£125.00
Date 1878
London Royal Alhambra Theatre – Genevieve Brabant – 1878
A Victorian theatre programme for Genevieve Brabant at the Royal Alhambra Theatre, London, from 1878. The cast included Emily Soldene, Rose Lee, Aynsley Cook and J Rae.
Jacques Offenbach’s comic opera Geneviève de Brabant was a great favourite with London audiences in the 1870s, and Emily Soldene was the star most associated with it.
Programmes from the Victorian Alhambra are scarce survivors and highly prized by collectors of old theatre programmes and opera bouffe.
| Production | Genevieve Brabant |
|---|---|
| Venue | Royal Alhambra Theatre – London |
| Cast | Emily Soldene – Rose Lee, Aynsley Cook – J Rae |
Condition: V Good, cfld, lcra few tiny edge ni's, 1" split at right cfld
Did you know?
- Emily Soldene became famous as Drogan in Geneviève de Brabant, and its duet for the two gendarmes became a hugely popular tune.
- The Alhambra in Leicester Square opened in 1854 as the Royal Panopticon of Science and Art, with a striking Moorish-style design.
- The Alhambra burned down in 1882 and was rebuilt; it was finally demolished in 1936 to make way for the Odeon Leicester Square.
SKU: T00680
