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title: Darkness at Noon handbill, Civic Theatre, Inc. (English-language handbill distributed in Manila)
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/darkness-at-noon-handbill-civic-theatre-manila-1953/
description: A black-and-white English-language handbill for a stage production of 'Darkness at Noon' by Arthur Koestler, dramatized by Sidney Kingsley.
section: Collection
---

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# Darkness at Noon handbill, Civic Theatre, Inc. (English-language handbill distributed in Manila)

A black-and-white English-language handbill for a stage production of 'Darkness at Noon' by Arthur Koestler, dramatized by Sidney Kingsley, presented by Civic Theatre, Inc. Two cast portraits sit left of a silhouette of a figure gripping prison bars, with window light across a floor. A panel gives the venue, dates and ticket prices. The tell is transfer: the title's and prison image's associations are attached to a theatre evening; the sheet itself is an advertisement.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Transfer](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/transfer/)

## Text on the object

Original (English) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
CIVIC THEATRE, INC. presents
DARKNESS AT NOON
by ARTHUR KOESTLER
dramatized by SIDNEY KINGSLEY
with
ERLINDA CORTES * F. (KOKO) TRINIDAD
VIC SILAYAN
WILLIAM YVANOVICH
Produced by FIDEL SICAM

LITTLE THEATRE, CATHOLIC PAVILION - INTERNATIONAL FAIR
MARCH 24 thru 29, 1953 - 8:00 p.m. * P.60 - P1.60 - P2.60
Tickets on sale at: Rm. 500 Samanillo Bldg., Botica Boie, Manila Hotel
```

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