Advertising Poster Shakespeare French Opera Theatre

Original antique poster by Rene Pean (Rene Louis Pean; 1875-1940) for Shakspeare! Operetta Boufte en 3 Actes / a comedy opera in three acts performance at the Theatre des Bouffes-Parisiens by the French playwrights and opera librettist Paul Gavault (Paul Armand Marcel Gavault; 1866-1951) and Robert de Flers (Robert Pelleve de La Motte-Ango, Marquis de Flers; 1872-1927) with music composed by Gaston Serpette (Henri Charles Antoine Gaston Serpette; 1846-1904) featuring a colourful art nouveau belle epoque design depicting a dog wearing a red bow against a yellow spotlight background surrounded by actors and actresses in period costume with the bold stylised lettering below. Good condition, folds, creasing, tears, browning. Country of issue: France, designer: Rene Pean, size (cm): 80x60.5, year of printing: 1899