£135.00
Date 11/04/1874
London Marylebone Theatre – Dinorah – Idle Apprentice – 1874
An original four-page Victorian programme for Dinorah and Idle Apprentice at the Marylebone Theatre, London, dated 11 April 1874.
The cast includes Mr Walter Roberts, Mr Jameson, Miss Lizzie Branch, Mr Stanner, Frederick Merchant and Rose Mayne.
A typical Victorian double bill from one of London’s busy local playhouses, this is an attractive piece of theatre memorabilia for collectors of old theatre programmes.
| Production | Dinorah + Idle Apprentice |
|---|---|
| Venue | Marylebone Theatre – London |
| Cast | Mr Walter Roberts – Mr Jameson, Miss Lizzie Branch – Mr Stanner, Frederick Merchant – Rose Mayne |
Condition: V Good, cfld, lcr, a few tiny cover markings
Did you know?
- Dinorah shares its name with Meyerbeer’s 1859 opera, famous for the heroine’s ‘Shadow Song’ sung to her own shadow.
- The tale of the Idle Apprentice goes back to William Hogarth’s 1747 print series Industry and Idleness, contrasting a hard-working apprentice with a lazy one who ends on the gallows.
SKU: T02019
