£22.50
Date 1946
London Saville Theatre – Here Come The Boys – 1946
An original theatre programme for Here Come The Boys at the Saville Theatre, London, in 1946.
The principal cast was led by two of the great light entertainers of British musical comedy, Bobby Howes and Jack Hulbert, with Natasha Sokolova, Elsa Tee, Ruthene Leclerc and Denis Graham.
Staged in the year after the Second World War ended, it captures West End entertainment as London theatre returned to normal.
Programmes from the immediate post-war years are popular with collectors of old theatre programmes and British stage history.
| Production | Here Come The Boys |
|---|---|
| Venue | Saville Theatre – London |
| Cast | Bobby Howes – Jack Hulbert, Natasha Sokolova – Elsa Tee, Ruthene Leclerc – Denis Graham. |
Condition: V Good, light cfld, lcr, a slight mark on the fold, a mark on the front right edge
Did you know?
- Jack Hulbert was married to the comedienne Cicely Courtneidge, and the pair were one of the best-loved double acts of British stage and screen.
- Bobby Howes was the father of actress Sally Ann Howes, later famous as Truly Scrumptious in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
- The Saville Theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue opened in 1931 and was converted into a cinema around 1970.
SKU: T02766
