Romeo and Juliet (Original program for the 1916 film starring Theda Bara) by Edwards, J. Gordon (director); William Shakespeare (play); Adrian Johnson (screenwriter); Theda Bara, Harry Hilliard, Glen White (starring) - 1916

Fort Lee, NJ: Fox Film, 1916. Vintage program for four special engagement showings of the 1916 film on November 27-28 and December 5-6, 1916 at Clunes Theatre in Los Angeles, with a striking four color exterior and interior composite of five black and white studio still images.

The film, like all of director J. Gordon Edwards' and nearly all of star Theda Bara's films, was lost in the 1937 vault fire at Fox Studios.

Based on the play by William Shakespeare. One of several Shakespeare adaptations released by studios in 1916 to mark the 300th anniversary of Shakespeare's death. A competing version of Romeo and Juliet was released by Metro Pictures, directed by Francis X. Bushman, and starring Bushman and Beverly Bayne, leading him to accuse Fox, who rushed their film into theaters first, of spying on his production and outright plagiarizing his intertitles.
5.5 x 8 inches.

Bi-fold, Very Good plus, with a horizontal and a vertical crease and two small holes on upper spine.