£90.00
Date 1891
London Royal Princess Theatre – After Dark – 1891
A Victorian theatre programme from the Princess’s Theatre, London, dated 1891, for After Dark, with Herberte Basing, Charles Steuart, William Clifford, Henry Bedford, Beatrice Selwyn and Ella Terriss.
Dion Boucicault’s thrilling melodrama of London low life was famous for its spectacular railway scene, in which a victim is rescued from the path of an oncoming train.
A splendid example of old theatre programmes from the golden age of Victorian melodrama.
| Production | After Dark |
|---|---|
| Venue | Princess's Theatre – London |
| Cast | Herberte Basing – Charles Steuart, William Clifford – Henry Bedford, Beatrice Selwyn – Ella Terriss. |
A slight rough edge,paper toning colour. A few tiny marks on the rear page from tape removal from a scrapbook.
Condition: V Good, cfld, lcr, a few tiny edge ni's
Did you know?
- After Dark was first staged in 1868 at the Princess’s Theatre.
- Ella Terriss was the daughter of actor William Terriss and later married the actor-manager Seymour Hicks.
- The Princess’s Theatre on Oxford Street closed in 1902 and was demolished in 1931.
SKU: T02550
