£125.00
Date 27/08/1889
London Shaftesbury Theatre – The Middleman – 1889
An original theatre programme for The Middleman at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London, dated 27 August 1889, with principal cast including Royston Keith and Eva Moore.
Henry Arthur Jones’s drama centres on Cyrus Blenkarn, a potter whose secret discoveries are exploited by his employer, the ‘middleman’ of the title.
A significant Victorian play from the early years of the Shaftesbury Theatre, and a great piece for collectors of old theatre programmes.
| Production | The Middleman |
|---|---|
| Venue | Shaftesbury Theatre – London |
| Cast | Royston Keith – Eva Moore |
Condition: V Good, vlcr, nof, a few tiny edge ni's
Did you know?
- The Middleman was produced in 1889 by E S Willard, who played Cyrus Blenkarn.
- Eva Moore was the mother of actress Jill Esmond, Laurence Olivier’s first wife.
- The original Shaftesbury Theatre opened in 1888, the first theatre on the newly built Shaftesbury Avenue.
SKU: T00143
