Lot 237 — Insane Mexican Wrestling & Vaudeville Review, Congress Theater Poster

A framed poster for the Insane Mexican Wrestling & Vaudeville Review at the Congress Theater, 2135 N. Milwaukee Ave.: “Banned in Mexico since ’73. A night of high-flying entertainment with a Chicago twist.”

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Printed poster, framed under glass

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SKU: WW-237 Category:

Description

Step right up, ye scallywags. A red stage curtain, a showgirl in white, a luchador in mid-flight, and the masked heads of Nacho Libre, Hijo de Rey Misterio and Hijo del Santo floating in the dark like ghosts over the crow’s nest. The bill reads “Sunday, January 23rd, Doors @ 3:30pm,” with “los minis” featuring Mascarita Sagrada and Guerrerito del Futuro. Down at the bottom: “Congress Theater, 2135 N Milwaukee Ave, Tickets · congressticketing.com,” plus a little “100% gringo safe” badge. No year is printed on it.

Housed in a chunky, ribbed silver-tone frame behind glass. We shot it in low light, so any glare is ours, not the poster’s. Pairs with Lot 236, from the same stage, and Lot 235, a piece of the building itself.