£100.00
Date 18/10/1889
London Royal Lyceum Theatre – Dead Heart – 1889
An original programme for The Dead Heart at the Royal Lyceum Theatre, London, dated 18 October 1889, with Henry Irving and Gordon Craig named in the cast.
Watts Phillips’ melodrama of the French Revolution was first produced in 1859 and Irving revived it at the Lyceum in 1889, playing Robert Landry.
With an early stage credit for Edward Gordon Craig, this is a fascinating piece of Victorian theatre memorabilia for collectors of old theatre programmes.
| Production | Dead Heart |
|---|---|
| Venue | Royal Lyceum Theatre – London |
| Cast | Henry Irving – Gordon Craig |
Condition: Good, cfld, lcr, spine half split, nibble out of top edge, a few edge ni's/marks
Did you know?
- Gordon Craig was Ellen Terry’s son; he later became one of the most influential stage designers and theorists of the 20th century.
- Ellen Terry played the heroine Catherine Duval in Irving’s 1889 revival.
- The Dead Heart was Written by Protected_User_26a869ae Phillips and first staged at the Adelphi Theatre in 1859.
SKU: T00210
