£37.50
Date 18/04/1945
Manchester Opera House – Duchess Of Malfi – 1945 – John Gielgud
An original theatre programme for The Duchess Of Malfi at the Opera House, Manchester, dated 18 April 1945. The cast is led by John Gielgud and Peggy Ashcroft, with Joy Harvey and Ernest Hare.
John Webster’s Jacobean tragedy follows a widowed duchess who secretly marries her steward, provoking the murderous fury of her brothers.
Ashcroft played the Duchess, with Gielgud as her brother Ferdinand, in his celebrated wartime repertory company. Two theatrical greats together make this a superb theatre programme among old theatre programmes.
| Production | Duchess Of Malfi |
|---|---|
| Venue | Opera House – Manchester |
| Cast | John Gielgud – Peggy Ashcroft, Joy Harvey – Ernest Hare |
Condition: V Good, cfld, lcr, a tiny mark front right edge
Did you know?
- The Duchess of Malfi was first performed around 1613 by the King’s Men.
- This production formed part of Gielgud’s 1944–45 repertory season, which played at the Theatre Royal Haymarket.
- Both Gielgud and Ashcroft were later honoured with knighthood and damehood respectively.
SKU: T01506
