Monday, July 28, 2014

Edward Gorey's Cape Cod Theater Posters

Edward Gorey, who maintained a house in Yarmouth Port on the Cape, created this poster for the Atlantic Theatre Company's second season in Barnstable. Note the triangular arrangement of the three figures.

Edward Gorey
Atlantic Theatre Company poster
Signed and numbered edition no. 38/250, 1981

http://catalogue.swanngalleries.com/asp/fullCatalogue.asp?salelot=2349+++++264+&refno=++689112&saletype=
Other posters for the Atlantic Theatre Company from the same sale at Swann Galleries most likely are from the same 1981 summer season.
Edward Gorey
"Late Night Cabaret" poster
The Atlantic Theatre Company, signed, 1981

Edward Gorey
Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest" poster
The Atlantic Theatre Company, signed, c. 1981
Edward Gorey
Alexander Ostrowsky's "Diary of a Scoundrel" poster
The Atlantic Theatre Company, signed, c. 1981

http://catalogue.swanngalleries.com/asp/fullcatalogue.asp?salelot=2349+++++273+&refno=++689193&image=0



For the 60th anniversary of the Cape Playhouse, Mr. Gorey created this elegant poster.

Edward Gorey
Cape Playhouse 60th Anniversary Season poster
Signed and numbered edition no. 305/500, 1987
 Image added August 1, 2014
  Image added August 1, 2014
http://catalogue.swanngalleries.com/asp/fullCatalogue.asp?salelot=2349+++++266+&refno=++689145&saletype=


The following posters were also included in lot 273 at Swann Galleries but were made for the Provincetown Theatre Company, also on Cape Cod. They promote "entertainments" written by Mr. Gorey and date from the early 1990's:
Edward Gorey
"Useful Urns" poster, P.A.P.A./Provincetown Theatre Company, signed, 1990

Edward Gorey
"Flapping Ankles" poster, P.A.P.A./Provincetown Theatre Company, 1991

Edward Gorey
"Crazed Teacups" poster, P.A.P.A./Provincetown Theatre Company, 1992

The following poster, found on AbeBooks in 2018, is for "Chinese Gossip" staged in Bourne in 1994:
Edward Gorey
Poster for "Chinese Gossip," edition of 100
Theater on the Bay, Bourne, 1994

Image added November 18, 2018


Edward Gorey
Detail of signed poster for "Chinese Gossip" aside from the edition of 100

Image added November 18, 2018

Edward Gorey
AbeBooks Listing Retrieved November 18, 2018





Note:  I'm sure you won't want to miss this blog's other posts about Edward Gorey.

Rare pinback buttons from the Provincetown theatrical productions and others can be seen on the invaluable Goreyana blog.

There are a few other posters here on this blog, although not nearly enough.

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