United States, 39.76, -98.5Plaza Theatre1929-01-02/1929-01-05Circular for the Plaza Theatre advertising the film The Wages of Sin, a 1927 Micheaux release, dated January 2 to January 5, 1929. The cover of the circular features an image of an evil-looking man holding a frightened woman. Next to the image, a question is posed: "Is he man or devil?" The name of the theater and the dates on which the film will be shown appear above the image. The title of the film and the words "all-star colored cast" appear below the image. The interior of the circular features five images from the film along with the title and the names of the stars. The back provides a brief synopsis of the film, nested between two images from the film. The synopsis promises that there will be a plot twist, an unusual character, thrilling events, and a logical and happy climax.Digital image and encoded transcription of an original manuscript, scanned, transcribed and encoded by the Digital Library of Georgia in 2005, as part of Georgia HomePLACE. This project is supported with federal LSTA funds administered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Georgia Public Library Service, a unit of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia.text/htmlimage/jpegdbr044http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/Manuscript held by the Middle Georgia Archives, Washington Memorial Library, Charles Henry Douglass, Jr. business records, 1906-1967, box 20, folder 191.Plaza TheatreMicheaux Pictures CompanyAfrican Americans in the motion picture industryAfrican Americans in motion picturesRace in motion picturesRace films--United StatesFeature films--United StatesFilm postersAdvertising--Motion picturesWages of sin (Motion picture : 1929)Micheaux, Oscar, 1884-1951Tucker, LorenzoBirdsong, SylviaClayton, William A.Daniels, Billy, 1912-Noisette, KatherineRussell, Alice B.Circular for the Plaza Theatre advertising The wages of sin, probably 1929 Jan. 2-5Text