£75.00

Date 21/09/1901

London Garrick Theatre – Iris – 1901

An original theatre programme for Iris at the Garrick Theatre, London, dated 21 September 1901. The cast includes Oscar Asche, Albert Sims, Fay Davis, Beryl Faber, Lilian Deane and Regina Repton.

Iris is Arthur Wing Pinero’s drama of a beautiful, indecisive widow who loses her fortune and her happiness, and it was one of the most talked-about plays of 1901.

A fine Edwardian survivor and a desirable example of old theatre programmes from the Garrick.

ProductionIris
VenueGarrick Theatre – London
CastOscar Asche – Albert Sims, Fay Davis – Beryl Faber, Lilian Deane – Regina Repton

Condition: V Good, cfld, lcr, top edge nick, 2" split at top of spine, slrs

Did you know?

  • Iris was produced at the Garrick by George Alexander, the actor-manager of the St James’s Theatre.
  • Oscar Asche later wrote and starred in Chu Chin Chow, which ran for 2,238 performances from 1916.
  • The Garrick Theatre opened in 1889 and was financed by W. S. Gilbert.

SKU: T01124