Haymarket Theatre Royal – Taming A Tiger – 1881

About this Taming A Tiger theatre programme

An original Victorian theatre programme for Taming A Tiger at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket. The cast included Arthur Cecil, Mabel Grattan, Stewart Dawson, Marion Terry, Kate Grattan and Mrs Canninge. Short comedies like this were a staple of Victorian evenings at the Haymarket, often played alongside a main piece, and here the bill features members of one of the most famous theatrical families of the age. A scarce survivor from one of London’s most historic playhouses, and a fine example of old theatre programmes.

Genuine Theatre Programme / Memorabilia.

Condition: V Good, cfld, lcr, a 2" split on the spine, a few very tiny cover marks (what the codes mean)

Did you know?

• Marion Terry was the younger sister of Ellen Terry, the greatest English actress of the Victorian era, and later created Mrs Erlynne in Wilde’s Lady Windermere’s Fan (1892).
• The present Theatre Royal Haymarket, designed by John Nash, opened in 1821.
• Arthur Cecil was a leading comedian of the period and a partner in the management of the Royal Court Theatre.