£120.00
Date 16/12/1887
London Criterion Theatre – Two Roses – 1887
A Victorian programme from the Criterion Theatre, London, dated 16 December 1887, for Two Roses together with The Cuckoo. The cast includes William Farren, Sydney Brough, William Blakeley and Emily Vining.
Two Roses was James Albery’s popular comedy, first staged in 1870 and much revived in the decades that followed.
Programmes from the 1880s are scarce survivors from the golden age of the Victorian West End, and highly prized among collectors of old theatre programmes.
| Production | Two Roses + The Cuckoo |
|---|---|
| Venue | Criterion Theatre – London |
| Cast | William Farren + Sydney Brough, William Blakeley + Emily Vining |
Condition: V Good, cfld, lcr, tiny 1" split at the bottom of the spine, a few slight cover marks
Did you know?
- Henry Irving made his name in the original 1870 run of Two Roses as the pompous Digby Grant, a role he returned to throughout his career.
- The Criterion Theatre opened in 1874 and is built almost entirely underground, with the auditorium below Piccadilly Circus.
- James Albery, the author of Two Roses, founded a theatrical dynasty; the Albery Theatre (now the Noel Coward Theatre) was named after his son Sir Bronson Albery.
SKU: T01135
