1706 - Circus - Variety Show

Circus - Variety Show A collection of approximately 60 signed portrait and scene photographs (including original photos taken by the theater director) of performers from the Saalfelder Palast Theater, compiled and curated by theater director Kurt Breker. Mostly photographs, some printed postcards, lithographs, and drawings. 1951–1954. Mounted in an original hardcover album (slightly worn) with the title on the cover: “Our Stage Artists, Palast Theater Saalfeld/S.” Originally, the Palast Theater in Saalfeld (founded in 1914) was exclusively a movie theater. During the GDR era, the Palast Theater in Saalfeld was not only used as a cinema but also served extensively as a venue for touring theater productions, variety shows, and stage performers. The album provides extensive, chronologically organized documentation of the variety show program from 1951 to 1954. It includes dedications, acknowledgments, and greetings (mostly addressed to theater director K. Breker) from artists who performed at the Palast Theater during the specified period. These include dancers, singers, jugglers, comedians, athletes, and others. Among the artists: 4 Malividas, Jos. Ebers, 5 Metropolis, Roswitha and René, 2 Hessos, Torini, the Bali Sisters, 2 Rudellis, H. Reimann, Omer Sait with Peti, 2 Carytas, 3 Perkins, P. Caprano, and many more. Collection of about 60 signed portrait photos of artists from the Saalfelder Palast-Theater. Mostly original photographs, some printed postcards, lithographs, and drawings. - Slight signs of wear.