£100.00
Date 11/08/1886
London Vaudeville Theatre – The Road To Ruin – 1886
An original programme for The Road To Ruin at the Vaudeville Theatre, London, dated 11 August 1886. Thomas Holcroft’s comedy follows the reckless young Harry Dornton, whose gambling brings his father’s bank to the brink of collapse.
The cast includes James Fernandez, Charles Warner, Fred Thorne, Fuller Mellish, Kate Rorke and Sophie Larkin.
A late Victorian revival of a Georgian classic at one of the Strand’s historic playhouses, this is a fine example of old theatre programmes from the 1880s.
| Production | The Road To Ruin |
|---|---|
| Venue | Vaudeville Theatre – London |
| Cast | James Fernandez – Charles Warner, Fred Thorne – Fuller Mellish, Kate Roke – Sophie Larkin |
Condition: V Good, cfld, lcr, a few edge ni;s, 3cm edge tear at top/right edge, nof
Did you know?
- The Road to Ruin was first performed at Covent Garden in 1792 and stayed in the repertoire for over a century.
- Charles Warner was celebrated for his harrowing performance as Coupeau in Charles Reade’s Drink, adapted from Zola.
- The Vaudeville Theatre on the Strand opened in 1870 and was home to the record-breaking comedy Our Boys.
SKU: T02009
