£120.00
Date 26/09/1893
London Theatre Royal – A Life Of Pleasure – 1893
An original programme for A Life Of Pleasure at the Theatre Royal, London, dated 26 September 1893. The cast featured Bernard Beere, Lily Hanbury, Laura Linden, Robert Soutar, Stanislaus Calhaem and Ethel Beaumont.
The play was a large-scale sensation melodrama by Henry Pettitt and Augustus Harris, the kind of spectacular autumn drama that packed London audiences in during the 1890s.
A fine example of late Victorian old theatre programmes from the golden age of stage melodrama.
| Production | A Life Of Pleasure |
|---|---|
| Venue | Theatre Royal – London |
| Cast | Bernard Beere – Lily Hanbury, Laura Linden – Robert Soutar, Stanislaus Calhaem – Ethel Beaumont. |
Genuine Theatre Programme / Memorabilia.
Condition: V Good, cfld, lcr, a few tiny right edge nicks
Did you know?
- Augustus Harris was so closely identified with Drury Lane that he was nicknamed Augustus Druriolanus.
- Mrs Bernard Beere was a leading Victorian actress, much admired in emotional dramas such as Fedora.
SKU: T03280
