£28.50
Date 07/11/1940
Liverpool Royal Court Theatre – Robert's Wife – 1940
An original wartime programme for St John Ervine’s Robert’s Wife at the Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool, dated 7 November 1940.
The cast includes Owen Nares, Fay Compton, Rosamond Burne, Neil Carter, John Bailey and Isobel Ohmead. The drama centres on a country vicar and his wife, a doctor running a birth control clinic, whose principles come into conflict.
With two great stars of the period together, this is a fine example of old theatre programmes from the Blitz era.
| Production | Robert's Wife |
|---|---|
| Venue | Royal Court Theatre – Liverpool |
Condition: V Good, vlcr, staple is very rusted
Did you know?
- Robert’s Wife opened in London in 1937 with Owen Nares and Edith Evans and ran for over 600 performances.
- Owen Nares was one of the great matinee idols of the 1910s and 1920s.
- Fay Compton was the sister of the novelist Compton Mackenzie, author of Whisky Galore.
SKU: T01736
