THEATRE PLAYBILL FOR "ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT", 1930
Entry/Object ID
97.60.1.11
Description
THEATRE PLAYBILL FOR "ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT", 1930
Color: Black and white
A theatre playbill, "The Playgoer", published by John F. Huber, for Fox Carthay Center Theatre for the week of 26 May 1930, featuring the film "All Quiet on the Western Front." At the top of the front cover is a bordered box with the theater name; Fox Theaters president Harold B. Franklin's name; the anme of the publication; and the publisher's name, address, and telephone number. After a notice on fire exits in the building is the program for the feature based on Erich Maria Remarque's novel. Listed first are the opening shows: a short called "Dixie Days"; the Fox Movietone News; and a performance of four songs by Abe Lyman and His International Band. The names of the film's director, producer, and technical staff are at the bottom of the front, with an advertisement from a fur storage facility. At the top of the back is the list of the film's cast members along with information about intermission and a war museum in the theatre. Below this are advertisements from Sparkletts water and another fur storage company. With quarter folds; creases; and discoloration, the program is in fair condition.
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Three-dimensional, Theater programs, Abe Lyman and His International Band, Fox Carthay Circle Theatre, Motion pictures, American, Motion picture theaters--Los Angeles (Calif.), Motion picture programs, Silent film music
