£120.00
Date 1880
South Africa – Theatre Royal – East Lynne – 1880
An original theatre programme for East Lynne at the Theatre Royal in South Africa, dated 1880. The cast includes Mr T Morton, Mr H Harper, Julia Sydney and Isabel Armour.
East Lynne was adapted from Ellen Wood’s best-selling 1861 novel and became one of the most performed melodramas of the Victorian age. A rare colonial survivor and a fine piece of old theatre programmes history.
| Production | East Lynne |
|---|---|
| Venue | Theatre Royal – South Africa |
| Cast | Mr T Morton, Mr H Harper, Julia Sydney – Isabel Armour |
Condition: V Good, cfld, lcr, a tiny hole on the fold
Did you know?
- The novel was Written by Protected_User_f8ae20cc Wood, who published as Mrs Henry Wood.
- The stage versions gave rise to the famous line “Dead! and never called me mother!”, which does not appear in the original novel.
SKU: T01282
