£100.00
Date 01/10/1896
London Shaftesbury Theatre – Little Genius – 1896
A programme for The Little Genius at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London, dated 1 October 1896. The cast includes E J Lonnen, the popular Gaiety Theatre comedian, along with Eardley Turner, Kate Phillips and Edith Meurice.
Musical theatre of the 1890s laid the foundations for Edwardian musical comedy, and programmes like this are prized among old theatre programmes from the Victorian West End.
| Production | The Little Genius |
|---|---|
| Venue | Shaftesbury Theatre – London |
| Cast | E J Lonnen – Eardley ataurner, Kate Phillips – Edith Meurice |
Condition: V Good, vlcr
Did you know?
- The original Shaftesbury Theatre opened on Shaftesbury Avenue in 1888 and was destroyed by bombing in 1941; today’s Shaftesbury Theatre was originally the Princes Theatre.
- E J Lonnen made his name in the Gaiety burlesques of the 1880s, alongside Fred Leslie and Nellie Farren.
SKU: T00523
