Samuel and Bella Spewack papers, 1920-1980

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Series XXIII: Posters

All of the posters have been reproduced in microfiche form. There are 29 microfiche, each containing 2 images. The fiche must be used before the original material is called for. Many of the posters are quite large and fragile.


Subseries XXIII.1: Boy Meets Girl


Photographic reproduction not on film, Court Theatre, 15 x 11

[Not on fiche]. In Box.



Box 151 Fiche 95-32001 Teatro Americano, 31 x 23

Original Poster is in Mapcase 13V-C-03


Box 151 Fiche 95-32001 Master Negative Number 95-32001, Teatro Americano (2), 31 x 23

Original Poster is in Mapcase 13V-C-03


Box 151 Fiche 95-32002 Teatro Americano (3), 31 x 23

Original Poster is in Mapcase 13V-C-03


Box 151 Fiche 95-32002 Teatro Americano (4), 31 x 23

Original Poster is in Mapcase 13V-C-03


Box 151 Fiche 95-32003 Theater Im Zimmer: Hamburg, 1956, 16 x 12

Original Poster is in Mapcase 13V-C-03


Subseries XXIII.2: Clear All Wires (Film)


Box 151 Fiche 95-32003 MGM, 41 x 27

Original Poster is in Mapcase 13V-C-03


Subseries XXIII.3: Festival


Box 151 Fiche 95-32004 Longacre Theatre: New York, 14 x 22

Original Poster is in Box


Subseries XXIII.4: Kiss Me Kate


Box 151 Fiche 95-32004 Castellio Di San Giusto: Trieste (1), 13 x 28

Original Poster is in Mapcase 13V-C-03


Box 151 Fiche 95-32005 Castellio Di San Giusto: Trieste (2), 13 x 28

Original Poster is in Mapcase 13V-C-03


Box 151 Fiche 95-32005 Frasier Theatre: University of North Colorado, 14 x 22

Original Poster is in Box


Not on Fiche, Frasier Theatre: University of North Colorado, 5 x 14 handbill,

Original Poster is in Box


Box 151 Fiche 95-32006 Master Negative Number: 95-32006, Loeb Drama Center: Cambridge, Mass., 18 x 23

Original Poster is in Box



Tube Box 154 Loeb Drama Center, Cambridge, MA. Copy 1 of 2, 18 x 23



Tube Box 155 Loeb Drama Center, Cambridge, MA. (Copy 2 of 2), 18 x 23



Box 151 Fiche 95-32006 Nieuw Rotterdam Toneel: Rotterdam, 18 x 26

Original Poster is in Box



Tube Box 155 Niew Rotterdam Toneel, Rotterdam, Netherlands. Copy a (1 of 2), 26.5 x 35.5


Tube Box 155 Niew Rotterdam Toneel, Rotterdam, Netherlands. Copy b (2 of 2), 26.5 x 36


Not on Fiche, O'Keefe Centre, 22.5 x 14

Original Poster is in Box



Box 151 Fiche 95-32008 Master Negative Number: 95-32008, Operettszinhaz, 19 x 27

Original Poster is in Box


Box 151 Fiche 95-32008 Panstwowy Teatr, 19 x 28

Original Poster is in Mapcase 13V-C-03


Box 151 Fiche 95-32009 Sadler's Opera: London, 13 x 20

Original Poster is in Box


Box 151 Fiche 95-32009 Shubert Theatre: New York, 14 x 23

Original Poster is in Box


Box 151 Fiche 95-32010 Theatre de la Monnai: Belgium (1), 16 x 12

[Copy 1]

