£100.00
Date 25/02/1880
London Theatre Royal New Sadler's Wells – Macbeth – 1880
An original theatre programme for Shakespeare’s Macbeth at the Theatre Royal New Sadlers Wells, London, dated 25 February 1880. The cast includes Hermann Vezin, Miss Bateman, Miss Montague, Mr Wibrow, John Archer and Robert Lyons.
This programme comes from the Bateman family’s management of the newly rebuilt Sadler’s Wells, a short but notable chapter in the history of one of London’s oldest theatres, and is a fine piece of Shakespearean theatre memorabilia for collectors of old theatre programmes.
| Production | Macbeth |
|---|---|
| Venue | Theatre Royal New Sadlers Wells – London |
| Cast | Hermann Vezin – Miss Bateman, Miss Montague – Mr Wibrow, John Archer – Robert Lyons |
Condition: V Good, cfld, lcr, tiny 1cm split at bottom of spin, a few tiny cover marks
Did you know?
- Sadler’s Wells takes its name from Richard Sadler, who opened a musick house beside a medicinal spring in Clerkenwell in 1683.
- Mrs Sidney Bateman rebuilt and reopened Sadler’s Wells in 1879; her daughter Kate Bateman was famous for the title role in Leah.
- Hermann Vezin was an American-born actor who made his career on the London stage.
SKU: T00849
