London Lyric Theatre – Lilac Time – 1923

About this Lilac Time theatre programme

An original theatre programme for Lilac Time at the Lyric Theatre, London, dated 17 August 1923, with Lena Maitland and Michael Cole. The operetta tells a romanticised story of the composer Franz Schubert, using his own melodies arranged by G. H. Clutsam. A lovely programme from a hugely popular 1920s production, and a fine example of old theatre programmes from the Shaftesbury Avenue stage.

Condition: Good, cfld, lcr, a few cover marks, edge ni's, spine alf split, slrs (what the codes mean)

Did you know?

• Lilac Time is the English version of the Viennese operetta Das Dreimäderlhaus (1916), arranged by Heinrich Berté.
• The London production opened at the Lyric in December 1922 and became one of the big hits of the decade.
• The Lyric Theatre opened in 1888 and is the oldest theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue.