£135.00
Date 1882
London Novelty Theatre – Lost In London – 1882
An original theatre programme for Lost In London at the Novelty Theatre, Holburn, London, in 1882. The cast includes Jack Haddon, Ernest Nelson, Daisy England and Elsie Trevor.
Lost In London is a popular Victorian melodrama by Watts Phillips, telling of a northern mining girl lured to the temptations of the capital.
Dating from the first year of the Novelty Theatre, this is an interesting item for collectors of old theatre programmes.
| Production | Lost In London |
|---|---|
| Venue | Novelty Theatre – Holburn – London |
| Cast | Jack Haddon – Ernest Nelson, Daisy England – Elsie Trevor |
Condition: V Good, cfld, lcr, a few tiny age spots
Did you know?
- The Novelty Theatre in Great Queen Street opened in 1882 and was later renamed the Kingsway Theatre.
- In 1889 the Novelty staged the first significant English production of Ibsen’s A Doll’s House, with Janet Achurch.
- The theatre was damaged in the Blitz and later demolished.
SKU: T01258
