Poster for the Théâtrophone Company

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Poster for Compagnie du Théâtrophone.

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Artist

Name:
Chéret, Jules
Dates:
1836-1932
Country:
France

Illustration

Subjects:
People, Science & Technology
Technique:
Lithograph
Format:
Portrait (taller)
Source:
The New York Public Library

Periodical

Title:
Les maîtres de l'affiche, vol. 1
Author:
Marx, Roger
Publisher:
Paris: Imprimerie Chaix, 1896

Description:

A smiling woman in evening dress looks sideways at the viewer while holding the receivers of a “théâtrophone” to her ears, unheeding of the people standing in line behind her. The théâtrophone was an early distribution service which made it possible to use coin-operated telephonic devices set up in cafés, hotels, etc. to listen to opera or theater performances at a rate of 50 centimes per five minutes.

The caption reads in the original French: Affiche pour la Compagnie du Théâtrophone.

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