Auction 56 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

"Twelfth Night" - Advertising Poster for Habima Theater in Arabic, 1931

Opening: $250
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Advertising poster for a production of "Twelfth Night" by Habima Theater at the "Mughrabi Opera" hall in Tel Aviv (the play's premiere in Palestine). "Maloul" Press, Jerusalem, 1931. Arabic.
This production by Habima Theater was the first professional production of a Shakespearean play in Hebrew. The play was translated by Shaul Tchernichovsky and first staged in Berlin in 1930.
70X50 cm. Good-fair condition. Folding marks and creases. Slightly faded printing. Some stains. Tears to margins. Coarse, open tears to upper corners. Ink-stamp with date.
Palestine, the British Mandate and Underground Movements, the State of Israel, the Arabs in Palestine
Palestine, the British Mandate and Underground Movements, the State of Israel, the Arabs in Palestine