£115.00
Date 21/11/1877 ?
London Marylebone Theatre – Ivanhoe – 1877
An original four-page Victorian programme for Ivanhoe and Raymond Agnes at the Marylebone Theatre, London, believed to date from 21 November 1877.
The cast includes Miss Agnes Warden, George Skinner, Miss L Ballantyne, Miss J Garratt, Walter Grisdale and Clara Johnstone. The front cover advertises the next show, Jack In The Box.
A stage version of Scott’s great medieval romance makes this a lovely item for collectors of old theatre programmes.
| Production | Ivanhoe + Raymond Agnes |
|---|---|
| Venue | Marylebone Theatre – London |
| Cast | Miss Agnes Warden – George Skinner, Miss L Ballantyne – Miss J Garratt, Walter Grisdale – Clara Johnstone |
Condition: V Good, cfld, lcr, a few cover markings, a few edge ni's/splits
Did you know?
- Sir Walter Scott’s Ivanhoe was published in 1819 and was adapted for the stage almost immediately, with several versions playing in London in 1820.
- Raymond and Agnes was a popular melodrama drawn from an episode in Matthew Lewis’s Gothic novel The Monk (1796).
- Arthur Sullivan later turned Ivanhoe into a grand opera, which opened Richard D’Oyly Carte’s Royal English Opera House in 1891.
SKU: T02016
