£100.00
Date April/1894
London Daly's Theatre – Twelfth Night – 1894
An original theatre programme for Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night at Daly’s Theatre, London, in April 1894. The cast includes John Craig, Hobart Bosworth, Violet Vanbrugh and George Lesoir.
Daly’s had only recently opened, built by the American manager Augustin Daly as a London home for his company. A fine piece of Shakespearean theatre memorabilia from a lost Leicester Square theatre.
| Production | Twelfth Night |
|---|---|
| Venue | Daly's Theatre – London |
| Cast | John Craig – Hobart Bosworth, Violet Vanbrugh – George Lesoir |
Condition: V Good, cfld, lcr, tiny tiny edge ni's, PH
Did you know?
- Hobart Bosworth later became a pioneering Hollywood actor and director, sometimes called the Dean of Hollywood.
- Violet Vanbrugh was the elder sister of Irene Vanbrugh; RADA’s Vanbrugh Theatre is named after the two sisters.
- Daly’s Theatre was later home to The Merry Widow and was demolished in 1937.
SKU: T01244
