Salford Palace Theatre – Madame Pompadour – 1929 – Cross Lane

About this Madame Pompadour theatre programme

An original theatre programme for Madame Pompadour at the Palace Theatre, Salford, dated 4 February 1929, staged by the Manchester Jewish Amateur Operatic Society. The cast includes Albert Moss, Mervyn Matz, Nelson Frumkin, Theo Fisher, Ben Cohen and Betty Davidoff. Leo Fall’s romantic operetta about the famous mistress of Louis XV was a great international hit of the 1920s. A fascinating record of Manchester’s community amateur stage, valued by collectors of old theatre programmes and local history.

Condition: V Good, Vlcr, a few slight cover markings (what the codes mean)

Did you know?

• Leo Fall’s Madame Pompadour premiered in Berlin in 1922 with Fritzi Massary in the title role.
• The London production opened at Daly’s Theatre in 1923, starring Evelyn Laye.