£115.00
Date 31/08/1896
London Metropole Theatre & Opera House – My Girl – 1896
A Victorian theatre programme for My Girl at the Metropole Theatre & Opera House, London, dated 31 August 1896, with a cast including Percy Marshall, Edmund Payne, Helena Darce and Hetty Chapman.
My Girl belonged to the new genre of musical comedy that impresario George Edwardes made famous at the Gaiety Theatre in the 1890s. A lovely piece among old theatre programmes from the birth of musical comedy.
| Production | My Girl |
|---|---|
| Venue | Metropole Theatre & Opera House – London |
| Cast | Percy Marshall, Edmund Payne, Helena Darce, Hetty Chapman. |
Condition: V Good, cfld, lcr, a drawing pin hole at the top centre, a tiny corner nick
Did you know?
- Edmund Payne was one of the leading comedians of George Edwardes’ Gaiety Theatre company.
- Musical comedy was pioneered in London in the early 1890s with shows such as In Town and A Gaiety Girl.
SKU: T05012
