variegated *thing / mottled *thing / spotted *thing

have an unsuccessful run / draw but a meager audience / small audience / failure / thin house

having drawn but a meager audience / small audience / thin house / failure (of a [show] due to poor attendance) / having been poorly attended / having had an unsuccessful run / very poor attendance

break a seal / breaking a seal

opened

release

premiere / release / first run

premiere / release / first run

postal date stamp with a landscape image