1975 · Zaccaria
Red Show
Red-and-white radiating sunburst, blue field with diagonal blue and yellow stripes, row of yellow stage footlights with red valances across the top, waving red, white and blue flag with green corner at top left and white footer strip at bottom left.
- Year
- 1975
- Maker
- Zaccaria
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
- Players
- 1
Made by
- Art
- Lorenzo Rimondini
Vision analysis
On the backglass
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- red
- white
- blue
- yellow
Fingerprint: Oversized close-up head of curly blond man screaming into blue microphone, full-length dancing woman beside him, yellow theatre footlights with red scalloped valances along top, tiny grinning man in red-and-white cap peeking from shoulder, Red in red cursive with SHOW in white capitals over red-and-white sunburst
The oversized close-up head of a curly blond man screaming into a blue microphone dominates the lower right, dwarfing the full-length dancing woman beside him. A row of yellow theatre footlights with red scalloped valances runs along the top edge of the artwork. A tiny grinning man in a red-and-white cap peeks from behind the singer's shoulder, and a small figure in a yellow headwrap stands on the score window ledge. The title Red in red cursive with SHOW in chunky white capitals sits over a red-and-white sunburst, with a small white PREVIOUS high SCORE window tucked under the title.
Setting
- Red-and-white radiating sunburst
- Blue field with diagonal blue and yellow stripes
- Row of yellow stage footlights with red valances across the top
- Waving red, white and blue flag with green corner at top left
- White footer strip at bottom left
Symbols
- Six mechanical score reels
- Theatre footlight lamps
- Radiating sunburst rays
- Waving flag
- Handheld microphone
Lettering
- Mixed: red in slanted red cursive script with cream highlight, show in fat white capitals with red outline and drop shadow, score in white block capitals on a red bar
Themes
- Variety show
- Stage performance
- Singer
- Dancer
- Theatre footlights
- Patriotic bunting
Title on it
- Red show
Text on it
- SCORE
- Red
- SHOW
- PREVIOUS high SCORE
- BALLS - TO - PLAY
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Full-length blonde pin-up dancer at centre left, pink halter top with white spots, short bright green fringed skirt, blue high-heeled sandals, one leg raised and one arm extended, bare midriff |
| Man | Huge close-up head at lower right, curly golden-blond hair, green knitted turtleneck collar, mouth wide open singing, gripping a blue microphone |
| Man | Lower left, wild swept-back grey and silver hair with beard, mouth open shouting, seen in profile |
| Man | Small grinning figure in a red-and-white cap peeking from behind the singer's shoulder |
| Man | Small figure at upper left standing on the score window ledge, yellow-orange headwrap, facing right |
A painted, comic-book style backglass with a stage-show theme. Upper left holds a black-outlined cream score window with six mechanical reels, with SCORE in large white block capitals on a red bar directly above it. Across the upper right hangs a row of yellow stage lamps with red scalloped valances, like theatre footlights, and a waving red, white and blue flag with a green corner fills the top left. The title sits centre right: Red in large slanted red script with cream highlight, SHOW below in fat white capitals outlined in red. Four performers appear: a full-length dancing blonde woman in a pink spotted halter top, bright green fringed skirt and blue sandals, balanced on one leg; a huge close-up head of a curly golden-blond man in a green knitted collar singing into a blue microphone; a wild grey-haired, bearded man at lower left shouting; and a small grinning figure in a red-and-white cap peeking between them. The background is a red-and-white radiating sunburst with blue and yellow diagonal stripes, and a white strip at bottom left reads BALLS - TO - PLAY.