£120.00
Date 11/06/1879
London Imperial Theatre – She Stoops To Conquer – 1879
A Victorian theatre programme from the Imperial Theatre, London, dated 11 June 1879. The bill is She Stoops To Conquer together with Lady Of Lyons.
The names include Charles Marlow, John Ryder, Mrs Stirling, Miss Miller, Lionel Brough and Miss Litton.
Oliver Goldsmith’s 1773 comedy follows young Marlow, who mistakes a country gentleman’s house for an inn and its daughter for a barmaid. Edward Bulwer-Lytton’s The Lady of Lyons was a favourite Victorian romantic drama.
A rare double bill among Victorian old theatre programmes.
| Production | She Stoops To Conquer |
|---|---|
| Venue | Imperial Theatre – London |
| Cast | Charles Marlow – John Ryder, Mrs Stirling – Miss Miller, Lionel Brough – Miss Litton. |
Condition: V Good, cfld, lcr, nof, a tiny pin hole at the top centre
Did you know?
- She Stoops to Conquer was first performed at Covent Garden in 1773 and has never fallen out of the repertoire.
- Mrs Stirling (Fanny Stirling) was one of the most admired Victorian actresses and was famous for playing the Nurse in Romeo and Juliet.
- Bulwer-Lytton, author of The Lady of Lyons, also wrote the infamous opening line “It was a dark and stormy night”.
SKU: T02638
