London Alhambra Theatre – Don Juan – 1874

About this Don Juan theatre programme

An original theatre programme for Don Juan and Flick and Flock at the Alhambra Theatre, London, dated 27 April 1874. The cast includes Katie Santley, Amy Sheridan, Lottie Venn and Willie Fredericks. In the 1870s the Alhambra in Leicester Square was famous for spectacular extravaganzas and ballets, and Flick and Flock was one of its celebrated ballet spectacles. A splendid Victorian survivor and a desirable example of old theatre programmes from Leicester Square.

Condition: V Good, cfld, lcr, 1" tear on each side of the fold, slight mottling, tiny edgr ni's (what the codes mean)

Did you know?

• The Alhambra opened in 1854 as the Royal Panopticon of Science and Art, with a striking Moorish-style building.
• The Alhambra was demolished in 1936, and the Odeon Leicester Square now stands on the site.
• Kate Santley later became manager of the Royalty Theatre in Soho.