£150.00
Date 04/10/1873
London Marylebone Theatre – William Tell + Ghost Lover – 1873
An original four-page Victorian programme for William Tell and Ghost Lover at the Marylebone Theatre, London, dated 4 October 1873.
The cast includes Mr E Fitzdavis, Mr Greenfield, Miss C Haste, Miss C Jones, Mr J Weymark and Mr Henry Mayhew. The drama retells the legend of the Swiss patriot forced to shoot an apple from his son’s head.
A stirring heroic drama on a typical Victorian double bill, this is a fine example of old theatre programmes.
| Production | William Tell + Ghost Lover + |
|---|---|
| Venue | Marylebone Theatre – London |
| Cast | Mr E Fitzdavis – Mr Greenfield, Miss C Haste – Miss C Jones, Mr J Weymark – Mr Henry Mayhew |
Condition: V Good, cfld, lcr, a few tiny cover markings
Did you know?
- James Sheridan Knowles’s William Tell was first staged in 1825 with William Macready in the title role, and became a Victorian favourite.
- Friedrich Schiller’s German play Wilhelm Tell (1804) inspired Rossini’s opera Guillaume Tell (1829), whose overture is world famous.
SKU: T02025
