£28.50
Date 1949
London Adelphi Theare – Bless The Bride – 1949
An original theatre programme for the musical Bless The Bride at the Adelphi Theatre, London, from 1949.
With music by Vivian Ellis and book and lyrics by A. P. Herbert, this Victorian romance between an English girl and a dashing Frenchman was one of the great British musicals of the post-war years.
The cast includes Lizbeth Webb, Diana Beall, Stewart Vartan, Joan Elvin, Eric Fort, Marianne Juer and Richard Aubrey.
A favourite with collectors of British musicals, this is a delightful piece of theatre memorabilia and a fine old theatre programme.
| Production | Bless The Bride |
|---|---|
| Venue | Adelphi Theatre – London |
| Cast | Diana Beall – Stewart Vartan, Lizbeth Webb – Joan Elvin, Eric Fort – Marianne Juer – Richard Aubrey., V Good,cfld,lcr,a 3mm split at top/bottom of the spine |
Did you know?
- Bless the Bride opened at the Adelphi in 1947, produced by C. B. Cochran, and ran for more than two years.
- Its best-known song is This Is My Lovely Day, a lasting standard of British musical theatre.
- Lizbeth Webb created the leading role of Lucy Veracity Willow in the original production.
SKU: T02734
