London Playhouse Theatre – White Cargo – 1924

About this White Cargo souvenir brochure

A souvenir brochure for White Cargo at the Playhouse Theatre, London, dated 15 May 1924. Leon Gordon’s steamy drama of British colonials on a West African rubber plantation was one of the talking points of 1920s theatre. Souvenir brochures from the 1920s are scarcer than standard programmes, making this an appealing piece of theatre memorabilia.

Condition: V Good, lcr, cover loose, a few mottle marks, tiny ni at top spine (what the codes mean)

Did you know?

• White Cargo opened on Broadway in 1923 and became a long-running hit.
• The seductive character Tondelayo was later played by Hedy Lamarr in the 1942 film.
• The Playhouse Theatre sits beside Charing Cross station on Northumberland Avenue.