£24.50
Date 1949
London Criterion Theatre – Travellers Joy – 1949
An original programme from the Criterion Theatre, London, 1949, for Travellers Joy, Written by Protected_User_fc291ce0 Macrae, who also appears, with Dora Bryan, Archibald Batty, Ernst Ulman, Helen Charles and Derek Aylward.
The comedy pokes fun at the post-war currency restrictions that left British holidaymakers stranded abroad with almost no money to spend.
A witty snapshot of austerity Britain, this is a lively piece among old theatre programmes of the 1940s.
| Production | Travellers Joy |
|---|---|
| Venue | Criterion Theatre – London |
| Cast | Arthur Macrae – Dora Bryan, Archibald Batty – Ernst Ulman, Helen Charles – Derek Aylward |
Condition: V Good, cfld, lcr, slrs, 1" split at bottom of spine
Did you know?
- In the late 1940s British travellers were limited to a small foreign currency allowance, the joke at the heart of the play.
- Travellers Joy was filmed in 1950 with Googie Withers and John McCallum.
- Dora Bryan later won a BAFTA for A Taste of Honey (1961).
SKU: T01219
