£150.00
Date 28/05/1883
London Vaudeville Theatre – The Rivals – 1883
A programme for Sheridan’s The Rivals at the Vaudeville Theatre, London, dated 28 May 1883. The cast includes William Farren, Henry Neville, Frank Archer and a young Winifred Emery in the classic comedy of manners set in Bath.
A Georgian masterpiece in a Victorian revival, this programme is a fine piece of theatre memorabilia.
| Production | The Rivals |
|---|---|
| Venue | Vaudeville Theatre – London |
| Cast | William Farren – Henry Neville, Frank Archer – Winifred Emery |
Condition: V Good, cfld, lcr, nof, a few tiny edge ni's
Did you know?
- The Rivals was first performed at Covent Garden in 1775, when Sheridan was just 23.
- Mrs Malaprop’s verbal blunders gave us the word “malapropism”.
- Winifred Emery later married actor-manager Cyril Maude.
SKU: T00581
