Sovetsky Teatr Soviet Theatre #8 1931

Original vintage Constructivist magazine Soviet Theatre, issue number 8, August, 1931. Printed in Moscow by Gos. Izdat. Hud. Lit publishing house. Monthly magazine on recent developments on theatre in the USSR. The front cover features a photograph of Romain Rolland, a French dramatist, novelist, essayist, and art historian; on the back cover there is a sketch by Isaak Rabinovich of costumes for the production of the play Till in Nemirovich-Danchenko musical theatre. The issue includes articles about a visit of Bernard Shaw in the USSR; a theatre discussion in Leningrad; the goals of the theatre; the creation of the play "Pervaja konnaja"; the work of the director and actor with caricatures by the Kukryniksy; about the artist Isaak Rabinovich and his sketches of theatrical costumes, accompanied by photographs. 33 pages. Fair condition, holes in the front and back covers, tears on the spine, creasing, browning, adhesive label on the back.