Sitting under a cactus. Almanac of the M ocking Club - published by the Mąkowski Institute, Poznań 1933, f. 15 x 23cm, pp. 137, [6], VERY RARE
original publisher's booklet cover preserved, loss of spine cover in lower part, minor soiling of cover, otherwise more than good condition
"SCOFFERS CLUB" - literary cabaret, active in Poznan in 1932-35, performing at the Pod Kaktusem Café on Plac Wolności. It was one of the most popular, artistically expansive and controversial Poznań cabarets of the interwar era. It featured performances by, among others: Jan Sztaudynger, Artur Maria Swinarski (the boss), Jerzy Gerżabek, Juliusz Znaniecki, Ludwik Puget, Kazimierz Pluciński (Pigwa), Gwidon Miklaszewski and Marian Spychalski. Magdalena Samozwaniec was a regular guest and author of texts. The author of the caricatures of famous residents of Poznan, which hung in the premises, was Henryk Smuczynski (source: https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klub_Szyderców)