£100.00
Date 17/09/1887
London Her Majesty's Theatre – Promenade Concert – 1887
A Victorian concert programme from Her Majesty’s Theatre, London, dated 17 September 1887, for a Promenade Concert with Nikita, Lucille Saunders, Mr T Page, Signor Vetta, Auguste Van Biene and Signor Arditi.
Promenade concerts offered popular classical and operatic music to audiences who could stand and stroll at low prices. Dating from Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee year, it is a charming piece of musical and theatre memorabilia.
| Production | Promenade Concert |
|---|---|
| Venue | Her Majesty's Theatre – London |
| Cast | Nikita – Lucille Saunders, MR T Page – Singnor Vetta, Auguste Van Biene – Signor Arditi. |
Condition: V Good, vlcr, a few tiny edge ni's, slight paper edge colour toning marks
Did you know?
- Luigi Arditi was a celebrated conductor and composer of the popular vocal waltz Il Bacio.
- Cellist Auguste Van Biene later found fame as an actor in The Broken Melody, a play built around his playing.
- The present Her Majesty’s Theatre replaced this building in 1897, built for Herbert Beerbohm Tree.
SKU: T02552
