£100.00
Date 23/05/1898
London Strand Theatre – When The Lamps Are Lighted – 1898
An original theatre programme for When The Lamps Are Lighted at the Strand Theatre, London, dated 23 May 1898. The cast includes Grace Whiteford and John Sheridan.
Whiteford was a popular burlesque and pantomime performer of the period, while John F. Sheridan was famed for his comic “Widow O’Brien” character in Fun on the Bristol.
A scarce late Victorian bill and a collectable example of old theatre programmes from the Strand.
| Production | When The Lamps Are Lighted |
|---|---|
| Venue | Strand Theatre – London |
| Cast | Grace Whiteford – John Sheridan |
Yellowed,glued to a stip of paper onto the rear spine. Programme opens perfectly though.
Condition: V Good, lcr, a few tiny edge ni's, nof
Did you know?
- The Victorian Strand Theatre stood on the Strand itself and was demolished in the early 1900s, with its site later used for Aldwych tube station.
- 1898 was the year of Pinero’s hit Trelawny of the ‘Wells’.
SKU: T01105
