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Date 08/11/1907
London Savoy Theatre – The Devil's Disciple – 1907
An Edwardian theatre programme for The Devil’s Disciple at the Savoy Theatre, London, dated 8 November 1907. It comes with several newspaper cuttings.
The cast includes Matheson Lang, Arnold Lucy, Jules Shaw, Charles Maltby, Ethel Harper and Marjorie Day. Bernard Shaw’s melodrama is set during the American War of Independence.
Its hero, the rebellious Dick Dudgeon, offers to take another man’s place on the gallows. A fine Edwardian example of old theatre programmes with its press cuttings still with it.
| Production | The Devil's Disciple |
|---|---|
| Venue | Savoy Theatre – London |
| Cast | Matheson Lang – Arnold Lucy, Jules Shaw – Charles Maltby, Ethel Harper – Marjorie Day. |
Condition: V Good, cfld, lcr, slrs, nof, a few tiny cover marks
Did you know?
- The Devil’s Disciple was first staged in America in 1897, and it was Shaw’s first real commercial success.
- In 1907 the Vedrenne-Barker management, famous for staging Shaw at the Court Theatre, moved its seasons to the Savoy.
- Matheson Lang went on to great fame in the oriental melodrama Mr Wu (1913).
SKU: T02645
