£150.00

Date 07/07/1819

Edinburgh Theatre Royal – The Heir At Law – 1819

A genuine antique single sheet theatre programme for The Heir At Law at the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh, dated 7 July 1819. The cast included Mr Chippendale and Mr J Farren.

George Colman the Younger’s comedy tells of a humble family suddenly raised to a peerage, and features the pompous tutor Dr Pangloss, one of the best-loved comic roles of the period.

Georgian playbills are among the rarest of all theatre ephemera, making this an outstanding piece for collectors of old theatre programmes.

ProductionThe Heir At Law
VenueTheatre Royal – Edinburgh Scotland
CastMr Chippendale – Mr J Farren

Condition: V Good, cfld, lcr

Did you know?

  • The Heir at Law was first produced at the Haymarket Theatre in London in 1797.
  • Colman’s Dr Pangloss, with his love of quoting authorities, became a byword for pedantry.
  • Edinburgh’s old Theatre Royal in Shakespeare Square was demolished in 1859.

SKU: T00662