£37.50
Date 15/12/1943
London Westminster Theatre – An Ideal Husband – 1943
A wartime programme from the Westminster Theatre, London, dated 15 December 1943, for Oscar Wilde’s An Ideal Husband, with Rosamund Greenwood, John Vere, Esme Percy, Martita Hunt, Roland Culver and Townsend Whitling.
Wilde’s sparkling comedy follows the upright politician Sir Robert Chiltern, whose career is threatened when the scheming Mrs Cheveley reveals a scandalous secret from his past.
A distinguished cast in a much-loved classic make this a fine piece among old theatre programmes of the 1940s.
| Production | An Ideal Husband |
|---|---|
| Venue | Westminster Theatre – London |
| Cast | Rosamund Greenwood – John Vere, Esme Percy – Martita Hunt, Roland Culver – Townsend Whitling |
Condition: V Good, vlcr, dated in pen
Did you know?
- An Ideal Husband was first performed at the Haymarket Theatre in January 1895, weeks before The Importance of Being Earnest opened.
- Martita Hunt is best remembered as the jilted Miss Havisham in David Lean’s 1946 film of Great Expectations.
- Esme Percy was a devoted champion of Bernard Shaw, appearing in and directing many of his plays.
SKU: T01212
