The Internationally Acclaimed San Francisco Ballet in Its First Beirut Appearance (Arabic-English poster distributed in Beirut)
A yellow and black bilingual poster with a photograph of a ballerina in a black tutu, announcing the San Francisco Ballet's first Beirut performances at the Capitole Theater on 27 and 28 February and 1 March 1959, with ticket prices. A bottom line says it is presented in association with the International Cultural Program of the United States. The tell is glittering-generalities: 'internationally acclaimed' asserts wide praise without naming a source.
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- February 20, 1959
- Period
- Cold War
- Made by
- U.S. Information Agency (predecessor: State Department International Information and Educational Exchange Program), Propaganda Posters Distributed in Asia, Latin America and the Middle East series
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- State
- Regime
- Eisenhower Administration
- Leader
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Audience
- Foreign public
- Purpose
- Persuade or win support
- Theme
- Media and information
- Event
- Cold War
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- U.S. National Archives (NARA), RG 306, Propaganda Posters Distributed in Asia, Latin America and the Middle East, retrieved October 3, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain (U.S. government work; NARA RG 306)
U.S. Information Agency / Department of State, February 20, 1959. National Archives, Record Group 306 (NAID 6948733, 306-PPB-6).
Text on the object
فرقة باليه سان فرنسيسكو التي لاقت الاستحسان العظيم في العالم كله تحيي حفلاتها لأول مرة في مدينة بيروت مساء 27 و28 شباط وأول آذار 1959 على مسرح سينما الكابيتول رسم الدخول: 10 و8 و5 ليرات لبنانية حفلة ماتينيه إضافية يوم الأحد في أول آذار فقط - رسم الدخول 8 و6 و4 ليرات لبنانية بالاشتراك مع برنامج التبادل الثقافي الدولي الأميركي المتعهد د. كرباسيتي THE INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED SAN FRANCISCO BALLET IN ITS FIRST BEIRUT APPEARANCE Evenings of February 27, 28, and March 1 at the CAPITOLE THEATER Admission -- 10, 8, 5 LL. (Matinee, March 1st only) Admission -- 8, 6, 4 LL. Presented in Association with the International Cultural Program of the United States. D. Carpassity, Impresario.
San Francisco Ballet company, which won great acclaim throughout the world, presents its performances for the first time in the city of Beirut, evenings of 27 and 28 February and 1 March 1959, at the Capitole cinema theatre. Admission: 10, 8 and 5 Lebanese pounds. An additional matinee on Sunday 1 March only, admission 8, 6 and 4 Lebanese pounds. In association with the American International Cultural Exchange Program. Impresario Dr. Karbassity.
Arabic name of the impresario as printed (transliterated by NARA's English line as Carpassity).
