John Hassall

Circa 1895 poster by John Hassall for Terry’s Theatre – The White Knight

Circa 1895

This delightful original avant la lettre poster created in 1904 by celebrated French caricaturist and illustrator Adrien Barrère was produced for "Le Sire de Vergy", the immensely po...

This striking circa 1895 poster for All Aboard, performed at London’s Court Theatre under the management of Arthur Chudleigh, captures the theatrical spectacle and musical energy of ...

This striking circa 1895 poster by Alfred Ellis promotes the theatrical adaptation of Trilby, the immensely popular novel by George du Maurier. At the height of its fame, Trilby beca...

Very nice theater poster by Albert Morrow for the play "Lord and Lady Algy". Created on the London stage in 1898, Lord and Lady Algy was later made into an American silent film of the same name. The plot revolves around a married couple...

Rare Original Theatre Poster, 'Blue Jeans' c. 1890 by Play-write Joseph Arthur This is an original poster, it has been linen backed for preservation. This poster is advertising the...

This was an estate find and part of a beautiful collection of rare excellent turn of the century posters. They were hidden away for over 100 years. This is a rare and impressive 3 sheet poster that is 7 foot tall. It make quite a statement. About the poster: You'd think that a play called "The New Baby" might feature said child in its promotional material. But here's the thing - there really isn't a baby at the centre of the comedy, and that's the crux of this entertainment. The plot concerns a husband who is so bored with country life that he dreams up the idea of having an illegitimate son in London as a way to get into town for an occasional 'night off'. When his wife decides that the child should be adopted, the expected comic tissue of falsehoods and misunderstandings frays and hilarity ensues. Adapted from German by A. Bourchier, the farce opened in London in 1896 to what a local critic termed 'much mirth'. Several years later, when the play had crossed the Atlantic and entered the repertory of David de Wolf cleverly called the Baby's chaperone on the poster and his troupe of traveling players, that understated review was translated into the more American howling success. The cast and director would've been totally unfamiliar with the British hinterlands, so this splendid design concentrates on the hi-jinks of the characters and their situation. At the start of the 20th century, America was in the full glory of its cultural adolescence, bursting with energy and optimism. In 1900 in New York there were 33 legitimate Broadway theaters...

Original poster: Haddon Hall. Original theater vintage poster, archival linen backed. Printed in the United Kingdom. Vintage theater poster...

Musee Grevin Avant La Lettre (Before Text), created in 1900, is one of the best known images by the great French artist, Jules Chéret. The poster advertises a show performance at the...