£120.00
Date 18/02/1889
London Royal Adelphi Theatre – Silver Falls – 1889
An original programme for Silver Falls at the Royal Adelphi Theatre, London, dated 18 February 1889. The cast was led by William Terriss, with Charles Cartwright, Wallace Erskine, Eardley Turner, Howard Russell and Adrienne Dairolles.
In this period the Adelphi was famous for its rousing melodramas, and Terriss, the dashing hero of so many of them, was one of the most popular actors in London.
Adelphi melodrama programmes featuring Terriss are highly collectable pieces of Victorian theatre memorabilia.
| Production | Silver Falls |
|---|---|
| Venue | Royal Adelphi Theatre – London |
| Cast | William Terriss – Charles Cartwright, Wallace Erskine – Eardley Turner, Howard Russell – Adrienne Dairolles. |
Condition: V Good, cfld, lcr
Did you know?
- William Terriss was murdered at the Adelphi’s stage door in 1897 by a deranged actor, Richard Archer Prince.
- The Adelphi’s style of sensational drama became so well known that Adelphi melodrama was a recognised term in the Victorian theatre.
- Terriss’s daughter Ellaline Terriss became a leading musical comedy star.
SKU: T03284
