£120.00
Date 12/02/1898
London Vaudeville Theatre – French Maid – 1898
A rare colour edition theatre programme for The French Maid at the Vaudeville Theatre, London, dated 12 February 1898. The cast includes Barton De Solla, Joseph Wilson, Murray King and Alice Barth.
This lively musical comedy, with book and lyrics by Basil Hood and music by Walter Slaughter, follows the romantic complications caused by a flirtatious French maid at a seaside hotel.
An attractive colour programme and a desirable example of old theatre programmes from the 1890s musical comedy boom.
| Production | French Maid |
|---|---|
| Venue | Vaudeville Theatre – London |
| Cast | Barton De Solla – Joseph Wilson, Murray King – Alice Barth, rare colour edition programme. |
Condition: V Good, cfld, lcr
Did you know?
- Basil Hood later became Sullivan’s librettist for The Rose of Persia (1899) after Sullivan’s partnership with W. S. Gilbert ended.
- Colour printed programmes were still a special novelty in the 1890s, when most programmes were printed in black only.
SKU: T01099
