£100.00
Date 19/01/1898
London Royal Lyceum Theatre – Peter The Great – 1898
An original programme for Peter the Great at the Royal Lyceum Theatre, London, dated 19 January 1898, with Henry Irving and Cooper Cliffe in the cast.
The historical drama about the Russian Tsar was Written by Protected_User_8feedee0’s own son, Laurence Irving, and staged by his father at the Lyceum in 1898.
A scarce late-Victorian piece from the final years of Irving’s Lyceum management, ideal for collectors of old theatre programmes and Irving memorabilia.
| Production | Peter The Great |
|---|---|
| Venue | Royal Lyceum Theatre – London |
| Cast | Henry Irving – Cooper Cliffe |
Condition: V Good, cfld, lcr, nof, tiny staple holes top left corner
Did you know?
- Author Laurence Irving was Henry Irving’s younger son; he died in 1914 in the sinking of the liner Empress of Ireland.
- By 1898 Irving was Sir Henry, having become the first actor to be knighted in 1895.
- Irving’s management of the Lyceum, begun in 1878, came to an end in 1902.
SKU: T00211
