a depiction of a horned, hoofed, anthropomorphic creature similar to a devil, resting in the cradle of a telephone. The text is in white at the top and the bottom. This poster advertises for a performance of "Servus Peter" (Servus meaning Hello in dialect).

• Annie get your gun, Schieß los, ANNIE!: Musik und Gesanstexte von Irving Berlin, Buch von Herbert und Dorothy Fields, Deutsch von Robert Gilbert- Metropol

  This poster is black with multicolored text at the top spelling "Annie". The remainder of the title is in white italics underneath, with the theater information at bottom in aqua. The center depicts two shell casings on a white platform, though the one on the right looks like lipstick. This poster advertises for the musical "Annie, Get your Gun", with music and lyrics from Irving Berlin based on the book by Herbert and Dorothy Fields and German translation by Robert Gilbert.

• Jacques Offenbach: La Périchole- Metropol

  This poster is red with a depiction of a blonde woman in a large hoop skirt playing the guitar. A man with ornate sash peeks out from beneath her skirt, seemingly behind bars. The title is in yellow script at the top with the theater's information below in yellow. This poster advertises for the opera "La Périchole" by Jacques Offenbach

• Großes internationales Operettenkonzert zum 100. Geburtstag von Emmerich Kálmán: 14. und 15. Oktober 1982, 19.00 Uhr Mitwirkende: Solisten des Staatlichen Operettentheaters Moskau des Karlin-Theaters Prag, der Nová Scéna Bratislava, des Staatlichen Operett

  This poster is white with a line drawing at the top of a woman in an intricately decorated hat holding a fan. The text beneath is in navy and green. This poster advertises for a "large international Opera Concert" in celebration of the 100th birthday of Emmerich Kálmán at the Metropol.

• Pariser Leben- Metropol

  This poster is black with a cartoon depiction in center of a man in a tuxedo and top hat, whose eyes resemble a woman's chest. The title is at top in white script, with the theater information below in gray. This poster advertises for the opera "Parisian Life" by Jacques Offenbach.

• Kiss me, Kate: Musical; Samuel & Bella Spessack, Cole Porter- Metropol

  This poster is pink with a black and white depiction in the center of a woman in a bra and skirt holding a man in a suit by the hair, about to smash a vase over his head. The man appears to have a sword driven through his side. The text is in black at the top and bottom. This poster advertises for the musical "Kiss me, Kate".

• Ein Mittsommernachts traum: W. Shakespeare, Musical nach von K. Pankiewicz, Musik con M. Alaszewski, Arrangements von J. Gocht- Deutsche Bühnen-; DDR-Erstaufführung, fassung von Jo Schulz

  This poster is navy with a light white title at the top surrounded by light blue text. The theater's information is at the bottom in "white" with light blue shadowing. In the center is a tree in shades of aqua and green whose trunk resembles that of a nude woman, with eyes and faces appearing in the leaves. This poster advertises for the musical "A Midsummer Night's Dream" from K. Pankiewicz, based on the play by William Shakespeare, with music from M. Alaszewski.

• Die schön Helena- Metropol

  This poster is fuchsia with two stylized wedding bands intertwined to form an infinity symbol. A red heart is above left and two crossed green branches below. The title at the top is in dark purple script, with the theater information at bottom in "white" with dark purple shadowing. This poster advertises for the opera "The Beautiful Helen", by Jacques Offenbach.

• Show Boat: Musik Jerome David Kern, Libretto Oscar Hammerstein II- Metropol

  This poster is beige with a black print depiction of two smoke stacks in the top corners and a water wheel in the center, with a man kneeling before a woman inside. The title is inside the wheel in orange with the theater information at bottom in "white" on black.

• Gasparone- Metropol

  This poster is white with a red border. It depicts an island in the center with prominent smoldering volcano, two ships off the coast, and a hot air balloon in the above left. The title is in gold on a yellow banner across the top, with theater information at the bottom in white with blue shadowing. This poster advertises for the opera "Gasparone" by Carl Millöcker.

• Rosa Laub/Libretto: Waldtraut Lewin Musik: Horst Krüger/Metropol

  This poster is blue with an abstract painted depiction of what appears to be a stroller in red, blue, yellow, and black. The title is in collaged, hand-written type in various colors on white at the top. There is subtext center right with information, and the theater information is at the bottom. This poster advertises for the opera "Rosa Laub" with libretto by Waltraut Lewin and music by Horst Krüger.

• Boccaccio- Metropol

  This poster is navy with a heavily decorated letter "B" in the center in aqua. A nude woman leans out from top part of the "B" to kiss a man in feathered cap and cape. In the bottom portion an old man with deer antlers attached to his head can be seen in bed sleeping. The title is in aqua at the top with the theater information below in brown. This poster advertises for the opera "Boccaccio" by Franz von Suppé.

• Die keusche Susanne- Metropol

  This poster is red with an abstract depiction of woman's silhouette in pink, with black wings on either side looking like the wings from the German Eagle. Superimposed is the black and white image of two pickelhaube helmets, seemingly sewn onto the top of a corset. The title is in black at the top with the theater information at bottom in black. This poster advertises for "The Chaste Susanne" by Jean Gilbert.

• Die Kinokönigin/Metropol

  This poster is white with a black depiction of a movie projector. Inside the lens is a black and white woodcut of a pointed finger, with a woman with green hair and purple dress seated on top of the pointing finger. The title is in white at the top with theater information below in white. This poster advertises for "The Movie Queen".

• Der Zigeunerbaron- Metropol

  This poster is sepia with a red and black block print depiction of a man in a cape riding a horse at full speed (profile, facing left). The title is in black print at the top with theater information below in white. This poster advertises for "The Gypsy Baron" by Johann Strauss II.

• Eine Nacht in Venedig: Johann Strauß- Metropol

  This poster depicts a woman with green eyes in a red mask looking toward the top right corner. Her hair fades out to appear like a cloud, with stars embedded within and a crescent moon above left. The title is in black italics at the top with the theater information below in brown. This poster advertises for "A Night in Venice", from Johann Strauß II.