£120.00
Date 02/10/1888
London Globe Theatre – Monk's Room – 1888
An original programme for Monk’s Room at The Globe Theatre, London, dated 2 October 1888. The cast featured Herman Vezin, Forbes Dawson, Helen Leyton, Marion Lea, Stephen Caffrey and Alma Murray.
Vezin was one of the most respected serious actors of the day, while Alma Murray was admired for her work in poetic and literary drama. A fine example of 1880s old theatre programmes from a long-vanished London playhouse.
| Production | Monk's Room |
|---|---|
| Venue | The Globe Theatre – London |
| Cast | Herman Vezin – Forbes Dawson, Helen Leyton – Marion Lea, Stephen Caffrey – Alma Murray. |
Genuine Theatre Programme / Memorabilia.
Condition: V Good, cfld, lcr, slrs, nof, a punch hole in the top left corner
Did you know?
- The Globe Theatre named here stood on Newcastle Street and was demolished in 1902 during the Aldwych and Kingsway clearances; it is unrelated to today’s Shakespeare’s Globe.
- Marion Lea, with Elizabeth Robins, presented the first London production of Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler in 1891.
- Alma Murray played Beatrice in the famous private 1886 Shelley Society performance of Shelley’s The Cenci.
SKU: T03286
