The Great North China Troupe. Supported by the Cream of English & Continental Vaudeville Specialties and Full Orchestra by Advertising Poster. Chinese Acrobats in Wellington New Zealand, 1939 - 1939

Wellington NZ, 1939. A poster advertising the performance of the "Whirlwind Artists from the Orient" staged by International Varieties Ltd, to appear at the Opera House, Wellington, Sat Sept. 9th (1939). Further research in period newspapers reveals that the year was 1939. 10 1/4 x 15", printed on cream card in navy with a yellow border. The center of the poster has a photograph of the 13 acrobats in their Chinese garments, and includes 7 men, 5 women & a boy. Closed 2" tear left side, one corner slt. worn, some very faint speckling on the poster otherwise in good+condition. With an old horizontal fold, now flattened.