£110.00
Date 1898
London Royalty Theatre – Young Mr Yarde – 1898
A Victorian theatre programme from the Royalty Theatre, London, in 1898, for Young Mr Yarde together with Hal The Highwayman.
The principal cast includes Weedon Grossmith, Sydney Warden, Miss May Palfrey, Madeleine Meredith, Edward Reid and Vane Inglis. Weedon Grossmith was a celebrated comic actor of the day, and May Palfrey was his wife.
Programmes from the 1890s are scarce survivors, and this is a fine example of old theatre programmes from the late Victorian London stage.
| Production | Young Mr Yarde – and Hal The Highwayman |
|---|---|
| Venue | Royalty Theatre – London |
| Cast | Weedon Grossmith, Sydney Warden, Miss May Palfrey, Madeleine Meredith., Edward Reid, Vane Inglis. |
Condition: V Good, Vlcr, a few tiny tiny age spot marks
Did you know?
- Weedon Grossmith co-wrote the classic comic novel The Diary of a Nobody (1892) with his brother George Grossmith.
- George Grossmith, Weedon’s brother, was the leading comic star of Gilbert and Sullivan’s Savoy operas.
- Gilbert and Sullivan’s Trial by Jury was first performed at the Royalty Theatre in 1875.
SKU: T04863
