£120.00
Date 26/12/1893
London Criterion Theatre – Little Christopher Columbus – 1893
An original Victorian theatre programme for the burlesque Little Christopher Columbus at the Criterion Theatre, London, dated 26 December 1893. The cast includes Roland Carse, Maud Leicester, Millie Marsden and Furneaux Cook.
With music by Ivan Caryll and a book by George R. Sims and Cecil Raleigh, the show was a popular comic romp of the 1890s. A Boxing Day date makes this a charming piece of theatre memorabilia.
| Production | Little Christopher Columbus |
|---|---|
| Venue | Criterion Theatre – London |
| Cast | Roland Carse – Maud Leicester, Millie Marsden – Furneaux Cook |
Condition: V Good, cfld, lcr, spine has a 4" split, date stamped inside
Did you know?
- Ivan Caryll went on to compose many Gaiety Theatre musical comedies and later worked on Broadway.
- George R. Sims was a prolific journalist and writer, famous for the ballad Christmas Day in the Workhouse.
- The Criterion Theatre at Piccadilly Circus opened in 1874 and is built almost entirely underground.
SKU: T00956
