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Date 24/08/1931
Liverpool Empire Theatre – Folly To Be Wise – 1931
An original theatre programme for Folly To Be Wise at the Empire Theatre, Liverpool, dated 24 August 1931, with principal cast including Philip Buchel and Phyl Arnold.
Revues of song, dance and comic sketches like this were hugely popular in the early 1930s, offering audiences a fast-moving evening of sophisticated entertainment.
A stylish reminder of the revue boom, this programme is a fine piece for collectors of old theatre programmes and Liverpool stage history.
| Production | Folly To Be Wise |
|---|---|
| Venue | Empire Theatre – Liverpool |
| Cast | Philip Buchel – Phyl Arnold |
Condition: V Good, lcr, slrs
Did you know?
- The title comes from Thomas Gray’s poem of 1742: “where ignorance is bliss, ’tis folly to be wise”.
- The Liverpool Empire on Lime Street opened in its present form in 1925.
SKU: T00161
