£42.50
Date 29/03/1900
London Savoy Theatre – The Rose Of Persia – 1900
An original theatre programme for The Rose Of Persia at the Savoy Theatre, London, dated 29 March 1900, with Henry Lytton, Walter Passmore, Powis Pinder, Agnes Fraser, Rosina Brandram and Gertrude Jerrard.
This comic opera, with music by Sir Arthur Sullivan and libretto by Basil Hood, was one of Sullivan’s last completed works.
Programmes from the D’Oyly Carte years at the Savoy are treasured old theatre programmes for Gilbert and Sullivan collectors.
| Production | The Rose Of Persia |
|---|---|
| Venue | Savoy Theatre – London |
| Cast | Henry Lytton – Walter Passmore, Powis Pinder – Agnes Fraser, Rosina Brandram – Gertrude Jerrard. |
Condition: V Good, cfld, lcr, date at the top in pen
Did you know?
- The Rose Of Persia opened at the Savoy in November 1899; Sullivan died in November 1900.
- Henry Lytton became the leading D’Oyly Carte comedian and was knighted in 1930.
- The Savoy Theatre, built by Richard D’Oyly Carte in 1881, was the first public building in the world lit entirely by electricity.
SKU: T02532
