Whitley Bay Kursaal Theatre – Chinese Puzzle – 1920s

About this Chinese Puzzle theatre programme

An original 1920s programme for Chinese Puzzle at the Kursaal Theatre, Whitley Bay. The cast includes Dora Wynne, Athol Douglas, Allan Collins and Marcus Grey. The Chinese Puzzle was a drama by Marian Bower and Leon M. Lion, first seen in London’s West End in 1918, before going on to tour and repertory stages. Seaside repertory programmes from the 1920s are a charming record of regional theatre and a great find for collectors of old theatre programmes.

Condition: V Good, cfld, lcr, a few tiny edge nis, slrs (what the codes mean)

Did you know?

• The Chinese Puzzle was co-Written by Protected_User_d8d67c5e-manager Leon M. Lion, who also starred in the original London production.
• The play was adapted for the cinema in the silent era and again as a sound film in 1932.