£125.00
Date 24/02/1897
London Prince Of Wales Theatre – La Pouppe – 1897 – 3
An original theatre programme for La Pouppe at the Prince Of Wales Theatre, London, dated 24 February 1897. This comic opera by the French composer Edmond Audran tells of a young novice who marries what he believes is a mechanical doll.
The cast includes Mr Coutice Pounds, Miss Jessie Huddlestone, Norman Salmond and Lotta Belmont.
Audran’s operetta was a major London hit of the late 1890s, making this an attractive piece of theatre memorabilia for collectors of light opera and old theatre programmes.
| Production | La Pouppe |
|---|---|
| Venue | Prince Of Wales Theatre – London |
| Cast | Mr Coutice Pounds, Miss Jessie Huddlestone, Norman Salmond – Lotta Belmont |
Condition: V Good, cfld, lcr, corner crease, a few tiny foxing marks
Did you know?
- Edmond Audran’s comic opera was first produced in Paris in 1896 and reached London the following year.
- Courtice Pounds was a leading tenor with the D’Oyly Carte company, creating Colonel Fairfax in Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Yeomen of the Guard (1888).
- The Prince of Wales Theatre on Coventry Street opened in 1884 and was rebuilt in 1937.
SKU: T00838
