London Hippodrome Theatre – Zig Zag – 1917

About this Zig Zag theatre programme

An original programme for the revue Zig Zag at the London Hippodrome, dated 31 January 1917, with George Robey, Shirley Kellogg, Daphne Pollard, Alec Fraser and Molly Munro in the cast. Produced during the First World War, Hippodrome revues offered spectacular escapism to Londoners and soldiers on leave. A superb First World War example of old theatre programmes starring the “Prime Minister of Mirth”.

Condition: V Good, lcr, ni on right edge where seal was, nof (what the codes mean)

Did you know?

• George Robey, billed as “the Prime Minister of Mirth”, was knighted in 1954.
• Robey’s wartime revues raised large sums for charity, and he was appointed CBE in 1919 for this work.
• The London Hippodrome was designed by Frank Matcham and opened in 1900.