£120.00
Date 15/06/1891
London Criterion Theatre – David Garrick – 1891
A Victorian theatre programme for David Garrick at the Criterion Theatre, London, dated 15 June 1891. The cast includes Mary Moore, William Farren, Cyril Maude, Charles Wyndham, Emily Miller and Mr F Atherley.
T.W. Robertson’s comedy imagines the great 18th-century actor David Garrick pretending to be drunk to cure a young heiress of her infatuation with him. The title role became Charles Wyndham’s most famous part.
A desirable piece of Victorian old theatre programmes history featuring the Criterion’s celebrated actor-manager.
| Production | David Garrick |
|---|---|
| Venue | Criterion Theatre – London |
| Cast | Mary Moore – William Farren, Cyril Maude – Charles Wyndham, Emily Miller – Mr F Atherley. |
Condition: V Good, vlcr, a slight mark on the rear page, a 3" split on the spine
Did you know?
- Charles Wyndham was knighted in 1902. Wyndham’s Theatre, which he built, opened in 1899.
- Mary Moore became Wyndham’s business partner and later his wife. The New Theatre, now the Noel Coward Theatre, was built under their management.
- Cyril Maude later managed the Theatre Royal Haymarket and became a noted star of Grumpy.
SKU: T02642
