£110.00
Date 20/09/1890
London Lyceum Theatre – Ravenswood – 1890
An original theatre programme for Ravenswood at the Royal Lyceum Theatre, London, dated 20 September 1890, with principal cast including Henry Irving and Gordon Craig.
Herman Merivale’s tragedy, adapted from Sir Walter Scott’s The Bride of Lammermoor, starred Irving as Edgar of Ravenswood and Ellen Terry as the doomed Lucy Ashton.
With a young Gordon Craig in the cast, this programme is a rewarding piece for collectors of old theatre programmes and Lyceum history.
| Production | Ravenswood |
|---|---|
| Venue | Royal Lyceum Theatre – London |
| Cast | Henry Irving – Gordon Craig |
Condition: V Good, a few edge ni's, a few tiny spots, spine starting to split
Did you know?
- Edward Gordon Craig was Ellen Terry’s son, and began his career acting at the Lyceum with Irving’s company.
- Craig later became one of the most influential stage designers and theatre theorists of the twentieth century.
- Scott’s The Bride of Lammermoor also inspired Donizetti’s opera Lucia di Lammermoor.
SKU: T00005
