£100.00
Date 1898
London Her Majesty's Theatre – Ragged Robin – 1898
An original theatre programme for Ragged Robin at Her Majesty’s Theatre, London, in 1898. The cast features Charles Warner, Lewis Waller, Gerald De Maurier and Mrs Tree, wife of the theatre’s actor-manager Herbert Beerbohm Tree.
Her Majesty’s was brand new at the time, having opened in 1897. With an early appearance by a future giant of the West End, this is a fine piece of late Victorian old theatre programmes history.
| Production | Ragged Robin |
|---|---|
| Venue | Her Majesty's Theatre – London |
| Cast | Charles Warner – Lewis Waller, Gerald De Maurier – Mrs Tree |
Condition: V Good, cfld, lcr, a few edege ni's/tears, top of spine split 1", age spotting
Did you know?
- Tree built Her Majesty’s Theatre largely with profits from his hit production of Trilby, based on the novel by George du Maurier, father of Gerald.
- Gerald du Maurier later became a leading actor-manager, was knighted, and was the father of novelist Daphne du Maurier.
- Charles Warner was famed for his harrowing performance as Coupeau in the temperance melodrama Drink.
SKU: T01238
