£75.00
Date 1893/94 season
London Grand Theatre – Jack And The Beanstalk – 1893 – Islington
A Victorian pantomime book from the Grand Theatre, Islington, London, for the 1893/94 season of Jack And The Beanstalk, containing a 49-page transcript of the whole show.
Victorian pantomime scripts were written in rhyming couplets packed with puns and topical jokes, and books like this let audiences follow along and keep the words as a souvenir.
A rare and evocative survival from the golden age of pantomime, ideal for collectors of Victorian old theatre programmes.
| Production | Jack And The Beanstalk |
|---|---|
| Venue | Grand Theatre – Islington – London |
| Cast | season's cast |
Not in the best of condition though.
Condition: Fair.taped spine, creases/folds, yellowed, edge ni's
Did you know?
- The Grand Theatre in Islington stood on Islington High Street and suffered several fires during its history.
- Victorian pantomime traditionally ended with a harlequinade featuring Harlequin, Columbine, Clown and Pantaloon.
SKU: T01852
