'Le Fils de l'abbesse' [and] 'Le Fardeau de la Liberté.'

The rare announcement poster for the Théâtre de l'Oeuvre with lithograph by Henri Lebasque.

The poster announces two dramas at the Théâtre de l'Oeuvre in rue Turgot, the anonymous 'Le Fils de l'Abbesse' ('Thèse en trois actes et quatre tableaux') and Tristan Bernard's one act 'Le Fardeau de la Liberté'. Although it is not clear which of the dramas - if either - Lebasque is alluding to in his lithograph, he presents a wooded scene with a long-haired figure, apparently naked and seemingly a woman, with outstretched arms being embraced by a dark figure; the central scene is obscured partially by the text of the poster but the out-stretched arms suggest that the embrace is not voluntary.

At the foot of the sheet is an advertisement for 'La Critique', a 'Revue Illustrée / Bibliothèque d'Art / Collection d'Affiches' appearing twice a month and edited by George Bans.