Original Poster is in Box


Box 151 Fiche 95-32010 Theatre de la Monnai: Belgium (2), 23 x 18

Original Poster is in Box



Tube Box 156 Theatre Royale de la Monnaie, Belgium, 1961, 12 x 16.5 inches



Box 151 Fiche 95-32011 Volksoper: Vienna, 16 x 24

Original Poster is in Box


Box 151 Fiche 95-32011 Castello de San Guisto: Trieste, 25 x 38

Original Poster is in Mapcase 13V-C-03


Box 151 Fiche 95-32012 Connaught Theatre: [Brighton?], 20 x 30

Original Poster is in Mapcase 13V-C-03


Box 151 Fiche 95-32012 Devlet Tiyatrosu: Turkey, 40 x 28

Original Poster is in Mapcase 13V-C-03


Box 151 Fiche 95-32013 Dusseldorfer Schausnielhaus: Dusseldorf, 23 x 33

Original Poster is in Mapcase 13V-C-03


Box 151 Fiche 95-32013 Estate Teatrale Veronese: Verona, 27 x 39

Original Poster is in Mapcase 13V-C-03


Box 151 Fiche 95-32014 Israel National, 26 x 42


Box 151 Fiche 95-32014 Kansanyeatteri: Tyovaenteatterin, 27 x 37



Tube Box 152 Kansanyeatteri: Tyovaenteatterin, 27 x 40


Tube Box 152 Kansanyeatteri: Tyovaenteatterin, 27.5 x 40.5



Box 151 Fiche 95-32015 Nieuw Rotterdams Toneel: Rotterdam (1), 35 x 26



Mapcase 13-C-3 Not on Fiche, Nieuw Rotterdams Toneel: Rotterdam, 35 x 26



Box 151 Fiche 95-32016 Operett Szinhaaz, 22 x 32

Original Poster is in Mapcase 13V-C-03


Box 151 Fiche 95-32016 Panstwowy Teatr, 20 x 29

Original Poster is in Mapcase 13V-C-03


Box 151 Fiche 95-32017 Teatr Komedi, Zoliborz: Poland, 33 x 23

Original Poster is in Mapcase 13V-C-03


Box 151 Fiche 95-32017 Teatr Muzyczyn: Poznan, 23 x 33

Original Poster is in Mapcase 13V-C-03


Box 151 Fiche 95-32018 Unidentified Spanish Theater, 25 x 35

Original Poster is in Mapcase 13V-C-03



Tube Box 153 Spanish Language Poster, 26 x 46


Tube Box 153 Spanish Language Poster, 26 x 46



Box 151 Fiche 95-32018 Japanese Production, 20 x 29

Original Poster is in Mapcase 13V-C-03



Tube Box 156 Japanese Production, 20 x 29 inches



Box 151 Fiche 95-32019 Teatro Avenida: Argentina, 58 x 45

Original Poster is on 13: wire shelves


Box 151 Fiche 95-32020 Volksoper: Vienna, 1960, 48 x 34

Original Poster is on 13: wire shelves



Tube Box 154 Volksoper, Vienna, Austria, 1960. Copy 1 of 2, 17 x 24


Tube Box 154 Volksoper, Vienna, Austria, 1960. Copy 2 of 2, 17 x 24


Subseries XXIII.5: My Three Angels



Box 151 Fiche 95-32021 Morosco Theatre: New York, 14 x 22

Original Poster is in Box


Box 151 Fiche 95-32021 Unidentified Hebrew Production, 19 x 27

Original Poster is in Box



Tube Box 156 My Three Angels. Israel, 20 x 28 inches


Subseries XXIII.6: Once There Was a Russian



Box 151 Fiche 95-32022 National Theatre: Washington, D.C., 14 x 22

Original Poster is in Box


Subseries XXIII.7: Poppa


Box 151 Fiche 95-32022 Teatro Nrovo: Milan (1), 14 x 39

Original Poster is in Mapcase 13V-C-03


Box 151 Fiche 95-32023 Teatro Nrovo: Milan (2), 28 x 39

Original Poster is in Mapcase 13V-C-03


Subseries XXIII.8: Two Blind Mice


Box 151 Fiche 95-32023 Court Theatre: New York, 14 x 23

Original Poster is in Box


Box 151 Fiche 95-32024 Court Theatre: New York, 11 x 14

[Unidentified sample poster]

Original Poster is in Box


Subseries XXIII.9: Under the Sycamore Tree


Box 151 Fiche 95-32024 Aldwych Theatre: London, 13 x 20

[Unidentified sample poster]

Original Poster is in Box


Box 151 Fiche 95-32025 Alleteatern: [Stockolm], 16 x 19

Original Poster is in Box


Box 151 Fiche 95-32025 His Majesty's Theatre: Aberdeen, 1952, 14 x 25

Original Poster is in Box


Box 151 Fiche 95-32026 Lyceum Theatre: Edinburgh, 10 x 15

Original Poster is in Box


Box 151 Fiche 95-32026 Theatre Royal: Brighton, 10 x 30

Original Poster is in Mapcase 13V-C-03


Box 151 Fiche 95-32027 Theatre Royal: Newcastle upon Tyne, 1952, 13 x 25

Original Poster is in Box


Box 151 Fiche 95-32027 Aldwych Theatre: London, 21 x 35

Original Poster is in Mapcase 13V-C-03


Box 151 Fiche 95-32028 Plaza Theatre: Maritius, 19 x 28

Original Poster is in Mapcase 13V-C-03


Box 151 Fiche 95-32028 Teatre Odeon: [Milan?], 15 x 45

Original Poster is in Mapcase 13V-C-03


Box 151 Fiche 95-32029 Theatre Royan: Newcastle, 1952, 21 x 34

Original Poster is in Mapcase 13V-C-03


Subseries XXIII.10: Woman Bites Dog


Box 151 Fiche 95-32029 Ford's Theatre, 14 x 22

Original Poster is in Box


Subseries XXIII.11: The Amazing Sacco-Van Zetti Case



Tube Box 157 The Amazing Sacco-Van Zetti Case, 30 x 40 inches