£125.00
Date 24/03/1888
London Avenue Theatre – Old Guard – 1888
An original theatre programme for Old Guard at The Avenue Theatre, London, dated 24 March 1888.
This comic opera was an English version of Robert Planquette’s French operetta, and the cast includes Phyllis Broughton, Arthur Roberts, Fanny Wentworth, Alec Marsh, Clara Grahame and Henriette Polka.
A previous owner has ticked names in old pen, a nice period touch.
With the great comedian Arthur Roberts heading the bill, this is an entertaining piece of theatre memorabilia for collectors of old theatre programmes and Victorian light opera.
| Production | Old Guard |
|---|---|
| Venue | The Avenue Theatre – London |
| Cast | Phyllis Broughton – Arthur Roberts, Fanny Wentworth – Alec Marsh, Clara Grahame – Henriette Polka |
Condition: V Good, cfld, lcr, front cover is detatched, dof, a few tiny edge ni's, names ticked in by an old pen
Did you know?
- Robert Planquette’s best-known work is Les Cloches de Corneville (1877), a huge hit in Paris and London.
- Arthur Roberts was a star of music hall and musical comedy, famous for his ad-libbing; the slang word ‘spoof’ is credited to a game he invented.
- The Avenue Theatre near Charing Cross was rebuilt after 1905 and reopened as the Playhouse Theatre in 1907.
SKU: T00847
