£42.50
Date 24/06/1911
London Garrick Theatre – Kismet – 1911
An original theatre programme for Kismet at the Garrick Theatre, London, dated 24 June 1911. The cast includes Oscar Asche, Lily Brayton, Ewan Brooke, Herbert Grimwood, Tripp Edgar and Ben Webster.
Edward Knoblock’s Arabian Nights fantasy follows a day in the life of the beggar Hajj in old Baghdad, and the 1911 production was celebrated for its lavish oriental staging.
Programmes from the original London production are highly prized by collectors of old theatre programmes and Edwardian theatre memorabilia.
| Production | Kismet |
|---|---|
| Venue | Garrick Theatre – London |
| Cast | Oscar Asche – Lily Brayton, Ewan Brooke – Herbert Grimwood, Tripp Edgar – Ben Webster |
Condition: V Good, cflrd, lcr, nick on right edge where security seal was opened
Did you know?
- Oscar Asche and Lily Brayton were husband and wife and starred together in many productions.
- Asche went on to write and star in Chu Chin Chow (1916), one of the longest-running musicals of the First World War era.
- Knoblock’s play later inspired the 1953 Broadway musical Kismet, using melodies adapted from Borodin.
SKU: T02286
