£100.00
Date 1897
London Her Majesty's Theatre – Ballad Monger – 1897
An original theatre programme for The Ballad Monger and The Red Lamp at Her Majesty’s Theatre, London, from 1897, complete with its information insert. The cast includes Gerald Du Maurier, Laura Graves, Berte Thomas and Gigia Filippi.
Both plays were part of Herbert Beerbohm Tree’s repertoire, and 1897 was the year Tree opened his magnificent new Her Majesty’s Theatre.
A fine example of old theatre programmes from the very first year of a great West End playhouse.
| Production | The Ballad Monger + Red Lamp |
|---|---|
| Venue | Her Majesty's Theatre – London |
| Cast | Gerald Du Maurier – Laura Graves, Berte Thomas – Gigia Filippi |
Also includes info insert sheet.
Condition: V Good, cfld, lcr, a few edege ni's/tears, top of spine split 1"
Did you know?
- Herbert Beerbohm Tree opened the new Her Majesty’s Theatre in the Haymarket in April 1897, funded from the profits of Trilby.
- Gerald Du Maurier was the son of the Trilby author George du Maurier and the father of novelist Daphne du Maurier.
- The Ballad Monger was adapted by Walter Besant and Walter Pollock from Théodore de Banville’s Gringoire.
SKU: T01086
