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Poster for the Théâtre Robert-Houdin on the boulevard des Italiens, advertising Les Spectres and Le Manoir du Diable

Poster for the Théâtre Robert-Houdin on the boulevard des Italiens, advertising Les Spectres and Le Manoir du Diable, 1896 — vintage poster
Poster for the Théâtre Robert-Houdin on the boulevard des Italiens, advertising Les Spectres and Le Manoir du Diable, 1896. Vintage poster from the Chapter 1 — Houdini and Hollywood collection.

Poster for the Théâtre Robert-Houdin on the boulevard des Italiens, advertising Les Spectres and Le Manoir du Diable

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Created / published1896
NotesPoster for the Théâtre Robert-Houdin on the boulevard des Italiens, advertising Les Spectres and Le Manoir du Diable. Georges Méliès owned the theater, and his 1896 Manoir is generally counted as the first horror film ever made. Source: Poster, Théâtre Robert-Houdin, 8 boulevard des Italiens, Paris: “Les Spectres et Le Manoir du Diable.” Color lithograph, printed by Imp. M. Lévy, 60 faubourg Saint-Denis, Paris. Artist unknown. Musée Carnavalet, Paris (Paris Musées). Public domain.
SubjectsFigure 1.1 in Hollywood Halloween Horrors
ReferenceFig 1.1 F0101a Devils_castle_poster

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